Work Force
Where and When:
5th March - 2nd May
National Glass Centre
National Glass Centre
Liberty Way
Sunderland
SR6 0GL
0191 515 5555
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| Day | Open Time | Close Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
(Sunderland)
National Glass Centre
National Glass Centre
Liberty Way
Sunderland
SR6 0GL
0191 515 5555
View Website
| Email venue
| Day | Open Time | Close Time |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Friday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 | 17:00 |
(Sunderland)
Tue 9th March from 6:00pm until 8:00pm
Artform:
ExhibitionsHighlights:
AV Late & Live: SunderlandImages:
John Smith, Slow Glass (1988-91), courtesy of John Smith and LUX, London.
John Smith, Slow Glass (1988-91), courtesy of John Smith and LUX, London.
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Louise Hepworth
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Amber Films, Glassworks (1977). Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Amber Films, Glassworks (1977). Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Mat Fleming, Glass Struggle, 2010, 16mm film and glass. Installation view of Work Force exhibition at National Glass Centre, Sunderland, courtesy the artist. Photograph: Peter Merrington
Work Force draws together historical representations of labour in the industry of glassmaking through films from the 1970s to present day. Glassworks (1977) produced by Amber Films is a visual record of an industrial glass factory in Lemington on Tyneside. In John Smith’s Slow Glass (1988–91) a nostalgic glazier gives a very personal reflection on the changing attitudes to labour, industry and life in London’s East End in the late 80s. In a new 16mm film, Mat Fleming documents his attempts to master a technique in order to hand-make a series of hammer and sickle editions in glass; together these tools symbolise the ideal of unity between industry and workers.
Fleming’s film is commissioned by National Glass Centre with AV Festival 10. Work Force is curated by National Glass Centre.