Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

Ian Macdonald’s retrospective exhibition opens later this month at Sunderland Museum and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art. In advance, have a read of the preview in NARC. Magazine.

Ian Macdonald: Fixing Time opens on Saturday 20 July.

Interested in trying embroidery? Book your place for our ‘Embroidered Winter Gardens with Louise Goult Textiles’ session later this month.

In the workshop, you’ll take inspiration from the beautiful Winter Gardens as you select one or two of your favourite plants to hand embroider. You’ll then learn how to quickly transfer a design to your fabric as well as how to work a number of suitable hand embroidery stitches. Your completed embroidery can be framed or turned into a greetings card after the workshop has finished.

📅 Saturday 27 July
🕰 12pm – 3pm
🎟 £20 per person

Book your place 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/embroidered-winter-gardens-with-louise-goult/

Funded by Arts Council England and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

We’re delighted to have a new range of Hannah Graham Story Teller cards in the Museum Shop ❤️

The new designs feature Stadium of Light in the Land of Oz, Twas a Windy day in Mackem Land (Bear and his magical kite!) and Sunderland and the Wear Monsters!

Why not pop in and take a look? Our Museum Shop is open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.

Take the time to explore University of Sunderland's Art and Design Degree Show next time you visit.

The exhibition showcases the incredible work from Animation and Games Art, Graphic Design, Illustration and Design and Fashion Design and Promotion.

📆 Until Saturday 6 July
🖼 10am to 4pm, Special Exhibitions Gallery
📌 Free

Discover more at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

📸 Colin Davison Photography

Our next Threads session before the Summer Holidays is taking place tomorrow 😃

📅 Tuesday 2 July
📌 Drop-in from 1pm-3pm
🎟️ sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Threads is a social, self-help group who meet monthly to work on individual projects and share their skills. Why not come along and find out more!

Funded by Arts Council England and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

📢 Deadline approaching 📢

Sunderland, UK in partnership with Sunderland Culture are seeking an experienced Exhibition Manager to lead and manage delivery of the exhibition programme at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our creative team to secure ambitious and thought provoking programmes to spotlight and showcase the museum collection and delight our many visitors. This is a pivotal role as we work towards undertaking a major redevelopment scheme for the museum.

📅 Deadline for application is Sunday 30 June 2024, apply now 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/about-us/opportunities/

Celebrate Different Collective’s Proggy Pride Party has been nominated to be included in a special gallery to mark 30 years of Heritage Open Days ❤️

Proggy Pride Party was a free event for young adults aged 18 – 25 years, to show people the hidden crafts of the past.

📅 Voting closes on Sunday 30 June.

We’d be delighted if you could take the time to vote 👇
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/resource/anniversary-gallery-vote-now.html

📢 Job Opportunity – Exhibition Manager 📢

Sunderland, UK in partnership with Sunderland Culture are seeking an experienced Exhibition Manager to lead and manage delivery of Sunderland Museum’s exhibition programme.

If you're an exceptional team player, creative and highly experienced in planning and delivering exhibitions then we'd love to hear from you!

Apply by 30 June 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/about-us/opportunities/

Join the upcoming seed sowing event in the Community Garden in Mowbray Park later this week! 🌱

Head along to help grow seedlings for the new community garden, including different herbs, flowers and vegetables.

📅 Thursday 27 June
🕰 Drop-in 10am to Midday
📍 Borough Road entrance into Mowbray Park

Find out more 👇
https://www.mysunderland.co.uk/article/31668/Seed-Sowing-Community-Garden-Event

Join our ‘Embroidered Winter Gardens with Louise Goult’ session in July 🌺

In the workshop, you’ll take inspiration from the beautiful Winter Gardens as you select one or two of your favourite plants to hand embroider. You’ll then learn how to quickly transfer a design to your fabric as well as how to work a number of suitable hand embroidery stitches. Your completed embroidery can be framed or turned into a greetings card after the workshop has finished.

📅 Saturday 27 July
🕰 12pm – 3pm
🎟 £20 per person

Book your place 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/embroidered-winter-gardens-with-louise-goult/

Funded by Arts Council England and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Join us for a preview of Ian Macdonald: Fixing Time on Friday 19 July.

‘Fixing Time’ is a retrospective exhibition exploring 50 years of work by renowned British artist and photographer Ian Macdonald.

The preview will take place across two venues, Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens between 4:30pm – 5:30pm and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art between 6pm – 8pm. Feel free to come to one or both venues.

