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Hetain Patel: Come As You Really Are
Free
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

30 Mar – 05 Jul 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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

30 Mar – 27 Apr 2025
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National Glass Centre

Menagerie
Free
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

30 Mar – 31 May 2025
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National Glass Centre

Glass Zoo
Free
A gold bird shaped artwork with a clear glass head.

Exhibitions

Glass Zoo

Showing in the Balcony Gallery

30 Mar – 01 Jun 2025
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National Glass Centre

The Caravan Gallery: Sunderland Pride of Place Project - Ten Years On
Free
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.

Exhibitions

The Caravan Gallery: Sunderland Pride of Place Project - Ten Years On

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

30 Mar – 10 May 2025
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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Autonomy
Free
Four framed colour portraits of teenagers and young adults. The pictures framed. The frame is black. They hang on a wall in a gallery. behind the portraits is a large blue block colour.

Exhibitions

Autonomy

Showing in the Learning Gallery

31 Mar – 26 Apr 2025
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National Glass Centre

Adult workshops & Activities

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

Adult Workshops and Activities

Threads

01 Apr – 03 Jun 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

One Voice Community Choir

Adult Workshops and Activities

One Voice Community Choir

Tuesdays, 5:30pm-7pm
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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
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Arts Centre Washington

The B#'s Community Choir

Adult Workshops and Activities

The B#'s Community Choir

Wednesdays, 10am-11:30am
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Arts Centre Washington

Creative Age
Free
A person with long waved hair and a black top adds coloured strips of fabric to hessian.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

02 Apr – 25 Jun 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Afternoon 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

Afternoon Watercolours

Wednesdays, 1:30pm-3:30pm
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Arts Centre Washington

Children & Young People’s Activities

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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

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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Animate Club
Free

Children and Young People's Activities

Animate Club

Tuesdays, 6pm-7:30pm

11-19

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Arts Centre Washington

Teenage Craft Club
Free

Children and Young People's Activities

Teenage Craft Club

Tuesdays (Fortnightly), 6pm-7:30pm

11-19

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Arts Centre Washington

Celebrate Different Collective
Free
A group of six stand round a table. They are looking at pieces of paper in front of them.

Children and Young People's Activities

Celebrate Different Collective

02 Apr – 25 Jun 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Washington Young Film Makers Collective
Free

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Young Film Makers Collective

Thursdays, 6pm-8pm

11-19

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Arts Centre Washington

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Saturdays, 10am-12pm

8-12

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Arts Centre Washington

Theatre & Performance

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Dregs Opera

Theatre and Performance

Dregs Opera

Presented by The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company

04 Apr 2025

Suitable for all ages

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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+

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Arts Centre Washington

Brainstorm

Theatre and Performance

Brainstorm

16 Apr 2025

Suitable for ages 11+

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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

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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
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City-wide

Imaginary Friends

Theatre and Performance

Imaginary Friends

08 May 2025

Ages 12+

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Arts Centre Washington

Film

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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+

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City-wide

100 People: A Portrait of Co-Existence

Films

100 People: A Portrait of Co-Existence

Part of Special Events

10 May 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Music

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First Friday Folk
Free

Music

First Friday Folk

First Friday of the month, 1pm-4pm
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Arts Centre Washington

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band
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Music

Swing Band Dance Night with The Bright Street Band

12 Apr 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

Sing The Decades

Music

Sing The Decades

14 May 2025
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Arts Centre Washington

The Story of Skiffle

Music

The Story of Skiffle

15 May 2025
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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
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Songs of the North East

Music

Songs of the North East

21 May 2025

All ages

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Arts Centre Washington

Special Events

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Talk: Sheila Fell: her life and work
Free

Special Events

Talk: Sheila Fell: her life and work

03 May 2025
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Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens