What's on at Culture House Sunderland

Northern Bookshelf Live Readers Day

three head-and-shoulders portraits arranged side-by-side on a yellow background: Left: A person with shoulder-length dark brown hair and bangs, smiling, wearing a textured blue button-up top. Center: A person with short dark hair and a beard, looking directly at the camera, wearing a dark leather-style jacket over a grey-green top. A green bridge structure is visible in the blurred background. Right: A person with short, light-colored hair and glasses, smiling, wearing a light grey blazer over a light blue collared shirt. Green ivy leaves are visible in the background.

Talks

Northern Bookshelf Live Readers Day

Presented by New Writing North and Culture House Sunderland

19 Sep 2026

Culture House Sunderland

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

A black and white photo shows a group of eight people in a large kitchen. They are all smiling and looking at the camera. Most of the people are wearing white aprons and small caps on their heads. One person in the front is holding a small white card. On the left side of the room, there is a large window with many small panes of glass. On the right side, there is a big cooker and other kitchen tools.

Talks

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

Presented by Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

10 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Finding Audrey Amiss

A women in a canvas apron looks intently at a large book filled with art

Talks

Finding Audrey Amiss

12 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

A smiling middle aged lady with shoulder length hair holds a blue coffee mug.

Talks

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

19 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

A smiling middle aged lady with cropped white hair wears a yellow lightly pattered scarf and a black top..

Talks

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

11 Feb 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

HOME

Theatre and Performance

HOME

26 – 27 Sep 2026

Ages 11+

Culture House Sunderland

Creative Smart City Symposium 2026

A large metal spiral staircase in the centre of a four storey gallery wrapped in high definition screens playing a colourful abstract film

Special Events

Creative Smart City Symposium 2026

17 Sep 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

A Sunday league football match set in the 1950s. The goalkeeper stands next to his near post with his arms folded. A spectator in a blue suit leans against the same post. In the distance, two footballers stand together. One is bending over. Surrounding the pitch are large red brick buildings.

Special Events

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

18 Sep – 27 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

A deep yellow beach with a grey sea. A small red and white striped tent, the kind used for Punch and Judy shows, stands unused on the sand. A section of brown wooden fence is in the foreground.

Special Events

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

25 Sep 2026 – 15 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Arts Journalling for Wellbeing: Exploring the Art and Life of Audrey Amiss

A beautifully well put together scrap book open. the centre binding is metal coils

Special Events

Arts Journalling for Wellbeing: Exploring the Art and Life of Audrey Amiss

17 Oct – 14 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

WEAR Friends

A table with art supplies. At the table are two elderly women working on crafting flower pictures from paper, scissors, and card.

Adult Workshops and Activities

WEAR Friends

Hosted in Level 2 Living Room

17 Sep – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Spin a Yarn

Two hands knit with needles and blue wool

Adult Workshops and Activities

Spin a Yarn

Hosted at Level 2 Living Room

17 Sep – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

The Edit: Film Focus

A laptop with film editing software being used by a women in a red wool hat and long blonde hair

Adult Workshops and Activities

The Edit: Film Focus

Hosted in The Collection Level 2

17 Sep – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Motherfolk Sessions

A close up of hands writing with a pen on a white piece of paper

Adult Workshops and Activities

Motherfolk Sessions

22 Sep – 22 Dec 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

A forest scene. Three black and white photographs have been clipped to a branch

Adult Workshops and Activities

Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

Hosted in The Record

28 Sep – 02 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

The Open Studio

A hand holds a fine paint brush. It is delicately painting a house onto a canvas

Adult Workshops and Activities

The Open Studio

Hosted in The Engagement Studio

02 Oct 2026 – 29 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

Making Marks

A child with short brown hair and a green sweatshirt cutting a piece of paper with scissors.

Children and Young People's Activities

Making Marks

Available Monday – Sunday

Hosted in The Den

15 Sep – 23 Dec 2026

Ages 0-5

Culture House Sunderland

Rhyme & Shine

A child with a red dress hits a drum with sticks whilst an adult plays a ukelele

Children and Young People's Activities

Rhyme & Shine

Hosted in The Exchange

16 Sep – 20 Dec 2026

Ages 0-5

Culture House Sunderland

Teeny Screenings

A green felt computer generated duck like creature bobs out of a green lake

Children and Young People's Activities

Teeny Screenings

Hosted in The Exchange

16 Sep – 23 Dec 2026

0-6 (SEND inclusive)

Culture House Sunderland

Rhyme & Shine: Sensory Adventures

A female toddler with blonde hair sits in a playgroup holding a toy.

Children and Young People's Activities

Rhyme & Shine: Sensory Adventures

Hosted in The Immersion Gallery

17 Sep – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 0-6 (SEND inclusive)

Culture House Sunderland

After School Hub

A young women with long curly hair. She is wearing glasses, a red neckerchief and a green top. She has two green bird clips in her hair. She is writing on a perspex surface with a marker pen

Children and Young People's Activities

After School Hub

Hosted in The Domain

17 Sep – 17 Dec 2026

Ages 13+

Culture House Sunderland

Family Picture House

A girl of approximately 13 in 3D glasses and wearing a denim shirt. She is smiling whilst raising her hands in fists. Her arms are bent at the elbow. She is standing against a yellow background.

Children and Young People's Activities

Family Picture House

Hosted in The Exchange

19 Sep – 12 Dec 2026

Ages 4+

Culture House Sunderland

Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

A large tower block at night, Many of the individual windows are lit with lights from inside the individual living spaces

Exhibitions

Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

Showing in the Focus Gallery

15 Sep – 14 Nov 2026

Culture House Sunderland

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

An slightly abstract city riverside city scene with a bridge over a sky blue coloured river

Exhibitions

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

15 Sep 2026 – 17 Jan 2027

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

British Pathé Newsreels

Films

British Pathé Newsreels

Hosted in The Exchange

16 Sep – 18 Dec 2026

Culture House Sunderland

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

A cinema with yellow seats. Several people sit in the space.

Films

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

Hosted in The Engagement Studio

16 Sep – 16 Dec 2026

Ages 18+

Culture House Sunderland

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

Films

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

Hosted in The Media Studio

06 Oct 2026 – 26 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

Culture House Sunderland

CineClub: Typist Artist Pirate King

Two women, one with brown hair, the other blonde, walk on a beach. The sea is behind them

Films

CineClub: Typist Artist Pirate King

14 Oct 2026

Cert 12A

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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See & Do

Whats On Filters

Talks

Northern Bookshelf Live Readers Day

Heritage Talk: Women's Work at Pyrex

Finding Audrey Amiss

Adele Parks: Eyes on You

Ann Cleeves in Conversation

Theatre & Performance

HOME

Special Events

Creative Smart City Symposium 2026

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

Arts Journalling for Wellbeing: Exploring the Art and Life of Audrey Amiss

Adult Workshops & Activities

WEAR Friends

Spin a Yarn

The Edit: Film Focus

Motherfolk Sessions

Roots and Branches: Family Tree Research Group

The Open Studio

Children & Young People’s Activities

Making Marks

Rhyme & Shine

Teeny Screenings

Rhyme & Shine: Sensory Adventures

After School Hub

Family Picture House

Exhibitions

Our Home in Space: Our Shared Night Sky

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

Film

British Pathé Newsreels

Sunderland Shorts Review Group

Rewind: Documentary Film Club

CineClub: Typist Artist Pirate King

Home to Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art