You are warmly invited to also attend our exhibition tour by Ian Macdonald from 5pm – 5:30pm at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens to hear more about Macdonald’s work and the exhibition.

Discover more 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/exhibition-preview-ian-macdonald-fixing-time-with-exhibition-tour/

Image credit: Ian Macdonald, Redcar Blast furnace 2.00am Midsummer night 1986. Courtesy of the artist.

It’s a week until the vote closes for Heritage Open Days 30th anniversary project gallery.

Celebrate Different Collective have been nominated for their Proggy Pride Party which took place last year. The event celebrated heritage crafts with the whole LGBTQIA+ community and their allies.

📅 Voting closes on Sunday 30 June.

We’d be delighted if you could take the time to vote 👇
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/resource/anniversary-gallery-vote-now.html

We’ve had a great time at our Start Your Summer with Pride event this evening! ❤️

Join Celebrate Different in an inclusive event to explore Q***r history and culture at this vibrant event for teens and young adults from the LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent community and their allies.

There’s a range of different creative craft and art activities to get involved with, discover stories and meet like-minded people in a fun, inclusive, accessible and sensory safe space.

Why not come along! Last entry is 8:30pm and the event finishes at 9pm.

We’re ready for our Start Your Summer with Pride event this evening! 🥳

Hosted by Celebrate Different Collective, this vibrant event is for teens and young adults from the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies.

There’s lots to enjoy throughout the evening, including:
🍹 Delicious Mocktails and Snacks
🌈 Pride Banner Making Workshop
📒 What Does Pride Mean to You? Zine Making
🌸 Create your own Decorative Head Garlands
👕 Pre-loved Clothes Swap Meet Zone
✏️ Comic Book Characters Drawing

The event is free and will take place from 6pm to 9pm. No need to book, just turn up!

Start Your Summer with Pride is taking place this evening! 🎉

Hosted by Celebrate Different Collective, this vibrant event is for teens and young adults from the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies.

The event will take place tonight, Friday 21 June, 6pm to 9pm.

There’s lots to enjoy throughout the evening, including:
🍹 Delicious Mocktails and Snacks
🌈 Pride Banner Making Workshop
📒 What Does Pride Mean to You? Zine Making
🌸 Create your own Decorative Head Garlands
👕 Pre-loved Clothes Swap Meet Zone
✏️ Comic Book Characters Drawing

Pre-booking is recommended but don't worry if you'd prefer to just turn up. More details can be found 👇
sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Ian Macdonald’s exhibition ‘Fixing Time’ opens at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art on 20 July.

‘Fixing Time’ is a retrospective exhibition exploring 50 years of work by renowned British artist and photographer Ian Macdonald.

Check out Sunderland Echo's piece to find out more 👇

Sunderland double photography exhibition covers 50 years of industry An exhibition of the work of a renowned British artist and industrial photographer opens across two Sunderland venues in July.

At our Start Your Summer with Pride event on Friday, there will be a range of different creative craft and art activities to get involved with ✏️

Jayne Melissa Hughes will be hosting a Comic Book Characters Workshop on the evening.

Jayne Melissa Hughes shares “I’m a nonbinary, autistic artist from the North East. I studied illustration and design at University of Sunderland and ran my own business called Jayne’s Wonder Club, where neurodiversity, equality and diversity is celebrated through characters, story telling and self portraits. I have experience illustrating picture books and creating their own picture books and I’m about autism and learning differences."

"Drawing can be a tool for mental well being. We create the world we want to be in. In this workshop, you are invited to draw yourself, a persona of who you are and who you want to be, this creative session is intended to inspire self worth and identity. Think of yourself as a character in a comic book, a manga or a graphic novel, what would you look like? What would be your story? Let’s draw together and get creative in a safe space where all are welcome!”

Jayne Melissa Hughes is just one of the artists hosting a workshop on Friday. Discover more about the event at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Prep is underway for our Start Your Summer with Pride event on Friday 😃

In the event join Celebrate Different to explore Q***r history and culture at this vibrant event for teens and young adults from the LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent community and their allies.

Start Your Summer with Pride is a fun, inclusive, accessible and sensory safe event. With a range of different creative craft and art activities to get involved with, discover stories and meet like-minded people.

