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PUBLIC INVITED TO EXPLORE THE SUNNISIDE OF NILE STREET

  Artists and musicians will open their doors to the public in a buzzing back street of Sunderland city centre this month as part of a regional celebration of architecture and urban design.   Nile Street in Sunniside is currently awash w... Read more


QUINTESSENTIAL Q

Over 30 artists from the North East will showcase their work in a former sofa showroom during a two week exhibition of live art, entertainment and music in Sunderland city centre.   The venue, Studio Q, is located at the heart of historic Sunn... Read more


AV FESTIVAL BROCHURE

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AV Festival features international artists in Sunniside

A film projection celebrating the place that first inspired the invention of the light bulb is being screened in Sunderland city centre as part of next month’s international AV Festival. International digital artists SDNA will be explorin... Read more


FLAW – the new works

A Sunderland artist who has been in popular demand after debuting his work at a city centre gallery in 2008, has returned to the venue with the second phase of his larger than life project. Derek Hill uses industrial chemicals and traditional oil ... Read more


The Shine Festival Programme has now been announced!!

Click HERE for more information on what activities and exhibitions are on during the week.  The festival starts on 22nd January and is suitable for all the family!!!... Read more


SHINE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO SUNDERLAND

Sunderland will be seen in a new light as part of the dazzling SHINE 2010: Urban Garden arts festival. The festival will tranform venues and spaces across Sunderland, including Morbray Park and Sunniside Gardens with dramatic lighting installations. ... Read more


Sunderland City Council Calls for Artists

Sunderland City Council's Tourism service have several spaces for which they are inviting applications from artists and groups to exhibit. Sites include: Art's Centre Washington thePlace The City Library Sucessful applicatants are expected to ... Read more


Members of the public have the chance to get creative and see their work exhibited as part of an art project inspired by the regeneration of Sunniside in Sunderland city centre.

North East artist Dawn Lehrer has already been working with pupils at Hudson Road, whose landscape will change when a disused shop fitters surrounding the school is knocked down in the next few weeks. The site will form part of future regeneration pl... Read more


Prima Facie: At First Sight

The changing face of Sunniside in Sunderland city centre has been documented in a photographic exhibition at the area’s newest venue. Prima Facie: At First Sight goes on display at thePlace gallery in Athenaeum Street tomorr... Read more


Exhibition looks at the Sunniside of Burlesque

An art project which has brought historical characters from a revived part of Sunderland city centre back to life is to be exhibited at a new £6m arts and business centre. Over the past few months th... Read more


Brush with death inspires new Sunniside exhibition

FLAW by Derek Hill A near fatal tropical illness is the inspiration behind an exhibition that will go on display at Sunderland city centre’s new £6m arts and business venue in the new year. ... Read more


City's music scene celebrated as 'Sunniside Live' festival

This year’s Sunderland Live Festival will see the city buzzing with music as two of the world’s biggest and best loved bands take to the stage at the fantastic Stadium of Light in June. Developed by... Read more


School pupils in Sunniside find regeneration is right up their street

Young artists at a Sunderland school are finding regeneration is right up their street as they create a collage of buildings out of recycled old materials. Pupils at Hudson Road Primary School are ta... Read more