A WORLD class visual arts project is set to link two North-East cities.
Five “internationally outstanding” glass artworks will be installed at key sites along the River Wear, from the National Glass Centre in Sunderland to Durham Cathedral.
Believe in Me: Cathedrals to Creative Cities is being funded with a £745,000 grant from Arts Council England’s lottery-generated Ambition for Excellence fund.
Keith Merrin, chief executive of Sunderland Culture, which submitted the bid, said: “This new project will deliver a series of internationally outstanding commissioned contemporary works in glass in recognition of Sunderland’s glass heritage and in honour of the Anglo Saxon scholar, the Venerable Bede.
“The project will create opportunities for contemporary artists and will invest in the talent development of those working in hot glass and in the region’s capacity to lead major visual arts projects.
The project is due to start this year and be completed in 2021.
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