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The Skin We Live In: Portraits from the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection
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A barrel of a cannon points from left to right. The whole cannon has been covered in a shiny pink cloth. A female, also dressed completely in pink, bends at a right angle and sticks her head into the cannon. The cannon and the female are standing on very dry grass.

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The Skin We Live In: Portraits from the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Harry Griffin: My name is Harry, these are my pictures and they are nice
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The comedian Joe Lycett stands in front of a theatre dressing room mirror. There are lights around the mirror. He is reflected reading a prompt card. He is using is mobile phone. Tour manager and photogrtapger Harry Griffin sits at the back of the room taking a photograph of Joe. Coats and clothing are hung up at the back of the room

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Harry Griffin: My name is Harry, these are my pictures and they are nice

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space & Pop Recs Ltd.

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection
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A tropical garden scene. There is a very green lawn, lot's of very green shrubbery. In the background is a salmon pink house. A man in a white jacket stands in front of the building. On the lawn are a flamboyance of flamingos.

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Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection

Showing in Sunderland Creatives Gallery

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National Glass Centre

Inga Hamilton: The Things That Nonhuman Animals Make
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A ring made of brown glass

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Inga Hamilton: The Things That Nonhuman Animals Make

Showing in the Research Gallery

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National Glass Centre

Playing on the Screen: Kasia Parker - The Land of Oak and Iron
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A forest scene with lots of green foliage. A stone wall is covered in moss.

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Playing on the Screen: Kasia Parker - The Land of Oak and Iron

Showing on National Glass Centre Ground Floor Screen.

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Glass Tableware Taster Session
Glass artifacts - a bowl with two tone blue patternation, a plate with green and yellow colours, and a selection of glass pictures - are placed on a grey surface.

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Glass Tableware Taster Session

23 Aug 2025 – 19 Jan 2026

16+

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National Glass Centre

Menagerie
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A grey ceramic elephant stands against a gradient grey background. The elephants head is facing left.

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Menagerie

Showing in the National Glass Centre Gallery

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National Glass Centre

Glass Zoo
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A gold bird shaped artwork with a clear glass head.

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Glass Zoo

Showing in the Balcony Gallery

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National Glass Centre

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Where Were You Last Summer?
Free

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Where Were You Last Summer?

16 – 30 Aug 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise
Free
An abstract painting featuring violent different sized brush strokes and blue, green, cream, and grey paint with thinner black strokes.

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Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Main Gallery

16 Aug – 06 Dec 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Reflections Through the Looking Glass - Melissa Duncan
Free

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Reflections Through the Looking Glass - Melissa Duncan

16 – 30 Aug 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact
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Intricate drawings of 1950s women working at machines making rope. The pencil drawings are coloured blue for the women and shades of brown for the machinery.

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Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

16 Aug – 09 Dec 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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

16 Aug 2025 – 10 Jan 2026
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National Glass Centre

Nature’s Tangled Web
Free
A square split into 49 smaller coloured squares. Each has a white letter. the rows spell out birds names.

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Nature’s Tangled Web

Showing in Sunderland Creatives Gallery

16 Aug – 13 Sep 2025
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National Glass Centre

Peter Roman: My Testosterone Journey
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Peter Roman wears a sleeveless black t-shirt. He has tattoos. HIs hair is waving and quite floppy. He has two lower lip piercings. He is holding a small bottle of testosterone

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Peter Roman: My Testosterone Journey

Showing on National Glass Centre Ground Floor Screen.

16 Aug – 04 Oct 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Change Grow Live - Wear Recovery
Free

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Change Grow Live - Wear Recovery

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04 – 27 Sep 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Exhibition Preview: Going Back Brockens
Free
A beautifully detailed painting of a stormy sky with deep navy blue and white clouds. In front of the clouds protruding from the base of the painting are swaithes of criss-crossing steel girders that make up structural supports.

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Exhibition Preview: Going Back Brockens

11 Sep 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

WITCH
Free

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WITCH

12 Sep – 01 Nov 2025
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Arts Centre Washington