Art Venues

National Glass Centre

Open: 10am-5pm daily. Free admission. Situated on the banks of the River Wear, the National Glass centre is a contemporary gallery which has just been given a massive multi-million pound refit. It houses an exciting and thought-provoking programme of exhibitions, workshops, courses, talks and events inspired by glass. Also home to glass production facilities with live demonstrations, craft & design shop, artists’ studios, function suites and café/restaurant.

Location

Liberty Way

Sunderland

SR6 0GL

T: 0191 5155555

W: www.nationalglasscentre.com

Upcoming Events

Glass World

Apr 21st 2024

In recent years National Glass Centre has developed a permanent collection of international Studio Glass that includes work by artists from or based in thirty different countries, from Sweden to New Zealand and the United States to Japan. This exhibition presents a wide selection of the works held in our collection and creates an opportunity to celebrate the international reach of artists working in glass.
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People’s Art

Apr 21st 2024

This exhibition will celebrate art created by unnamed artists. Objects referred to as Popular Art or Folk Art were often beautiful, functional and part of daily life. They reflect our economic and social history and were often remarkably well made, evidenced by their survival for decades or more through constant use. Despite the historic and aesthetic importance of these objects we rarely ask ‘who was the artist?’, or consider their importance within the history of art and design. People’s Art will aim to elevate the profile of popular art by commissioning five contemporary artists to respond to selected objects loaned from Compton Verney’s Folk Art collection and from a private collection. The newly commissioned works will be shown alongside the loans, encouraging the visitor to think about the principles we apply when considering the value of art.
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Art Venues

National Glass Centre

Location

Upcoming Events

Glass World

People’s Art