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The Sheila Fell exhibition is located on the upper floors which close at 4pm.

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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.

Exhibitions

The Power of a Dot

23 Jun – 12 Jul 2025

Showing in Art Lounge, Level 2.

Quick summary

Price
Free
Running time
10am – 4pm
Venue
  • Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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Event description

This vibrant exhibition celebrates the creative voices of Mill Hill Nursery School’s children. Through the rhythm of dots, children have explored identity, connection, and belonging, whilst experimenting with intelligent materials, composition and technique.

Each dot represents more than colour and pattern; it symbolises focus, choice, and imagination. Inspired by artist Yayoi Kusama, The Polka Dot Princess, and the story of The Dot by Peter Reynolds, children discovered that even a single dot can be the start of something amazing.

At the heart of this exhibition is the IF child where we value process over product, curiosity over outcome and presence over procedure. Creativity unfolds gently, dot by dot, through wonder, play, and reflection. Visitors are invited to pause, observe, and celebrate the power of the dot.

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