Youth Arts Winners Exhibition
1 – 6 March


Showcasing artworks from the five winners from each age group of the Sunderland Young Achievers: Youth Arts Exhibition, as well as pieces produced by young people from our twin town of Essen, Germany and works created in workshops during the Youth Arts exchange programme to Essen.


Automata: An Uncanny Curiosity
22 March – 15 May


The exhibition brings together the work of influential designers and makers of automata from across the UK. It explores the wit, skill and individuality that combine to make the character of these objects. Like the Victorian children's toys, Automata conjures up a feeling of childlike nostalgia, but it is an uncomfortable sensation, where the unfamiliar becomes unnervingly familiar.


Trace
Sally Hall, Barrie West and Stephen McNulty
28 May - 31 July, Preview 27 May


A group show of new works by Sally Hall, Barrie West and Stephen McNulty. Sally Hall’s work traces the surface of selected objects to exploit their visual and hidden histories. Barrie West’s art lies somewhere in the space between what is revealed and what is yet to be revealed. These personal images somehow become universal when we associate something in the work which has significance to ourselves. Stephen McNulty’s pieces are built up using graphite: they are monotone, and yet between the spaces of drawn lines, colour emerges; is this paradox significant or merely coincidental?

Opening Times
Monday: 9am - 5pm
Tuesday: 9am - 9pm
Wednesday: 9am - 9pm
Thursday: 9am - 10pm
Friday: 9am - 8pm*
Saturday: 9am - Midnight
Sunday: Closed
* dependant on program