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Traces – An Interface Arts Exhibition
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Traces – An Interface Arts Exhibition

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Arts Centre Washington

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

Super Sunderlandscape
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A child wearing a white and black striped top, sitting down and writing with pencil and paper.

Children and Young People's Activities

Super Sunderlandscape

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Five Week Kiln Formed Glass Course
A series of decorated glass tiles. The designs are from left to right; a sunflower, five brown fish swimming in a sky blue sea, a dog, a butterfly, an orange cat, seven green rectangles, and a navy blue and pink fish swimming between sea plants.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Five Week Kiln Formed Glass Course

5 week course running on Thursdays

17 Jul – 28 Aug 2025

16+

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National Glass Centre

University of Sunderland Fine Art Exhibition Presented in SketchUp
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A digitally created surreal image shows a large boat sitting inside an art gallery. The boat is deep grey with black lines showing the skeleton structure of the boat. In the background are repeated colour images of buttocks being kicked by a boot.

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University of Sunderland Fine Art Exhibition Presented in SketchUp

Showing on National Glass Centre Ground Floor Screen

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Ukraine Unbroken: Through the Lens of Kostiantyn Revutskyi
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Ukraine Unbroken: Through the Lens of Kostiantyn Revutskyi

Exhibition in the Granary

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Arts Centre Washington

Creative Age Social
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Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age Social

First Thursday of the month, 1pm-3pm
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Arts Centre Washington

Creative Sparks Club at Hope4All
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A group of children sit around a table with craft supplies working on paintings and drawings in a colourful room.

Creative Sparks Club at Hope4All

This club is currently full. If you wish to submit your child’s details, we will add their information to our waitlist and contact you should a place become available.

 

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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.

11 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

11 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.

11 – 12 Jul 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Reflections through the Looking Glass - Melissa Duncan
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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WITCH

12 Sep – 01 Nov 2025
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Arts Centre Washington