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Group Show featuring works by:
Ralf Broeg, Victoria Doyle, Natalie Gale, Hannah Gawne, Lothar Goetz, Will Hughes, James Hutchinson, Craig Knowles, Dr Fiona Larkin, Graham Mitchinson, Paul Raymond, Speaking in Tongues, and Strange Quark Creative (James Stephen Wright and Polina Chizhova)

Maker, Sunderland
April 28 – May 23, 2026

NGCA (Northern Center of Contemporary Art), Sunderland
June 06 – July 31, 2026

Press Release:
We are delighted to announce from 6 June 2026 NGCA Main Gallery will host Hands On: Pedagogy, Practice, Research.

Hands On: Pedagogy, Practice, Research celebrates University of Sunderland’s bold approach to world leading contemporary Fine Art education and cultivating the connections between pedagogy, art making and creative practice research.

The exhibition showcases University of Sunderland Fine Art’s internationally recognised teaching, artistic and creative practice research, including academics, creative technicians and practice-based PhD and research community.

Exhibited artists: Ralf Broeg, Victoria Doyle, Natalie Gale, Hannah Gawne, Lothar Goetz, Will Hughes, James Hutchinson, Craig Knowles, Dr Fiona Larkin, Graham Mitchinson, Paul Raymond, Speaking in Tongues, and Strange Quark Creative (James Stephen Wright and Polina Chizhova) – James Stephen Wright is a AHRC funded PhD student in Fine Art at University of Sunderland.

Hands On: Pedagogy, Practice, Research is curated by Dr Suzy O’Hara, produced by the Fine Art academic, technical and PhD team and reconfigured for this exhibition with Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art.