Due to the HOME event at Culture House Sunderland, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art will be closed to the general public from Friday 25 – Sunday 27 September. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

Bringing some of the world’s leading contemporary visual artists to Sunderland

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Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism
Free
An slightly abstract city riverside city scene with a bridge over a sky blue coloured river

Exhibitions

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism

26 Sep 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
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Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours
Free
A deep yellow beach with a grey sea. A small red and white striped tent, the kind used for Punch and Judy shows, stands unused on the sand. A section of brown wooden fence is in the foreground.

Special Events

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Lunchtime Exhibition Tours

02 Oct 2026 – 15 Jan 2027

Ages 16+

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CineClub: Typist Artist Pirate King
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Two women, one with brown hair, the other blonde, walk on a beach. The sea is behind them

Films

CineClub: Typist Artist Pirate King

14 Oct 2026

Cert 12A

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Arts Journalling for Wellbeing: Exploring the Art and Life of Audrey Amiss
A beautifully well put together scrap book open. the centre binding is metal coils

Special Events

Arts Journalling for Wellbeing: Exploring the Art and Life of Audrey Amiss

17 Oct – 14 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

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Finding Audrey Amiss
A women in a canvas apron looks intently at a large book filled with art

Talks

Finding Audrey Amiss

12 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

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Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour
Free
A Sunday league football match set in the 1950s. The goalkeeper stands next to his near post with his arms folded. A spectator in a blue suit leans against the same post. In the distance, two footballers stand together. One is bending over. Surrounding the pitch are large red brick buildings.

Special Events

Audrey Amiss: Kitchen Sink Realism - Curator Exhibition Tour

27 Nov 2026

Ages 16+

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Find us in Culture House Sunderland

Opening at Culture House Sunderland on Saturday 12 September, the gallery focusses on new work made in photography, 
film & video, and twenty-first century media.

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Two groups of people gather around photographs in black frames hanging on a wall in a grey exhibition space. Behind the people is a long black cushioned bench.

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