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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

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

Children and Young People's Activities

Eco Trail

4+

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Stained Glass and Copper Foil Botanicals
Three stained glass flowers, with brightly coloured petals, sit in orange ceramic pots

Adult Workshops and Activities

Stained Glass and Copper Foil Botanicals

16 Aug 2025

16+

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National Glass Centre

Fantastic Fusing
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A hexagon shaped tile with an amazing pattern containing red, blue, orange, yellow, green and white glass grains and glass spaghetti.

Children and Young People's Activities

Fantastic Fusing

6+

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National Glass Centre

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

Saturday Art Club

Children and Young People's Activities

Saturday Art Club

Saturdays, 1pm-3pm

8+

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Arts Centre Washington

People's Art
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Wally Dogs - White Staffordshire earthenware pottery with gold lustre. The background is bright red.

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People's Art

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National Glass Centre

QWEEN UK
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QWEEN UK

16+

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Arts Centre Washington

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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.

23 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

23 Jul – 13 Sep 2025
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National Glass Centre

Where Were You Last Summer?
Free

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Where Were You Last Summer?

24 Jul – 30 Aug 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Reflections through the Looking Glass - Melissa Duncan
Free

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Reflections through the Looking Glass - Melissa Duncan

24 Jul – 30 Aug 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Preview Event: Ro Robertson and Jill McKnight In-Conversation
Free
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
Free
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

Going Back Brockens: Monuments and Rhetoric After the Miners' Strike
Free
A painting of the back yard windows of a council house. There are six watering cans hanging below the two window sills.

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

12 Sep 2025 – 03 Jan 2026
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens