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

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

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

27 Aug 2025 – 10 Jan 2026
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Nature’s Tangled Web
Free
A square split into 49 smaller coloured squares. Each has a white letter. the rows spell out birds names.

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Nature’s Tangled Web

Showing in Sunderland Creatives Gallery

27 Aug – 13 Sep 2025
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Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact
Free
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.

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Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

27 Aug – 09 Dec 2025
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Children & Young People’s Activities

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Animal Sandcasting
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Glass fused cat in green and yellow

Children and Young People's Activities

Animal Sandcasting

27 Aug 2025

5+

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Glass Painting
Limited Availability
A child sits at a desk covered in newspaper. On top of the newspaper is a rectangular piece of glass. The child is painting red a and yellow onto the glass to make a picture.

Children and Young People's Activities

Glass Painting

29 Aug 2025

Ages 4+

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Spooky Glass Fusing
Two rickerty house shapes decorated with green and brown tiles on house one, and orange, brown and yellow tiles on house two

Children and Young People's Activities

Spooky Glass Fusing

27 – 31 Oct 2025

Ages 6+

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Weaving
A multicoloured weaved flag. The weave is different thicknesses which nave been sewn together. The bottom of the flag is made of blue and green stands of wool to form tassels and larger green spotted ribbon.

Children and Young People's Activities

Weaving

28 Oct 2025

Ages 8+

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Spooky Glass Painting
Two square glass frames, one painted with a haunted house design, the other with an orange and black pumpkin with a crooked smile

Children and Young People's Activities

Spooky Glass Painting

30 Oct 2025

Ages 4+

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Christmas Glass Fusing
A hexagon shaped

Children and Young People's Activities

Christmas Glass Fusing

20 – 22 Dec 2025

Ages 6+

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Adult workshops & Activities

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Five-Week Kiln Formed Glass Course
A series of decorated glass tiles. The designs are from left to right; a sunflower, five brown fish swimming in a sky blue sea, a dog, a butterfly, an orange cat, seven green rectangles, and a navy blue and pink fish swimming between sea plants.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Five-Week Kiln Formed Glass Course

5 week course running on Thursdays

28 Aug 2025 – 08 Jan 2026

16+

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Flameworked Marbles
Limited Availability
Three glass marbles, one with green patterns, the second with blue and purple, and the third with turquoise and purple glimmer against a white background

Adult Workshops and Activities

Flameworked Marbles

29 Aug – 31 Oct 2025

16+

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One-Day Introduction to Ceramics: Handbuilding Technique
A hand pushes down on a piece of modelling clay

Adult Workshops and Activities

One-Day Introduction to Ceramics: Handbuilding Technique

30 Aug 2025

16+

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Flameworked Beads
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Six coloured beads with various patterns. Each bead has a hole to allow for a thread.

Adult Workshops and Activities

Flameworked Beads

30 Aug – 27 Sep 2025

16+

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Five Week Glass Tableware Club
An orange, white and red curved plate sits on a white surface

Adult Workshops and Activities

Five Week Glass Tableware Club

30 Aug 2025 – 10 Jan 2026

16+

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Flameworked Pendants
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Three shimmering glass pendants with shades of gold and blue hang on a wire in front of a black background

Adult Workshops and Activities

Flameworked Pendants

06 Sep 2025

16+

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise
Free
An abstract painting featuring violent different sized brush strokes and blue, green, cream, and grey paint with thinner black strokes.

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Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin To Rise

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Main Gallery

27 Aug – 06 Dec 2025
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Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact
Free
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.

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Jill McKnight: Past and Future Pact

Showing in Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection Space

27 Aug – 09 Dec 2025
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Peter Roman: My Testosterone Journey
Free
Peter Roman wears a sleeveless black t-shirt. He has tattoos. HIs hair is waving and quite floppy. He has two lower lip piercings. He is holding a small bottle of testosterone

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Peter Roman: My Testosterone Journey

Showing on National Glass Centre Ground Floor Screen.

27 Aug – 04 Oct 2025
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Glassmaking demonstrations

Experience the heat of our 1000-degree furnace and watch our expert glassmaking team craft works of art right before your eyes.

Glassmaking – 12:00, 13:45, 15:00 Monday – Saturday*

Flameworking – 11:00, 15:45. Not available on Tuesday or Sunday.

*We would recommend checking website alerts for schedule changes before visiting.

Special Events

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Craft Fair - Winter 2025
Free
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
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