One Day You’ll be Older Too

Apr 26th 2024

Artist Andrew Tift has created a series of intricately drawn pencil portraits of residents living in Washington care homes. These sensitive images capture a moment in time and celebrate the lives of some of Sunderland’s older residents. This exhibition was previously shown at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens to accompany the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: A Life in Drawing and was due to be displayed at Arts Centre Washington this month.

Belonging

Apr 26th 2024

An industrial past overpowers Sunderland’s culture. Cultural spaces proudly show our past achievements, but communities in these declined areas of the industry still live on and have been forgotten. To celebrate the importance of belonging five creatives (Bridie Jackson, Catherine Forsyth, Ellie Clewlow, Bethany Stead and Mark Parham) have held creative workshops in different communities around Sunderland, asking people who live in Sunderland what Belonging means to them. The works commemorate the history of Sunderland, referencing glass making, shipbuilding and coal mining but with a contemporary twist of modern stories. The output from these workshops has inspired new works shown in this exhibition.

Sonia Strong

Apr 30th 2024

Sonia Strong is an artist from the North East of England, she has been painting and sketching for many years. Mainly oil on canvas and pencil drawings. She trained in Las Vegas in 2002 as an airbrush artist and educated for an American art company. She now produces custom made canvases for businesses & individuals. Sonia is excited to showcase her artwork at the Washington Arts Centre, especially her new Northern Lights collection.

Long Exposures Along the North East Coast: A photography exhibition by Bill Simpson

May 7th 2024

"As an amateur photographer I embarked on a project to photograph various locations along the north east using the particular photographic technique of long exposure. I used this technique because of the interesting visual effects it can produce on moving water. These can range from showing the power and beauty of water flowing back to the sea; to making a moving sea look quite still."

Felting Connections: An exhibition by Lena Archbold

May 23rd 2024

An exhibition by Ukrainian-born textile artist Len Archbold, based in the North East of England. It is inspired by her artistic journey to address her personal traumas and process of recovery and well-being through her creative practice. Lena uses felt as a canvas to intertwine textures and colours and tell stories of her passion and resilience. The exhibition will showcase her works, a vessel through which she teaches and shares felting techniques and skills. These works symbolise the boundless possibilities that unfold fostering a worldwide community of feltmakers. The exhibition showcases the boundless possibilities that unfold through participatory creativity, fostering a global community of feltmakers.

Acoustic McCartney & Sting

Jun 28th 2024

QWEEN UK

Oct 12th 2024

One of the UK’s/Europe’s premier Queen tribute bands.