National Glass Centre & Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Visit Guide: April - June 2018

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Visit / April – June 2018 Free Admission and Free Visitor Parking Open Daily 10.00 – 17.00

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For a FREE day out with a difference visit National Glass Centre!

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Discover the history of glass making in Sunderland, enjoy our intriguing worldclass exhibitions and play on our iconic glass roof. You and your family will love our amazing glass blowing demonstrations,

hands-on creative activities and themed tours. Complete your visit with a bite to eat or a coffee in The Glass Yard and browse hand-made glass and ceramics, quirky jewellery, gifts and homeware in our shop.

Free Daily Glass Blowing Demonstrations Our amazing daily glass blowing, lathe and flame working demonstrations are free and run throughout the day. Experience the heat of our 1000 degree furnace and watch our expert glass making team craft stunning pieces before your eyes.

Flame Working 11.00 and 15.45 (15 mins) Glass Blowing 12.00, 13.30 and 15.00 (30 mins) Glass Lathe 13.00 (30 mins) Please note there are no Glass Lathe demos on a Tuesday

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

The new Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art is now open!

After 18 months creating a brand new space for art and artists in Sunderland, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art has reopened inside National Glass Centre, with a major new commission by artist Fiona Crisp.

Artist Talk with Fiona Crisp Saturday 21 April, 14.00 Drop-in to the new NGCA gallery and hear Fiona Crisp talk about Material Sight.

Fiona Crisp: Material Sight 24 March – 13 May 2018 Fiona Crisp explores how we might encounter spaces where the frontiers of knowledge are being expanded. Material Sight is a new largescale commission that uses photography, moving image and sound to approach the material environments where experiments that challenge the limits of our imagination are carried out.

NEPN Artist Talk with Fiona Crisp Wednesday 9 May, 18.30 – 20.00 Hear Fiona Crisp talk about her exhibition Material Sight in greater depth. Programmed in association with the North East Photography Network.

Image: Fiona Crisp, Safe Haven, 2010. Giclée print from colour transparency. Image courtesy the artist and Matt’s Gallery, London.

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art

John Kippin: Romanitas 19 May – 24 June 2018 In May, artist John Kippin presents the first of two exhibitions at the new Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art. Romanitas presents 20 new large-scale photographs made in Rome since 2012. The series looks at the ‘EUR’ zone of Rome, which was built by the interwar fascist regime as its new city centre, and to make their far-right political ideas permanent. Romanitas asks how buildings and cities affect us, and how they carry ideas, echoing Churchill’s idea that “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us”.

The series was begun just before the rise of far-right parties across Europe, from the Northern League in Italy and the Front National in France to Golden Dawn in Greece.

We might ask: is this what our future, or that of Europe, might yet look like? Yet beneath giant classical columns and statues, and in front of sleek modern buildings, ordinary life goes on. Couples flirt, marry, and raise children. People go about making a living. And they relax, even when overshadowed by monumental follies.

NEPN Artist Talk with John Kippin Wednesday 23 May, 18.30 – 20.00 Hear John Kippin talk about his exhibition Romanitas, plus work from his upcoming exhibition Based on a True Story: Works 1984- 2018, a selection of works from his forty-year archive. Programmed in association with the North East Photography Network.

Image: John Kippin, detail of Unititled from Romanitas

Exhibitions

National Glass Centre Gallery

Young Glass 24 March – 16 September 2018 Young Glass is an exhibition created in partnership with National Glass Centre’s Danish counterpart Glasmuseet Ebeltoft.

The exhibition features work by artists under the age of thirty-five from across the world.

Image, Raven Skyriver, Calf 2016 Photographer, acmecreative.com

Over fifty artists were selected by a panel led by international experts including Dr Jeffrey Sarmiento of the University of Sunderland.

The work displayed ranges greatly in subject matter and technique. Highlights include Raven Skyriver’s hot sculpted and cut glass Blue Whale and her calf, Mafune Gonjo’s dress made from glass shards and a film showing the artist Karlis Bogustovs skateboarding on glass ramps.

