Sunderland Culture was formed in April 2016 as a partnership set up by Sunderland City Council, the University of Sunderland and the business-led Sunderland MAC (Music, Arts and Culture) Trust.
Its brief is to manage cultural venues across Sunderland and develop city-wide cultural projects.
Sunderland Culture’s activities are managed by a board comprising directors from each of the three partner organisations along with five independent members. The chair of the board is Jane Earl.