📅 Friday 21 June
🕰 6pm-9pm
📌 Free
🎟 https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/start-your-summer-with-pride/

We have a variety of adult classes and courses coming up:

🧵 Threads: Tuesdays 2 July, 3 September and 1 October
🌴 Embroidered Winter Gardens with Louise Goult: Saturday 27 July
🌸 Dashing Dahlias with Fiona McKeown: Saturday 19 October

Find out more and book your place at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

Funded by Arts Council England and the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

📢 Job Opportunity – Exhibition Manager 📢

Sunderland, UK in partnership with Sunderland Culture are seeking an experienced Exhibition Manager to lead and manage delivery of the exhibition programme at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our creative team to secure ambitious and thought provoking programmes to spotlight and showcase the museum collection and delight our many visitors. This is a pivotal role as we work towards undertaking a major redevelopment scheme for the museum.

For more information and how to apply 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/about-us/opportunities/

📅 Deadline for application is Sunday 30 June 2024.

Join our last Mini Science Club before the Summer Holidays later this week! 😃

Bring along your little ones to enjoy hands-on experiments, learning and messy play with a science twist!

📅 Friday 21 June, 1.30pm-2:30pm
🎟️ £5 per child
📌 Suitable for 1-4 year olds
🎫 https://bit.ly/3NM8yrU

We can’t wait for Start Your Summer with Pride on Friday! 🥳

Hosted by Celebrate Different Collective, this vibrant event is for teens and young adults from the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies.

There’s lots to enjoy throughout the evening, including:
🍹 Delicious Mocktails and Snacks
🌈 Pride Banner Making Workshop
📒 What Does Pride Mean to You? Zine Making
🌸 Create your own Decorative Head Garlands
👕 Pre-loved Clothes Swap Meet Zone
✏️ Comic Book Characters Drawing

The event will take place on Friday 21 June, 6pm to 9pm. Pre-book your free ticket 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/start-your-summer-with-pride/

University of Sunderland's Art and Design Degree Show is now open! 🎉

📆 Saturday 15 June to Saturday 6 July
🖼 10am to 4pm, Special Exhibitions Gallery
📌 Free

In the exhibition, discover the incredible work from Animation and Games Art, Graphic Design, Illustration and Design and Fashion Design and Promotion.

Discover more at sunderlandmuseum.org.uk

In preparation for Ian Macdonald’s retrospective exhibition 'Fixing Time’ on display across Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art from 20 July we have been filming. Take a peek behind the scenes and keep your eyes out for when the interview film drops in a couple of weeks.

We are delighted to announce that Celebrate Different Collective’s Proggy Pride Party has been nominated to be included in a special gallery to mark 30 years of Heritage Open Days.

Proggy Pride Party celebrated heritage crafts with the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies, and was aimed at young adults aged 18 – 25 years.

We’d be thrilled if you could vote for Celebrate Different to celebrate their incredible work 👇
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/resource/anniversary-gallery-vote-now.html

Do you want a creative way to celebrate Pride? Want to try an inclusive Pride event, where you explore identity and connect with others?

Then join Celebrate Different to explore Q***r history and culture at this vibrant event for teens and young adults from the LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent community and their allies.

Start Your Summer with Pride is a fun, inclusive, accessible and sensory safe event. With a range of different creative craft and art activities to get involved with, discover stories and meet like-minded people.

📅 Friday 21 June
🕰 6pm-9pm
📌 Free
🎟 https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/start-your-summer-with-pride/

📢 Deadline tomorrow 📢

It’s your last chance to enter our photography competition and we'd love to see your snaps of Sunderland's plants, wildlife and natural heritage.

Share your images with and for a chance to win a selection of prizes.

📅 Deadline for entries is noon on Friday, 14 June.

Find out more about the competition 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/lovesunderlandheritage-natural-heritage-photography-competition/

Looking for something to do this weekend? More Songs from this City is taking place on Saturday afternoon 🎶

Join harmonica player Jim Bullock and singer songwriters Andy Fraser, John Wilkins and guests for an afternoon of contemporary music inspired by the changing cultural fabric of Sunderland, including previously unheard songs.

📅 Saturday 15 June, 1pm – 3.30pm
🎸 £5 per person
🎟 Pre-booking essential

Book your tickets 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/events/more-songs-from-this-city/

📢 Deadline approaching 📢

It’s the last few days to enter our photography competition and we'd love to see your snaps of Sunderland's plants, wildlife and natural heritage.

Share your images with and for a chance to win a selection of prizes.

📅 Deadline for entries is this Friday, 14 June.

Find out more about the competition 👇
https://sunderlandculture.org.uk/lovesunderlandheritage-natural-heritage-photography-competition/