This is North Norfolk Exhibition Project’s website which is run by NNEP committee. We would like to thank North Norfolk District Council, and in particular its media team and Arts Officers, for managing a website on our behalf for the past ten years.

Please note : – NNEP has moved from Salthouse Church and will be holding its 2012 contemporary art exhibition at Cley Church.
The name of this website has been left for the moment so that people can contact it and get up to date information.

Details of the 2012 Workshops are Here

Press Releases – Read Here

North Norfolk Exhibition Project

Salthouse 12 at Cley

Exhibition dates : 5th July – 5th August

Theme : of place

Title:      Aisles and Air

Curator: Isabel Vasseur

Contact Isabel:

The following artists have been selected by the Curator for Salthouse 12 at Cley exhibition. The show will be in and outside of the church and on the shingle bank of Norfolk Wildlife Trust land.  They are:

Aidan Abernethy
Nick Ball
Bridget Bates
Margie Britz and John Cox
Mary Crofts
Kelly Davidson
Stephanie Douet
Paul Ebben and Peter Swann -  inside and out
Antje Ernestus
Karin Forman
Stephanie Gilbert
Miriam Grey
Birkin Haward  (Architect)
Jo and Gary Hincks
Tony Hoare
Anthony Hudson (Hudson Architects)
Elizabeth Humphries
Graham Johnston
Frances Kearney
Derek Morris
Gillian McArthur (McArthur Tring Architects)
Liz McGowan/Jane Frost
Duncan McFee
Rob McVicar (Asquare Architects)
Sara Muzira
Effie Paleologou
Jessica Perry
Joy Pitts
Andrew Schumann
Elena Thatcher.
Lousie Tiplady
Jack Wheeler and Beth Groom
Brian Whelan
Vanessa Vargo

Other Activities:

The exhibition will remain open until 8.30 on the following evenings and visitors will be welcome to listen to the following talks.   These are free of charge.
Up to date information on Activities will be on our website www.salthouseart.co.uk

Saturday 15th  July at  6.30pm
Celebrating Art
Service by Rector of Cley and Art Historian, Neil Batcock, followed by talk by Curator, Isabel Vasseur

Wednesday 18th July at 6.30 p.m
The Art in Cley Church
Talk by Rector of Cley and Art Historian, Neil Batcock.

Saturday 21st July 2-5
St. Margaret’ Summer Fair.
The exhibition will remain open during the Fair and into the evening.

Thursday 28th April at 6.30 pm
Is Art only for the Cities – Contemporary Art in  Rural Settings
Debate and discussion with Veronica Sekules, deputy director & head of  Education and Research at Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.

Tuesday 31st July at 7pm
Norfolk Bats in Churches Project
Talk by Norfolk bat consultant, Philip Parker.
Weather permitting, will watch bats leaving the church later in the evening.

2012 Events are as follows:

Sunday 8th July 2012  JEHANE MARKHAM.  and MUSICIANS.  POETRY AND JAZZ

Poet Jehane Markham has been collaborating with pianist Robin Philips since they  first performed together at Salthouse 2004.  Tonight virtuoso double bass play Jonny Gee joins them to play The London Series.  This unique poem/memoir looks back at a misspent youth in north London, as well as paying homage to favourite writers who have lived there.

Friday 13th July 2012 ANDY KIRKHAM AND SWINGBALL

Swingball at Cley 12

Norwich five piece band Swingball has recently been thrilling audiences with a vibrant mix of Eastern European, French and 1930’swing music.  With a line up that includes accordion, sax, guitar, percussion and double bass, its repertoire ranges between wild, playful, passionate and soulful.  The band’s programme  for Cley 12 includes music from Duke Ellington, Čočeks from Serbia and scissor dances from Russia.

Sunday 22nd July 2012 HUGH LUPTON

Psalms from the Horses’ Mouth

This programme of words and music explores and celebrates the ancient relationship between man and horse. At the heart of the programme is the narrative poem « The Horses » a story that begins in eastern England a hundred years ago.  It follows the life of Jenny Wing, a horseman’s daughter.  The slow disappearance of the horse from the landscape mirrors her aspirations and disappointments in a lifetime that spans the most of  twentieth century.  The programme also includes poetry, song and humorous moving stories from the Celtic and Navajo traditions.

Saturday 28th July 2012  VOCALITY

Songs of Land and Sea

A celebration of nature in great vocal music from across time, including music by Victoria, Lassus, Finzi, Holst, Britten, Gershwin, Novello and the Beatles.  Vocality is a group of experienced singers, based in north Norfolk.  Formed in 2010, they are becoming well known for high musical quality and the infectious enjoyment of their performances.  They sing an exciting range of  unaccompanied music from classical to popular as well as new arrangements and pieces written especially for them.

Tickets will be available from mid May and can be bought from Tourist Information Offices in Wells, Holt, Sheringham and Cromer also on the door or via this website.

