Glass centre to exhibit graduate work in last show
BBCThe National Glass Centre has invited former graduates to take part in its final exhibition.
The show, called The Graduates, is expected to run at the Sunderland venue from January until its closure in July 2026.
The centre is looking to showcase the work of people who completed a BA(Hons), MA or PhD programme in glass and ceramics at the University of Sunderland.
A selection panel will chose which works will be included in the exhibition.
Initially only people who had graduated from 1998 onwards - when the building opened - could apply.
But curators said they were now considering dedicating a section of the show to those who completed a programme earlier, following demand.
The selection panel includes Reino Liefkes, from the Victoria & Albert Museum, Helen Ritchie, from the University of Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum, and the glass centre's Head of Arts Julia Stephenson.
Applications close on 14 September.
The University of Sunderland plans to close the centre over high repair costs, which have been disputed by critics amid an ongoing campaign to save the site.
A new site, called Glassworks, is planned to open in Sunniside in 2028 with the aim of preserving the city's glass-making history.