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No hot glass demos on Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October.

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Veterans into Clay Sunderland
Free
A red brown ceramic pot. The lid, which is the same colour, is being lifted off by a white hand

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Veterans into Clay Sunderland

Showing in National Glass Centre Learning Gallery

22 Oct 2024 – 31 Jan 2025
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People's Art
Free
Wally Dogs - White Staffordshire earthenware pottery with gold lustre. The background is bright red.

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People's Art

22 Oct – 01 Dec 2024
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Children & Young People’s Activities

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Fantastic Fusing
Limited Availability
A hexagon shaped tile with an amazing pattern containing red, blue, orange, yellow, green and white glass grains and glass spaghetti.

Children and Young People's Activities

Fantastic Fusing

28 Oct 2024

6+

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Gruesome 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

Gruesome Glass Painting

29 – 30 Oct 2024

4+

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

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Haunted House Glass Fusing

31 Oct 2024

6+

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Spiderweb Bad Dream Catcher
A crafted dream catcher made of a paper plate and purple and blue feathers

Children and Young People's Activities

Spiderweb Bad Dream Catcher

01 Nov 2024

4+

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Felt Hand Puppets
A child's felt tiger hand puppet with orange and navy blue felt.

Children and Young People's Activities

Felt Hand Puppets

02 Nov 2024

4+

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Festive Fusing
Glass tiles with red, blue, orange, and green mosaics sit alongside small pots containing red and blue glass.

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Festive Fusing

24 Nov – 15 Dec 2024

6+

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Adult workshops & Activities

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Flameworked Christmas Decorations
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Flameworked transparent glass Christmas decoration shimmers against a black background

Adult Workshops and Activities

Flameworked Christmas Decorations

26 Oct – 15 Dec 2024

16+

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One Day Introduction to Ceramics: Throwing Technique
Two hands covered in wet clay push down on a potters wheel containing clay that is being moulded into a pot or dish

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One Day Introduction to Ceramics: Throwing Technique

26 Oct 2024 – 25 Jan 2025

16+

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Make a Glass Pumpkin
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Three glass pumpkins stand against a grey surface. Pumpkin one- situated on the left hand of the picture is pink with a copper top, pumpkin two - in the centre - is purple with a yellow glass top stem, pumpkin three - on the right - is an orangey yellow with a transparent green top stem.

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Make a Glass Pumpkin

On sale from 10am Friday 6 September

26 – 27 Oct 2024

16+

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Flameworked Beads
Limited Availability
Six glass coloured beads, featuring purples, red, greens, turquoise, and white patterns against a white surface

Adult Workshops and Activities

Flameworked Beads

27 Oct 2024 – 19 Jan 2025

16+

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Introducing...Fused Glass
Limited Availability
A selection of coloured pieces of glass are placed on a white surface. There is also a flat circular glass with an image of a wave in light and dark blue.

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Introducing...Fused Glass

27 Oct 2024 – 19 Jan 2025

16+

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Glass Tableware Taster Session
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.

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Glass Tableware Taster Session

03 Nov 2024

16+

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

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Ian Macdonald - Fixing Time
Free
Five female canteen staff catch up at the end of their shift at Redcar Blast Furnace, 1983. They are sitting around a rectangle table. THere is a full length window behind them. .

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Ian Macdonald - Fixing Time

22 Oct – 03 Nov 2024
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Jeremy Deller – The Battle of Orgreave: Screening
Free
A row of terraced houses sit in the background, with a large swathe of green grass in front. On the grass are several police men wearing helmets and carrying shields and batons. They are charging at men dressed in jeans, t-shirts, and sweatshirts.

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Jeremy Deller – The Battle of Orgreave: Screening

22 Oct – 03 Nov 2024
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Fixing Time Event: Ian Macdonald and Warren Harrison talk + The Creek film screening
Free Limited Availability
The top of an Equinox flood tide around Cote Hill island Greatham Creek

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Fixing Time Event: Ian Macdonald and Warren Harrison talk + The Creek film screening

Event tickets are limited to four per booking.

02 Nov 2024
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The Skin We Live In: Portraits from the NGCA Collection
Free
A barrel of a cannon points from left to right. The whole cannon has been covered in a shiny pink cloth. A female, also dressed completely in pink, bends at a right angle and sticks her head into the cannon. The cannon and the female are standing on very dry grass.

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The Skin We Live In: Portraits from the NGCA Collection

23 Nov 2024 – 02 Mar 2025
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Harry Griffin: My name is Harry, these are my pictures and they are nice
Free
The comedian Joe Lycett stands in front of a theatre dressing room mirror. There are lights around the mirror. He is reflected reading a prompt card. He is using is mobile phone. Tour manager and photogrtapger Harry Griffin sits at the back of the room taking a photograph of Joe. Coats and clothing are hung up at the back of the room

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Harry Griffin: My name is Harry, these are my pictures and they are nice

23 Nov 2024 – 02 Mar 2025
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Daily glass making demonstrations

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

Glass making – 12:00, 13:45, 15:00 daily*

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

*Check out website alerts for schedule changes before visiting.

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Glass Pumpkin Demonstrations
Free
A glowing hot orange pumpkin with black speckles being heated by a hot blue flame

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Glass Pumpkin Demonstrations

22 – 31 Oct 2024
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Halloween Trail
Free
Three Halloween inspired cartoon characters stand in a spooky art gallery.

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Halloween Trail

28 Oct – 03 Nov 2024

Ages 3+

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Craft Fair
Free
Four images of people dressed in warm clothes, looking at various crafted objects at National Glass Centre's Craft Fair.

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Craft Fair

16 – 17 Nov 2024
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