News

Saturday 28th January NNEP committee and Curator invited residents of Cley village to come to talk, in Cley Village Hall,about the exhibition planned for July 2012.
About 30 people turned up and Stephanie Gilbert (NNEP Chair) Ian Starsmore (NNEP Project Director) and Isabel Vasseur (Curator) addressed the meeting.
With excellent refreshments from Picnic Fayre, the meeting was jolly and good humoured and the outcome is that everyone wants to work together towards a superb NNEP 2012 contmporary exhibition.

Other News:

NNEP have been awarded a grant of £30,000, spread over three years (2011-2013), by Arts Council England and the National Lottery. We are all delighted, of course, and the NNEP committee says the grant gives them the stability to take time to plan and develop the project to bring high quality art activities to rural Norfolk..

We hope that you will take the opportunity provided by the site to comment on or respond to information on the site.

Salthouse 12 at Cley

The North Norfolk Exhibition Project committee (NNEP) invites artists and architects who are from or have a connection with Norfolk to submit ideas for their annual Open exhibition. The invitation will be for new works to be sited in and around the immediate vicinity of Cley Church during July 2012. The exhibition will be comprised of site specific, three dimensional works, which will be sensitive to and work with the architecture and daily use of the C14^th century, St. Margaret of Antioch church which sits in the Glaven Valley in the village of Cley next the Sea.

There is also an additional opportunity to create new works for the Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s (NWT) land between the Salthouse car park to the East, Cley car park to the West, the shingle bank to the North and the bird sanctuary to the South. It is envisaged that this exciting new site and collaboration between the NNEP and the NWT will provide new opportunities for experimental, robust installations which will also be exceptionally sensitive to the habitat of the locality.

The Open exhibition has been held for 11 years at Salthouse Church where it has enjoyed great popularity with the public and enthusiastic participation of regional artists. It is felt that the exceptional light and space in Cley Church and the distinctive landscape of the coastal marshes guarantees that it will enjoy even greater popularity with both the public and the participating artists.

The 2012 exhibition will be selected and curated by Isabel Vasseur, working with the assistance of NNEP and NWT and with the support of Arts Council England, North Norfolk District Council, Norfolk County Council and sponsors.

An illustrated brief will be provided for all those who would like to submit proposals for the 2012 Open. It will describe the physical and thematic context, the timetable of the project and the assistance available to realise individual works. Completed proposals will need to be returned by 12^th January 2012.

To obtain an art and architecture brief for the 2012 Open please contact NNEP at:

Old Forge House

Church Road

Felmingham

North Walsham NR28 0LQ

Or use the contact form here.

BRIEF FOR ARTISTS AND ARCHITECTS

for PROPOSALS FOR THE 2012 NNEP OPEN

1. Thank you for your response to the “Call to Artists” for the 2012 Open in North Norfolk. This brief will attempt to enlarge on the original description of the “Call to Artists”, specify the scope of the project and the means by which artists and architects can submit proposals.

There are two locations for the 2012 Open:

St Margaret of Antioch church Cley next Sea, parts of the churchyard and church land adjacent to it.

The Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) controlled, two mile shingle path which lies one mile from the church, running between the marshes and the sea’s edge between Cley and Salthouse.

It would be preferable if artists were familiar with this area of North Norfolk but it is not essential. It is however a condition that the submitting artist must demonstrate an association with Norfolk.

2. Cley Church and its Immediate Domain

2.1 Introduction:

Churches and Cathedrals have of late, hosted and embraced an enormous variety of art forms not for liturgical reasons but in such a way where they can be enjoyed for their own sake. On occasions it can just be because there is no other suitable building to perform or exhibit an exhibition in, but so often it seems to also be a mutual desire to celebrate the buildings and the human creativity which the church exemplifies.

The theme for the 2012 North Norfolk Open is to use the form of St Margaret of Antioch church as the very subject of the exhibition. The premise for the exhibition will be that it is entirely composed of works which are site specific. By definition this will mean that the majority of work will need to be three dimensional whilst eliminating the need for the church to imitate a gallery. We would particularly like to involve architects in this project either in partnership with artists or singularly.

The Church has also kindly made the land which surrounds the church available for installations of temporary work and these like those in the interior of the church should be extremely sensitive to their setting in both meaning and form.

2.2 Physical Context of Proposals for St. Margaret of Antioch Church

The main areas available are:

At the West end of the nave which includes the font there is floor space measuring 15m x 8m allowing for more than one standing work, depending on scale.

With the especially constructed frames 3 dimensional works can be suspended above the nave at 3.5m high (8m wide) or at either of the side aisles (5m wide) at the same height. Works should not weigh more than 250Kg or hang lower than 1.5m thus allowing room for people to walk below.

There is additional space for large scale 2 dimensional pieces in the spaces between the windows of the side aisles and the columns of the nave.