Collections Gallery

National Glass Centre Collection Until Autumn 2018 This is the first opportunity to see a significant selection of work from National Glass Centre’s permanent collection. Many of the pieces have been made by international artists who have spent time working at National Glass Centre. The exhibition is complimented by four works by Marjolaine Ryley from Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art’s collection. NGCA and National Glass Centre are working to create new collections of contemporary visual art for Sunderland with the support of University of Sunderland, Arts Council England, Sunderland City Council and other partners.

Image: Choi Keeryong, Korean Glass, 2016 Photographer: David Williams

Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Collection

Marjolaine Ryley: Work from the series Growing Up in the New Age 23 March – 22 June 2018 The Collections Gallery reveals works from Marjolaine Ryley’s examination of “the alternative world of ‘the counterculture’” that flowered in the ‘sixties and ‘seventies. The series explores the freedoms that pioneering spirits sought for themselves and their families – from conventional patterns of work; from dependence on cash in favour of working co-operatively; and away from traditional ‘nuclear’ family structures, to live collectively.

Image: From the series ‘Growing Up in the New Age’, Marjolaine Ryley (2009-13)

Balcony Gallery

Vessels of Memory 7 July – 16 September 2018 Ayako Tani is an artist based in Sunderland who specialises in using a technique called lamp worked glass. This approach allows the artist to soften glass rods or tubes with a flame to manipulate them into the desired form. Ayako has researched the work of other specialists who have used this technique to create glass ships in bottles and has undertaken a residency at National Glass Centre, to create new work based on the same theme.

During your visit to National Glass Centre you can also see our permanent exhibition ‘Stories of Glass in Sunderland’ explaining the history linking glass to Sunderland from 674AD onwards.

A selection of works from our collection are on permanent display. You can also see new work by artists Vanessa Cutler (until 15 April) and Sun Ju Lee (21 April – 3 June) in the Research Gallery.

Hot Glass Experiences

May Half Term Sandcast – Owl, Car or Butterfly Monday 28 / Thursday 31 Saturday 2 June 9.30 – 10.30 10.30 – 11.30 £16 each / Min age 6

Create your own owl, car or butterfly using sand to make a mould. Add your own colour and decoration to make your design unique. Watch as your design is transformed by our studio team who will pour molten glass into your mould to produce your own individual piece of art.

Please note – Sandcast objects have a textured/sandy surface on the reverse side and may contain bubbles.

(All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult). Max 10 people per hour .

Hot Glass ExperiencesTo book, visit shop.nationalglasscentre.com or call 0191 568 9700

Father’s Day Sandcast – Car or Owl Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 June 9.30 – 10.30 10.30 – 11.30 £16 each / Min age 6 Please note – Sandcast objects have a textured/sandy surface on the reverse side and may contain bubbles.

Summer Sandcast – Hedgehog, House or Owl Thursday 26 & Monday 30 July Monday 6, 13, 20, 27 August Thursday 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 August 9.30 – 10.30 10.30 – 11.30 £16 each / Min age 6 Please note – Sandcast objects have a textured/sandy surface on the reverse side and may contain bubbles.

Create a glass shape using sand to make a mould. Add your own colour and decoration to make your design unique.

Watch as your design is transformed by our studio team who will pour molten glass into your mould to produce your own individual piece of art.

(All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult).

Max 10 people per hour

Create your own hedgehog, house or owl using sand to make a mould. Add your own colour and decoration to make your design unique. Watch as your design is transformed by our studio team who will pour molten glass into your mould to produce your own individual piece of art.

(All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult).

Max 10 people per hour

Family Workshops

To book, visit shop.nationalglasscentre.com or call 0191 568 9700

Spring Workshops Amazing Animals Decorate a wooden animal shape using a range of colourful craft materials.

Sunday 29 April / 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 / £3 Age 4+ / Drop-in Inspired by Nature Glass Painting Design and paint a unique glass animal using glass painting pens.

Perfect to hang up at home!

Monday 7 May / 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 / £4 Age 4+ / Drop-in

Art Seekers Join Theatre Tots and Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) for a new series of playful sessions for your little ones! Each week we will go on an adventure to explore different artworks around the building. Armed only with our adventure packs, drawing thumbs and vivid imagination, new stories will be made and acted out with all our usual songs and silliness.

