What's On | Sunderland Culture

Hetain Patel: Come As You Really Are

A colourful abstract mosaic of red, salmon pink, yellow and orange

Exhibitions

Hetain Patel: Come As You Really Are

Showing in the Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Main Gallery

28 Mar – 05 Jul 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection

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.

Exhibitions

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection

Showing in Sunderland Creatives Gallery

28 Mar – 27 Apr 2025

National Glass Centre

Menagerie

A grey ceramic elephant stands against a gradient grey background. The elephants head is facing left.

Exhibitions

Menagerie

Showing in the National Glass Centre Gallery

28 Mar – 31 May 2025

National Glass Centre

Glass Zoo

A gold bird shaped artwork with a clear glass head.

Exhibitions

Glass Zoo

Showing in the Balcony Gallery

28 Mar – 01 Jun 2025

National Glass Centre

Houghton Art Club Exhibition

Exhibitions

Houghton Art Club Exhibition

28 Mar – 12 Apr 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Traces – An Interface Arts Exhibition

Exhibitions

Traces – An Interface Arts Exhibition

28 Mar – 03 May 2025

Arts Centre Washington

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

Creative Age

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

Fridays, 1pm-3pm

Arts Centre Washington

Drink and Draw – Life Drawing Social

Adult Workshops and Activities

Drink and Draw – Life Drawing Social

28 Mar – 13 Jun 2025

18+

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

Five Week Glass Tableware Club

Glass artifacts - a bowl with two tone blue patternation, a plate with green and yellow colours, and a selection of glass pictures - are placed on a grey surface.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Five Week Glass Tableware Club

29 Mar – 30 Aug 2025

16+

National Glass Centre

Threads

A group of people sit at a table taking part in craft activities.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Threads

01 Apr – 03 Jun 2025

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

12-21

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

Tuesday Museum Club

An adult and child taking part in a drawing activity. The adult is on the left wearing a grey top and the child is on the right wearing a pink T-shirt. Both have long brown hair.

Children and Young People's Activities

Tuesday Museum Club

01 Apr – 03 Jun 2025

5 – 11

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Animate Club

Children and Young People's Activities

Animate Club

Tuesdays, 6pm-7:30pm

11-19

Arts Centre Washington

Lee Kyle: Bottle It

An image of a man aggresivly holding a bottle behind smashed glass

Theatre and Performance

Lee Kyle: Bottle It

28 Mar 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Dregs Opera

Theatre and Performance

Dregs Opera

Presented by The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company

04 Apr 2025

Suitable for all ages

Arts Centre Washington

That Knave, Raleigh

A man standing is wearing Elizabeathan costume

Theatre and Performance

That Knave, Raleigh

10 Apr 2025

Suitable for ages 11+

Arts Centre Washington

Brainstorm

Theatre and Performance

Brainstorm

16 Apr 2025

Suitable for ages 11+

Arts Centre Washington

Curious Investigators

Theatre and Performance

Curious Investigators

Presented by One Tenth Human

24 Apr 2025

Suitable for ages 3 – 7 and families

Arts Centre Washington

Public Record

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

25 – 27 Apr 2025

City-wide

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Films

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Part of Film and Fun

29 Mar 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Film Club presents... How to Have Sex

Films

Sunderland Film Club presents... How to Have Sex

Part of Sunderland Film Club

30 Apr 2025

15+

City-wide

100 People: A Portrait of Co-Existence

Films

100 People: A Portrait of Co-Existence

Part of Special Events

10 May 2025

Arts Centre Washington

First Friday Folk

Music

First Friday Folk

First Friday of the month, 1pm-4pm

Arts Centre Washington

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

Music

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

12 Apr 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Sing The Decades

Music

Sing The Decades

14 May 2025

Arts Centre Washington

The Story of Skiffle

Music

The Story of Skiffle

15 May 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Bocheng Wang

A portrait of a person with short black hair, wearing a black tuxedo with a satin lapel, a white dress shirt, and a black bow tie. They have a composed expression and are gazing slightly to the side. The background is a neutral gray, and the lighting is soft and even, casting minimal shadows. The portrait has a formal and professional style.

Music

Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Bocheng Wang

17 May 2025

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Songs of the North East

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Music

Songs of the North East

21 May 2025

All ages

Arts Centre Washington

Talk: Sheila Fell: her life and work

Professor J Andrew Bradley and Dr Eleanor Bradley

Special Events

Talk: Sheila Fell: her life and work

03 May 2025

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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Exhibitions

Hetain Patel: Come As You Really Are

Re-imag(in)ing WORK: Photographs from the IPRN Changing Faces Collection

Menagerie

Glass Zoo

Houghton Art Club Exhibition

Traces – An Interface Arts Exhibition

Adult workshops & Activities

Oil Painting

Creative Age

Drink and Draw – Life Drawing Social

Dance Your Heart Out!

Five Week Glass Tableware Club

Threads

Children & Young People’s Activities

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Right Track

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 13-18)

Saturday Art Club

Tuesday Museum Club

Animate Club

Theatre & Performance

Lee Kyle: Bottle It

Dregs Opera

That Knave, Raleigh

Brainstorm

Curious Investigators

Public Record

Film

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Sunderland Film Club presents... How to Have Sex

100 People: A Portrait of Co-Existence

Music

First Friday Folk

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

Sing The Decades

The Story of Skiffle

Sunderland Piano Society Recital: Bocheng Wang

Songs of the North East

Special Events

Talk: Sheila Fell: her life and work