Arts, crafts and such in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear*

Anything from pukka art galleries to craft shops. Trendy and twee both welcome.

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Arts, crafts and such

• A new craft shop in hendon sells cardmaking and scrapbooking materials, it also has cardmaking classes, quite reasonable too.
• Loads of these type around Park Lane Shopping Village
• This shop at washington sells art shite.
• Museum isnt anythin spectacular bt worth a visit if uve never been, the art gallery opp the back of greens n stuff shows all the students art n is well worth a visit.
• arts and crafts isn't a strongpoint, anyone in a cardigan will probably be beaten to death by the hendon welcoming committee.
• Sunniside*** The New Arts Centre Of Sunderland. Sunniside Internet Cafe. FramE Shop. AND OPENING 2005. BRAND NEW ART BOUTIQUE. SELLING CERAMICS. GIFTS AND CARDS AND LOTS MORE BESIDES. ALSO HAS GALLERY UPSTAIRS. START MOOCHING AROUND SUNNISIDE TO SEE HOW ITS HOTTING UP. LOTS OF LITTLE HIDDEN COFFEE SHOPS THERE TOO!!!
• hills upstairs is a good place for all your needs

• Sunderland Council call it an art gallery.. I beg to differ.
• Art gallery, national glass centre, winter gardens and many shops spread across the city for arts and crafts.
• the hills,,, the only place u can get tag markers from
• Earthworks?
• THE HILLS
• the winter gardens?
• DONT BE TRICKED BY THE TITLE 'NORTHERN GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART'

• Sunderland Glass Museum is quite interesting, even though you spend your entire time trying not to break anything. Also the winter gardens is a great place to take your grandparents - mine love it!
• Come and visit the library and arts centre and see a pretty face (yes you do get sum charming people working there! cough cough! ) Its got a ever changing art gallery wich i wont lie, can differ greatly but theres also stuff 2 c nd do. Hang on.....erm maybe if I wasnt forced 2 spend my days there I wudnt b so enthused! I take it all bak!
• There is an art studio in the town which has had the same stuff on display for around 20years! and the shark got stolen! well this is sunderland!
• Lowry
• Don't come to sunderland expecting ladeeda interesting things, were ough and ready and up for a laugh so just go with he flow!
• loads, not very arty bunch though, not even the students, don't come here if you are talanted, you'll not fit in!
• The art gallery above the library is pretty good - biggest one between Leeds and Edinburgh. Also the university has a couple and there's The Glass Centre.
• The top floor of the libary sometimes has some interesting exhibitions. City Art Store is good for supplies.
• Northern Gallery for contemporary art - above library in fawcett street reg vardy gallery - ryhope road museam and art gallery (currently closed for multi million refit) - borough road - many works by LS Lowry and Clarkson Stanfield
• Try the craft/ art shop under the stairs in the City Library Visit the Glass shop within the National Glass Centre
• The National Glass centre - No throwing stones.
• Wahington Arts Centre
• Hummmmmm this is a difficult one but it is probably Hills bookshop the have an art supplies section
• Hahahah this is sunderland remeber

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