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Looking ahead: NGCA Relocation
The Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) enters a new chapter as part of the University of Sunderland’s plans for a dynamic new space within Culture House Sunderland. The University has been working with Sunderland Culture and Sunderland City Council to ensure the new gallery space is inspiring and accessible, where visitors from across the city, region, and beyond can enjoy creative works from a variety of artists.
The space aims to strengthen links between education, creativity, and the city’s cultural life and will provide a prominent public platform for students and staff to exhibit work, collaborate, and showcase the breadth of the University’s artistic talent.
Professor Kevin Petrie, Strategic Lead for the Centre for Creative Practice Research, School of Media and Creative Industries, said: “We are working to bring a diverse range of visual art into the NGCA programme. Over the next two years we plan a range of exhibitions of professional artists, academic creative work and student projects. This new space will highlight how creativity can challenge, inspire, communicate – and delight.”
NGCA is the longest-established contemporary art gallery in the North East of England. For more than half a century, it has brought nationally and internationally significant artists to Sunderland while championing regional and emerging talent.
A consistent and positive force in the region’s arts ecology, its next chapter at Culture House will connect high-quality contemporary art with an even wider audience.