Assembly

Assembly brings together +30 members and fellows of the Royal Society of Sculptors for a major exhibition at The Abject Gallery and The Moving Gallery, Sunderland.

Presenting current and site-responsive works by artists from across the UK, Europe, Mexico and the United States, Assembly foregrounds sculpture as one of the most expansive forms in contemporary art today. The exhibition includes artists whose practices span installation, land art, performance, object-making, architectural intervention, film and expanded material experimentation.

Exhibiting artists: Farnoush Amini MRSS, Tabatha Andrews MRSS, Sally Barker MRSS, Ronn Beattie MRSS, Mary Bourne FRSS, Gillian Brent MRSS, Julie Brook MRSS, Owen Bullett MRSS, Ros Burgin MRSS, Alexandra Carr MRSS, Ali Darke MRSS, Kate Davies and David Moore MRSS, Sally De Courcy MRSS, Mandeep Dillon MRSS, Ebru Dosekci MRSS, Victoria Ferrand Scott MRSS, Andrea Geile FRSS,  Peter Hanmer MRSS, Steve Johnson FRSS, Ben Joiner MRSS, Perla Krauze MRSS, Caroline Lambard MRSS, Julia Ellen Lancaster MRSS, Olana Light MRSS, Jenny Pope MRSS, Gary Power MRSS, Simon Raines MRSS, Stefan Reiss MRSS, Si Sapsford MRSS, Susan Schmidt-Nielsen MRSS, Louise Frances Smith MRSS, Jill Townsley MRSS, Almuth Tebbenhoff PVPRSS, Sarah Villeneau MRSS, and Susan York FRSS.

Hosted by Breeze Creatives, the exhibition takes place across the galleries within the historic Athenaeum building, once a significant cultural and intellectual centre for Sunderland. The city’s industrial and creative histories, from shipbuilding and glassmaking to ceramics and manufacturing, form a compelling backdrop for a contemporary exhibition touching on material transformation, making and social connection.

Breeze Creatives is a contemporary visual arts organisation based in the North East delivering studio and gallery provisions for artists and creative organisations across Newcastle and Sunderland.

Curated by Alexandra Carr MRSS and Alex Breeze of Breeze Creatives

Assembly
13 June – 25 July 2026
Wednesday – Saturday, 12pm – 4pm
Free Entry

Venues:
The Abject Gallery & The Moving Gallery
Athenaeum
27 Fawcett Street
Sunderland SR1 1RE

For more information and details of events see the Assembly Instagram account @assembly_rss_exhibition