Saturday 14 April – Saturday 19 May (inclusive) Saturday 2 June – Saturday 21 July (inclusive) 10.00 – 11.00 / Age 1-6yrs / £5 per session (£2.50 for additional siblings) Maximum 15 children per class To secure a place please book: 07951 866261 / hannah@theatretots.com or pay on the day in class.

Look out for our new Art Seekers summer schools – details to be announced soon!

May Half Term!

Animal Fusing Use coloured glass grains and glass mosaic tiles to create a beautiful glass animal. Experiment with different colours and textures to bring your animal to life!

Monday 28 & Thursday 31 May / 14.00 and 15.30 / £10 / Age 6+ / Booking essential Create a Creature Whether it’s realistic or imaginary, you can make wonderful creatures out of air drying clay. Use tools to create fur, feathers and scales to bring it to life!

Tuesday 29 May / 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 / £3 / Age 3+ / Drop-in

Geometric Glass Painting Create your own brightly coloured glass painting in a geometric design.

Wednesday 30 May / 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 / £4 / Age 4+ / Drop-in Inspired by Nature Glass Painting Design and paint a unique glass animal using glass painting pens. Perfect to hang up at home!

Friday 1 June / 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 £4 / Age 4+ / Drop-in

Summer Holidays

Having a Whale of a Time!

Have you seen our glass whales? Make your own, or any other sea creature, out of air drying clay.

Tuesday 24 July & Tuesday 14 August 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 £3 / Age 3+ / Drop-in Star Map Glass Painting Create a colourful painting on glass taking inspiration from the constellations.

Wednesday 25 July & Wednesday 15 August 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 £4 / Age 4+ / Drop-in Paint a Glass Postcard Take inspiration from the local area to design and use colourful paint pens to create a glass postcard.

Friday 27 July & Friday 17 August / 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 / £4 / Age 4+ / Drop-in Ahoy! Decorate Your Own Yacht Use a range of craft materials to personalise your own decorative wooden boat.

Saturday 28 July and Saturday 18 August 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 Friday 10 and Friday 31 August / 10.00 – 16.00 £3 / Age 3+ / Drop-in

Family Fusing Get together as a group to make a large fused glass panel. Learn about the fusing process, discuss your ideas and draw a design for your collaborative project. Adults and children age 10+ will learn how to cut glass, and everyone will use glass tiles and coloured glass grains to create a unique fused glass artwork. Perfect for families of four, with a maximum of six people taking part in one project.

Tuesday 31 July & Tuesday 21 August/ 10.30 and 14.30, 1.5 hour session / £30 per project Age 6+ / Booking essential Create Landscapes Take inspiration from John Kippin’s photographs, and our local area, to create your own coastline, countryside or cityscape. Use air drying clay to sculpt buildings, people and animals. What will it look like?

Wednesday 1 and Wednesday 22 August 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 £3 / Age 3+ / Drop-in Ships and Tugs – Fused Glass Create a fused glass ship or tug boat using coloured glass mosaic tiles and coloured glass grains.

Friday 3 August & Tuesday 7 August 10.00, 11.30, 14.00 and 15.30 / £10 / Age 6+ Booking essential

To book, visit shop.nationalglasscentre.com or call 0191 568 9700

Fantastic Fish Fusing Decorate a glass fish and make it fantastic using coloured grains of glass and glass mosaic tiles.

Friday 24 August & Tuesday 28 August 10.00, 11.30, 14.00 and 15.30 / £10 Age 6+ / Booking essential Fish and Ships – Glass Painting Paint a design on a blank glass decoration, choose from a fish or a ship – take it home to hang up in your window!

Discover in a Day By taking part in any of our workshops and completing our trail your child can earn a Discover Arts Award. Creative workshops start at £3pp and all count towards the qualification whilst offering a range of different themes and techniques. The trail is free and is designed for families with quick activities and discussions points.

Discover Arts Award is suitable for anyone over the age of 5 and under 25 years.

