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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

The Caravan Gallery: Sunderland Pride of Place Project - Ten Years On
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A social club on a street. Between the upstairs and downstairs windows there is a large sign. The sign has the words The Cavern written on it. Behind the social club is a block of flats. The sky is blue.

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The Caravan Gallery: Sunderland Pride of Place Project - Ten Years On

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

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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

Public Record
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A vibrant red poster featuring a large vinyl record. The black area of the record i made up of illustrated figures engaged in various activities - dancing, playing instruments, cycling and painting. The text 'Public Record' is written in an arch on the record's label at the centre along with credits: 'concept by Dan Canham and Emily Lim, music by Ross Millard, words by Stewart Pringle'. Logos for The Fire Station and National Theatre are in white at the top of the image. Sunderland Empire, Public Acts, and Sunderland Culture logos are in white at the bottom. The scene conveys a sense of community and celebration.

Theatre and Performance

Public Record

Presented by Sunderland Culture, Sunderland Empire & National Theatre

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Hetain Patel: Come As You Really Are
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A colourful abstract mosaic of red, salmon pink, yellow and orange

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Hetain Patel: Come As You Really Are

Showing in the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Main Gallery

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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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.

09 Jul 2025 – 10 Jan 2026
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National Glass Centre

Nature’s Tangled Web
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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

09 Jul – 13 Sep 2025
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National Glass Centre

The Power of a Dot
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A young school girl with pigtails interacts with a monitor screen. The screen is filled with lots of colourful dots and shapes.

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The Power of a Dot

Showing in Art Lounge, Level 2.

09 – 12 Jul 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Reflections through the Looking Glass - Melissa Duncan
Free

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Reflections through the Looking Glass - Melissa Duncan

17 Jul – 30 Aug 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Where Were You Last Summer?
Free

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Where Were You Last Summer?

18 Jul – 30 Aug 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Preview Event: Ro Robertson and Jill McKnight In-Conversation
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An artwork. A curved and oxidised piece of flat metal that is shaped from a wide base to a pointed end. The artwork is placed on a metal stand

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Preview Event: Ro Robertson and Jill McKnight In-Conversation

25 Jul 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Exhibition Preview - Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin to Rise
Free
An abstract artwork metal construction made of right angled pieces stands on a square table.

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Exhibition Preview - Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin to Rise

25 Jul 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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

26 Jul – 06 Dec 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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

26 Jul – 09 Dec 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

WITCH
Free

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WITCH

12 Sep – 01 Nov 2025
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Arts Centre Washington