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Heritage Open Days: Vintage Bus Tour
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A single decker bus parked on grass. The bus is green, yellow, and white with the words Sunderland Busways on the front and side. Special and A are being displayed on the front.

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Heritage Open Days: Vintage Bus Tour

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Saturdays, 10am-12pm

8-12

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Arts Centre Washington

Changing Childhoods Trail
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A child wearing a black and white top, is leaning over a clipboard with a pencil and paper.

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Changing Childhoods Trail

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Ian Macdonald - Fixing Time
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Five female canteen staff catch up at the end of their shift at Redcar Blast Furnace, 1983. They are sitting around a rectangle table. THere is a full length window behind them. .

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Ian Macdonald - Fixing Time

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Ian Macdonald: Fixing Time
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A photograph by Ian MacDonald. The black and white photograph shows a group of people gathered around a canteen table with wide windows stretching across the wall to their left.

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Ian Macdonald: Fixing Time

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Jeremy Deller – The Battle of Orgreave: Screening
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A row of terraced houses sit in the background, with a large swathe of green grass in front. On the grass are several police men wearing helmets and carrying shields and batons. They are charging at men dressed in jeans, t-shirts, and sweatshirts.

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Jeremy Deller – The Battle of Orgreave: Screening

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Washington: Fact, Fiction and Folklore Exhibition
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Washington: Fact, Fiction and Folklore Exhibition

Exhibition organised with Sunderland Indie and Washington Heritage Partnership.

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Arts Centre Washington

North East Speak Their Name Suicide Memorial Quilt
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Three fabric panels covered in squares. In each square is the photo or name of a person. The three quilts are in a large stone room.

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North East Speak Their Name Suicide Memorial Quilt

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 13-18)

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 13-18)

Saturdays, 12:30pm-2:30pm

13-18

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Arts Centre Washington

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Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact
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A painting of a number women working in a shipyard. The way they are dressed it appears it is set during the war. The painting consists of shades of blue for the women and a deep red hull for the ship.

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Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

08 Dec 2025 – 10 Jan 2026
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Three Artists: Zac Weinberg, Joanna Manousis, and Anthony Amoako-Attah
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Three images split across a rectangle. Image one (left side) shows four glass tubes with african inspired patterns. At the top of each tube is a circular shape which is also patterned. The centre image show a green tinted glass object with a large light bulb fixed to the top, the right hand image shows rows of industrial glass and metal bulbs.

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Three Artists: Zac Weinberg, Joanna Manousis, and Anthony Amoako-Attah

Showing in the National Glass Centre Gallery, Balcony Gallery & Research Gallery.

08 Dec 2025 – 10 Jan 2026
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National Glass Centre

Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike
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A painting of a large monument silhouette in shadow. The monument is surrounded by bushes and foliage. The sky is a deep blue sky with a hazy sun.

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Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike

08 Dec 2025 – 31 Jan 2026
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Monumental
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A hillside photograph taken through a a powerful lightbox to give the impression of moonscape-esque white mottled terrain and an ink black sky.

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Monumental

Showing in the Sunderland Creatives Gallery

08 Dec 2025 – 14 Feb 2026
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National Glass Centre

Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise
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Three abstract artwork metal constructions made of right angled pieces standing on square tables.

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Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Main Gallery

08 Dec 2025 – 10 Jan 2026
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Abbey Anson - Final Affliction
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A video still of an eye. The image is extremely close up. The pupil is grey, the iris is a vivid green yellow colour. The cornea is a deep blue

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Abbey Anson - Final Affliction

Showing on National Glass Centre Ground Floor screen

08 Dec 2025 – 10 Jan 2026
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Spotlight: Washington Open Exhibition 2025
Free

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Spotlight: Washington Open Exhibition 2025

09 – 20 Dec 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Celebration by David Hughes
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Celebration by David Hughes

09 – 20 Dec 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Dean Raymond Gooch: Bottoms
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A man photographed from behind. He is naked from the waist up. He is wearing blue jeans. He has a red patterned cotton neckerchief hanging from his right pocket.

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Dean Raymond Gooch: Bottoms

Contains mild nudity and adult themes.

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

31 Jan – 26 May 2026
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Smoke and Mirrors: Landscapes from the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection
Free

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Smoke and Mirrors: Landscapes from the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Main Gallery

31 Jan – 26 May 2026
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art