Saturday 4, Wednesday 8, Saturday 25 and Wednesday 29 August / 10.00 – 12.00 and 13.00 – 16.00 / £4 / Age 4+ / Drop-in

By completing a creative workshop and the trail you will have completed this national qualification and receive a certificate from Trinity College London.

Inspired by Nature - Glass Painting Paint a design on a blank glass decoration, choose from a range of different animal shapes – take it home to hang up in your window!

All Summer/ Ages 5+ / £4

Saturday 11 August & Saturday 1 September 10.00 – 16.00 / £4 / Age 4+ / Drop-in

For information email learning@sunderland.ac.uk or visit artsaward.org.uk

Image: Jade Tapson, Screen Printing on Glass.

Winner of British Glass Biennale 2017 Glass Sellers Art & Craft Student Award

Adult Courses & Classes Fused Glass Glass Tableware Taster Session Sunday 3 June Sunday 2 September Sunday 11 November 13.00 – 17.00 / £35 Artist: Midori Shinmura Glass Tableware Club Saturdays from 14 April Saturdays from 26 May Saturdays from 7 July Saturdays from 18 August 13.00 – 16.30 5 weeks / £125 Artist: Midori Shinmura Introducing... Fused Glass Sunday 22 April Sunday 10 June 10.00 – 16.00 / £80 Artist: Sue Woolhouse

Stained Glass Stained Glass - Leaded Techniques, Beginners Level Saturday 12 May Saturday 16 June 13.00 – 17.00 / £40 Artist: Gill McGinley Stained Glass - Leaded Technique, Intermediate Level Saturday 23 & Saturday 30 June 10.00 – 16.00 / 2 day course £110 Artist: Gill McGinley

Ceramics Introducing... Ceramics Saturdays from 21 April 10.00 – 13.00 / £100 5 week course Artist: Michael Emmott Intermediate Ceramics Sundays from 17 June 10.00 – 13.00 / 5 weeks / £100 Artist: Megan Randell

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Ceramic Throwing Techniques – 1 Day Introduction Saturday 26 May Saturday 21 July 10.00 – 16.00 / £60 Artist: Michael Emmott

Flameworking NEW! Flame Club Thursdays from 19 April 18.00 – 21.00 / 5 weeks / £140 Artist: Zoe Garner Flameworked Marbles Sunday 22 April Saturday 5 May Sunday 10 June Saturday 23 June 10.00 – 16.00 / £80 Artist: Zoe Garner Flameworked Glass Beads Sunday 20 May 9.30 – 12.30 / 13.00 – 16.00 / £40 Artist: Zoe Garner Flameworked Glass Pendants & Earrings Sunday 6 May Saturday 19 May 10.00 – 16.00 / £80 Artist: Zoe Garner Ignite! Flameworking Saturday 21 April 10.00 – 16.00 / £80 Artist: Zoe Garner Flameworked Glass Insects Saturday 9 June 10.00 – 16.00 / £80 Artist: Zoe Garner Sculptural Flameworking Cube and Structured Forms Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 July 10.00 – 16.00 / £130 Artist: Zoe Garner Bend Me Shape Me Monday 6 – Friday 10 August 10.00 – 16.00 / £695 5 Day Masterclass Artist: Zoe Garner

Tall Ships 2018 NEW! Flameworked Anchors Sunday 24 June 10.00 – 16.00 / £80 Artist: Zoe Garner NEW! Flameworked Ship Shapes Saturday 7 July Sunday 8 July 10.00 – 16.00 / £80 Artist: Zoe Garner

Printing on Glass Introducing...

Screen Printing on Glass Sunday 17 June 10.00 – 16.00 / £80 Artist: Jade Tapson Screen Printing on Glass Thursdays from 26 April 18.00 – 21.00 / 5 weeks / £125 Artist: Jade Tapson

Casting Glass Introducing... Casting Glass Sunday 29 April Saturday 7 July 10.00 – 16.00 / £80 Artist: Effie Burns

Glass & Ceramics degree courses The University of Sunderland offers Foundation, BA, MA and PHD courses in Glass and Ceramics here at National Glass Centre. For information about what’s on offer at our world class facilities contact Rob Winter, Lecturer in Ceramics at robert.winter@sunderland.ac.uk or call 0191 515 2141

Adult Courses & Classes

Bend Me Shape Me – Flameworking Masterclass 5 day masterclass in sculptural flameworking with artist Zoe Garner Monday 6 August - Friday 10 August 2018 10.00 – 16.00 / £695 Booking is essential. Lunch in The Glass Yard is included (menu limitations apply) Drawing concepts, ideas and designs from the beautiful local environment, this skills based class over five days will explore the possibilities and potential of flameworked Borosilicate glass in contemporary art.

