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People, Places & Paddling: An Exhibition by Anita Jazmin

Exhibitions

People, Places & Paddling: An Exhibition by Anita Jazmin

01 – 05 Jul 2025

Arts Centre Washington

NHS Darkroom with Johannah Churchill: Come As You Really Are

A split image. The left hand image shows a female with eyes closed. She may be blind. She is dressed in a sky blue NHS nurses work shirt. The right hand image shows an operating theatre. There are two surgeons dressed in scrubs working an operation. This image is in black and white.

Exhibitions

NHS Darkroom with Johannah Churchill: Come As You Really Are

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

01 – 05 Jul 2025

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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

01 – 05 Jul 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.

01 Jul 2025 – 10 Jan 2026

National Glass Centre

Nature’s Tangled Web

A square split into 49 smaller coloured squares. Each has a white letter. the rows spell out birds names.

Exhibitions

Nature’s Tangled Web

Showing in Sunderland Creatives Gallery

01 Jul – 13 Sep 2025

National Glass Centre

The Power of a Dot

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

Showing in Art Lounge, Level 2.

01 – 12 Jul 2025

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Threads

Five women sit around a table. They are knitting. All the women look to be retirement age. They are smiling.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Threads

01 Jul – 07 Oct 2025

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

One Voice Community Choir

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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

The B#'s Community Choir

Adult Workshops and Activities

The B#'s Community Choir

Wednesdays, 10am-11:30am

Arts Centre Washington

Creative Age

An old lady in a flowery top sits at a table. She is engaging with arts and crafts

Adult Workshops and Activities

Creative Age

02 Jul – 22 Oct 2025

Ages 50+

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Afternoon Watercolours

Adult Workshops and Activities

Afternoon Watercolours

Wednesdays, 1:30pm-3:30pm

Arts Centre Washington

Tuesday Museum Club

An female adult stands next to a teenage girl and a small boy, aged approximately eight years old. The children are planting seeds into pots. The adult looks on

Children and Young People's Activities

Tuesday Museum Club

01 Jul – 07 Oct 2025

Ages 5 – 11

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Special Interests Club

A young person smiles at the camera gesturing with arms wide open.

Children and Young People's Activities

Special Interests Club

02 – 23 Jul 2025

Autistic adults (16-25)

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?

03 Jul – 11 Dec 2025

All ages

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Washington Young Film Makers Collective

Children and Young People's Activities

Washington Young Film Makers Collective

Thursdays, 6pm-8pm

11-19

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

Arts Centre Washington

Right Track

Children and Young People's Activities

Right Track

Saturdays, 10:30am-12:30pm

11-19

Arts Centre Washington

Azra Glow

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Theatre and Performance

Azra Glow

Directed by Penella Bee

19 Jul 2025

Suitable for ages 3+

Arts Centre Washington

Granny Grumble and the Big Bash

Theatre and Performance

Granny Grumble and the Big Bash

Washington Youth Theatre presents

23 Jul 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d

Theatre and Performance

Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d

Washington Theatre Group presents Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d

A new adaptation by Rachel Wagstaff

31 Jul – 02 Aug 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Mrs Armitage on Wheels

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Theatre and Performance

Mrs Armitage on Wheels

16 Aug 2025

Suitable for ages 3+

Arts Centre Washington

Counting Sheeps

Theatre and Performance

Counting Sheeps

11 Sep 2025

Suitable for 0 – 3 years

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

Mr Drayton’s Rock Docs – Oasis: Supersonic

Films

Mr Drayton’s Rock Docs – Oasis: Supersonic

Part of Mr. Drayton’s Rock Docs

02 Jul 2025

15+

Arts Centre Washington

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Films

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Part of Film and Fun

09 Aug 2025

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

Maria

Films

Maria

Part of Wednesday Matinees

22 Oct 2025

12+

Arts Centre Washington

A Complete Unknown

Films

A Complete Unknown

Part of Wednesday Matinees

19 Nov 2025

15+

Arts Centre Washington

First Friday Folk

Music

First Friday Folk

First Friday of the month, 1pm-4pm

Arts Centre Washington

Swing Band Dance Party

Music

Swing Band Dance Party

26 Jul 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Apricity + Guests

Music

Apricity + Guests

05 Sep 2025

Arts Centre Washington

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

The Story of Skiffle

Music

The Story of Skiffle

16 Oct 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Summer Craft & Makers Fair

Special Events

Summer Craft & Makers Fair

12 Jul 2025

Arts Centre Washington

Teenage Market

A selection of colourful toys displayed on a flat surface with a white cloth. The toys include a hot pink frog.

Special Events

Teenage Market

16 Aug 2025

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Hot Glass Studio Summer Sale

Beautiful glass ornaments and glasses. The ornaments are decorated with mottled patterns of blue, yellow, and white.

Special Events

Hot Glass Studio Summer Sale

National Glass Centre Shop

23 – 25 Aug 2025

National Glass Centre

Heritage Open Days: Vintage Bus Tour

A single decker bus parked on grass. The bus is green, yellow, and white with the words Sunderland Busways on the front and side. Special and A are being displayed on the front.

Special Events

Heritage Open Days: Vintage Bus Tour

13 Sep 2025

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

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

16 – 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

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Exhibitions

People, Places & Paddling: An Exhibition by Anita Jazmin

NHS Darkroom with Johannah Churchill: Come As You Really Are

Hetain Patel: Come As You Really Are

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

Nature’s Tangled Web

The Power of a Dot

Adult workshops & Activities

Threads

One Voice Community Choir

Morning Watercolours

The B#'s Community Choir

Creative Age

Afternoon Watercolours

Children & Young People’s Activities

Tuesday Museum Club

Special Interests Club

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Washington Young Film Makers Collective

Washington Youth Theatre (Ages 8-12)

Right Track

Theatre & Performance

Azra Glow

Granny Grumble and the Big Bash

Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d

Mrs Armitage on Wheels

Counting Sheeps

Rowan McCabe: Hard Knocks + Special Guest

Film

Mr Drayton’s Rock Docs – Oasis: Supersonic

Film and Fun: Animation Special

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

American Movie

Maria

A Complete Unknown

Music

First Friday Folk

Swing Band Dance Party

Apricity + Guests

The Alan Fletcher Band

The Fire Doors

The Story of Skiffle

Special Events

Summer Craft & Makers Fair

Teenage Market

Hot Glass Studio Summer Sale

Heritage Open Days: Vintage Bus Tour

Heritage Open Days: Volunteer History Tours

Craft Fair - Winter 2025