31/07/2026
After a wonderful nine years we say goodbye to our home at National Glass Centre.
To mark the end of an era filled with more brilliant artists, exhibitions and memories than we can share here, we have selected a key exhibition from each of the nine years.
🙏 A heartfelt thank you to all the artists, creatives, academics, visitors, participates and staff who have shaped NGCA’s past and continue to inform its future.
⚠️ Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art opens at Culture House: Sunderland on Saturday 12 September.
ℹ Please check our website and socials for the latest information.
Image 1 – Fiona Crisp, Material Sight (2018) – The opening exhibition at NGCA at National Glass Centre
Image 2 – Kelly Richardson, Pillars of Dawn (2019) – Which toured to Southampton City Art Gallery and Seaton Delaval Hall
Image 3 – Chad McCail, Toy (2020) – A monumental new commission marked by the pandemic
Image 4 – Antony Gormley, Field for the British Isles (2021) – Exhibited in the region for the first time in 25 years.
Image 5 – Island: Island Life in British Since 1945 (2022) – The final exhibition as part of Sunderland Culture’s Arts Council Collection National Partners Programme
Image 6 – Mike Nelson: Hybrid Scripts (2023) – Mike Nelson’s first solo exhibition in the North East for nearly 30 years
Image 7 – Ian Macdonald: Fixing Time (2024) - A retrospective exhibition across two venues – Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens and NGCA – exploring 50 years of work by renowned British artist and photographer Ian Macdonald.
Image 8 – Ro Robertson: The Ribs Begin to Rise (2025) - The first institutional solo show by Sunderland born contemporary artist Ro Robertson.
Image 9 – Smoke and Mirrors: Landscapes from the NGCA Collection (2026)
