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Change Grow Live - Wear Recovery

Exhibitions

Change Grow Live - Wear Recovery

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18 – 27 Sep 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise

An abstract painting featuring violent different sized brush strokes and blue, green, cream, and grey paint with thinner black strokes.

Exhibitions

Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Main Gallery

18 Sep – 06 Dec 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

WITCH

Exhibitions

WITCH

18 Sep – 01 Nov 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

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.

Exhibitions

Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

18 Sep – 09 Dec 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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

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.

Exhibitions

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

Showing in the National Glass Centre Gallery, Balcony Gallery & Research Gallery.

18 Sep 2025 – 10 Jan 2026

National Glass Centre

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

A painting of the back yard windows of a council house. There are six watering cans hanging below the two window sills.

Exhibitions

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

18 Sep 2025 – 03 Jan 2026

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Oil Painting

A box of oil paint tubes with white lids.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Oil Painting

Fridays, 9:30am-11:30am

Arts Centre Washington

Washington Writers

Adult Workshops and Activities

Washington Writers

Fridays (Fortnightly), 12pm-2pm

Arts Centre Washington

Creative Age

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

Fridays, 1pm-3pm

Arts Centre Washington

Dance Your Heart Out!

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Adult Workshops and Activities

Dance Your Heart Out!

Saturdays, 10am-11:30am

50+

Arts Centre Washington

One Voice Community Choir

Adult Workshops and Activities

One Voice Community Choir

Tuesdays, 5:30pm-7pm

Arts Centre Washington

Morning Watercolours

A hand holds a brush into blue watercolour paint in a white painting tray that has a variety of other colours in it.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Morning Watercolours

Wednesdays, 9:30am-12:30pm

Arts Centre Washington

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Six people, dressed in warm winter clothes, stand in a garden with Sunderland Museum behind them.

Children and Young People's Activities

How Does Your Garden Grow?

18 Sep – 11 Dec 2025

All ages

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Mini Science Club

Two toddlers engage in science based activities whilst adults encourage.

Children and Young People's Activities

Mini Science Club

19 Sep – 17 Oct 2025

Ages 1 – 4

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Saturdays, 10am-12pm

8-12

Arts Centre Washington

Right Track

Children and Young People's Activities

Right Track

Saturdays, 10:30am-12:30pm

11-19

Arts Centre Washington

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

Arts Centre Washington

Saturday Art Club

Children and Young People's Activities

Saturday Art Club

Saturdays, 1pm-3pm

Arts Centre Washington

Rowan McCabe: Hard Knocks + Special Guest

Theatre and Performance

Rowan McCabe: Hard Knocks + Special Guest

18 Sep 2025

16+

Arts Centre Washington

Art

Theatre and Performance

Art

02 – 04 Oct 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Look After Your Knees

Theatre and Performance

Look After Your Knees

09 Oct 2025

Ages 14+

Arts Centre Washington

Outlawed

Theatre and Performance

Outlawed

Nonsuch Studios presents

23 Oct 2025

16+

Arts Centre Washington

Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Hammer

Theatre and Performance

Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Hammer

30 Oct 2025

Suitable for ages 7+

Arts Centre Washington

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbitt

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Theatre and Performance

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbitt

06 Nov 2025

Ages 12+

Arts Centre Washington

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Films

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Part of Wednesday Matinees

24 Sep 2025

15+

Arts Centre Washington

American Movie

Films

American Movie

Part of Sunderland Film Club

25 Sep 2025

15+

Arts Centre Washington

Mr Drayton’s Rock Docs – Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back

Films

Mr Drayton’s Rock Docs – Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back

Part of Mr. Drayton’s Rock Docs

08 Oct 2025

15+

Arts Centre Washington

Maria

Films

Maria

Part of Wednesday Matinees

22 Oct 2025

12+

Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - Winners Showcase Screening

Films

Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - Winners Showcase Screening

Part of Special Events

29 Oct 2025

12+

Arts Centre Washington

We're All Going to the World's Fair

Films

We're All Going to the World's Fair

Part of The Weird and the Eerie

08 Nov 2025

15+

City-wide

The Alan Fletcher Band

Music

The Alan Fletcher Band

20 Sep 2025

Arts Centre Washington

The Fire Doors

Music

The Fire Doors

26 Sep 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

Music

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

11 Oct 2025

Arts Centre Washington

The Story of Skiffle

Music

The Story of Skiffle

16 Oct 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Heritage Open Days: Volunteer History Tours

Several people, all over 50 years old on a tour of an art gallery. The tour guide is pointing at a large painting of a naval scene.

Special Events

Heritage Open Days: Volunteer History Tours

18 Sep 2025

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Craft Fair - Winter 2025

A stall holder smiles at a visitor. The visitor is dressed in warm clothes, looking at various crafted objects at National Glass Centre's Craft Fair.

Special Events

Craft Fair - Winter 2025

22 Nov 2025

National Glass Centre

Christmas Cabaret

Special Events

Christmas Cabaret

04 Dec 2025

Arts Centre Washington

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Exhibitions

Change Grow Live - Wear Recovery

Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise

WITCH

Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

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

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

Adult workshops & Activities

Oil Painting

Washington Writers

Creative Age

Dance Your Heart Out!

One Voice Community Choir

Morning Watercolours

Children & Young People’s Activities

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Mini Science Club

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Right Track

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 13-18)

Saturday Art Club

Theatre & Performance

Rowan McCabe: Hard Knocks + Special Guest

Art

Look After Your Knees

Outlawed

Florence Nightingale: The Lady With The Hammer

Haunted Shadows: The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbitt

Film

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

American Movie

Mr Drayton’s Rock Docs – Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back

Maria

Sunderland Shorts Film Festival - Winners Showcase Screening

We're All Going to the World's Fair

Music

The Alan Fletcher Band

The Fire Doors

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

The Story of Skiffle

Special Events

Heritage Open Days: Volunteer History Tours

Craft Fair - Winter 2025

Christmas Cabaret