Using clear Borosilicate glass (PYREX), solid glass rods will be transformed into sculptural components, and glass tubes will be blown and connected in the flame to form larger scale installations.

Through a combination of demonstrations and free practice time, starting from the basics, participants will build a vocabulary of flameworking skills that will form a solid grounding to move forward using flameworking as an art form.

Artist Zoe Garner will also deliver presentations on her own practice as a contemporary flameworker, the history of flameworking, and setting up a studio.

Craft Fairs

National Glass Centre Craft Fairs Saturday 18 August Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 December 10.00 – 17.00 Here at National Glass Centre we value all that is made locally, so we’re holding more of our popular craft fairs to celebrate the beautiful handmade crafts the North East has to offer.

Each fair will be packed with stalls from local and regional crafters.

FREE Entry & FREE Parking Look out for more details on our website nationalglasscentre.com

The Glass Yard – Personal Celebrations

Hello, My name is Jessica Roth and I have just started at the National Glass Centre as the new Sales Executive. Originally from California, I have worked in weddings and events for over 7 years and am so excited to join the National Glass Centre team.

Whether it’s a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary, or your wedding day, we can offer a truly stunning setting for you and your guests. Our team guarantees seamless organisation and exceptional hospitality, ensuring that your celebration is perfect. We have a range of function spaces that can be suited to your exact requirements, so please feel free to contact me with any queries you might have. I can’t wait to hear from you!

To discuss your requirements, call Jessica on 0191 515 5555 (option 5) or email jessica.roth@elior.co.uk

The Glass Yard

Father’s Day Lunch Sunday 17 June Treat your father to a delicious lunch in the beautiful riverside surroundings of The Glass Yard!

One course £10.95 Two courses £15.95 Three courses £19.95 All Dads receive a special Father’s Day gift!

Booking essential.

To book please call 0191 515 5555 (Option1)

Evening Events Gin & Swing Friday 29 June Welcome drink, 3 course meal and live music by Anthony Stringer.

Fizz & Quiz Friday 20 July Welcome drink, 3 course meal, quiz and live music by the Beatles Bossa & Beyond Duo (Zoe Gilby and Alan Law).

Bourbon & Blues Friday 31 August Welcome drink, 3 course meal and live music by George Shovlin and George Lamb.

All events £27.50 per person Booking essential To book, call 0191 568 9700 or visit shop.nationalglasscentre.com

VISIT

nationalglasscentre.com / ngca.co.uk ACCESS National Glass Centre has wheelchair access to all areas and a Changing Place facility.

There is also a lift available. Free wheelchair hire is available on request and can be pre-booked by contacting Visitor Services.

National Glass Centre welcomes assistance dogs and a hearing loop is available. Our full Access Statement is available online.

We are a cycle friendly venue!

The Coast to Coast (C2C) cycle route from Cumbria to Sunderland runs past National Glass Centre’s riverside entrance. Cyclists are encouraged to use our new riverside Bike Dock and cycle maintenance area.

GETTING HERE Free Admission Free Visitor Parking Open Daily 10.00 – 17.00 Last Admission 16.45 It is recommended that you allow at least three hours to make the most of your visit.

Follow the brown road signs for National Glass Centre or type SR6 0GL into your sat nav.

Nearest Metro Station: St Peter’s.

CONTACT National Glass Centre Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art Liberty Way, Sunderland SR6 0GL nationalglasscentre.com ngca.co.uk General Enquiries: 0191 515 5555 Booking Line: 0191 568 9700 info@nationalglasscentre.com ngca@sunderland.ac.uk

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