Sunderland Culture

Sunderland Culture aims to improve life for everyone in Sunderland through culture. We are an innovative place-based delivery model for arts and culture, founded through a partnership between University of Sunderland, Sunderland City Council and Sunderland Music, Arts and Culture Trust, which brings together the citys most important cultural assets and activities. We deliver a high quality, diverse arts and heritage programme across Sunderland; address low cultural engagement by encouraging everyone to get involved; and work to strengthen the citys creative economy. We deliver a combined creative programme of visual and performing arts across four venues, aligned to an overall audience development plan. We curate and deliver the cultural programme in Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Arts Centre Washington, National Glass Centre, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art and the Fire Station, as well as delivering city-wide cultural projects and events. Sunderland Culture is ...