There are also small niches which once held statues of Saints or similar above the nave columns.

The areas outside the church include a small paddock to the South of the grave yard, encircled by a flint wall.

A ruined South Porch could be offered as an alternative location for three dimensional works.

The Ruined South Porch

The Nave looking toward the Chancel

Niche above the Nave Column

Images of these locations and others can be found on the web but the enclosed illustrations show three of the sites described.

Norfolk Churches – Cley

Cley Next-the-Sea Church St. Margaret.

Photo’s By Barry S. Lemmings

3. The Cley to Salthouse Coastal Path

3.1 Introduction.

This location has been made available to the NNEP by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT) and is the first partnership of this kind with these two organisations. It provides a particularly exciting opportunity for architects and also artists to respond to an exceptional and very beautiful landscape. The path runs between two conveniently placed car parks and can be reached from Cley beach road and by footpaths from Cley, Walsey Hills and Salthouse. It meanders between the man made shingle bank, there to keep the sea away from the marsh and water meadows and the turf, small ponds and inlets of the marshes. It has views of the great variety of birds that visit this site throughout the year and is within hearing and view of the North Sea a few meters away.

3.2 Theme

The challenge of this site is to design and build a temporary hide (as in bird hide) or even a den from the materials provided by the NWT which will consist of wood and reeds gathered from their numerous sites throughout Norfolk and wool, in its natural state, from NWT’s sheep. Those making proposals will need to be aware that the position of the installations will have to be agreed by NWT so as to avoid disturbing the wild life and those enjoying it and installations will have to be checked by a structural engineer for the soundness of the basic structure and tolerance to the weather conditions and the use of the public.

The illustrations below can be augmented by going to The Norfolk Wildlife Trust which provides further images of the area.

The beach from the top of the shingle bank

Looking west from the top of the shingle bank

N.B. It is hoped that this theme can be employed for outreach and education purposes where different communities will have an opportunity to build their own interpretation of a hide or den.

4. The Proposal

The proposal will take the form of:

Drawings or a collage of the basic idea with details of its scale, construction, where you imagine it will be located in one of the settings described in this brief and the means of installation.

Your understanding of the cost and your ability to cover it. As mentioned above the NWT can provide both reeds and timber from its extensive holdings throughout Norfolk, and wool from its sheep. Other in kind support is also being sought, and advice and assistance on applying for grants will be available.

Partnerships between a number of artists or a combination of artists and architects are encouraged.

The entire proposal should fit onto no more three pages of paper no larger than A1. The NNEP will not accept models at this stage.

It will be a great advantage if you are able to visit the two sites described.

It would be appropriate if you send copies of your originals and not the originals. In very exceptional cases, proposals will be returned if SAE sent.

Please enclose a non-returnable handling fee of £5. Cheques should be made out to North Norfolk Exhibition Project.

If you are in principal able or are interested in participating in the out reach and education programme please indicate this on your application.

NNEP was set up by local artists and is run by artists. Exhibiting artists and architects are expected to take responsibility for invigilation for two days, either by doing it themselves or finding someone who can substitute for them. There will be a number of volunteers available.

The deadline for proposals is 12th January. (NB: the date has been changed from the Call). Successful applicants will be invited to meet the Curator at the church on Sunday 19th February.

Proposals and handling fee should be sent to:

NNEP

Old Forge House

Church Road

Felmingham

North Walsham Norfolk NR28 0LQ

Salthouse Church

Contemporary Art Presented by the NNEP

Since its very first exhibition, the (voluntary) North Norfolk Exhibition Project (NNEP) has annually staged a curated month-long contemporary art exhibition in the beautiful setting of Salthouse Church.

Each year, those selected artists with a Norfolk connection have produced thought-provoking, exciting work; often inspired by and reflecting the local built and natural environment.

In the absence of a dedicated non-commercial gallery in North Norfolk, the Project plays an invaluable role in promoting contemporary visual art. The NNEP exhibitions are recognised as one of the County’s premier arts events.

Click here to view some excellent photographs of the Ad Limina opening on Mabon Llŷr’s Flicker pages, you may spot yourself or friends.

Curator, Laura Williams, is an art historian.  In 2008 she established a gallery, Art 18/21, in Norwich’s medieval quarter.  The gallery promotes fresh new work from around the world. She has selected the following Norfolk artists for the Salthouse 11 Art Exhibition in July:

The artists selected for Salthouse 11 are:
Viv Allen, Nick Ball, Steve Baker, Peter Baldwin, Peter Blunsden, Madi Boyd, Margie Britz, Helen Bullard, Mark Cator,Mary Crofts, Alec Cumming, Karin Forman, Rosie Greenhalgh, Beth Marie Groom, Elena Italia, Maggi Hamblin, Paul Bernard Harris, Helen Herbert, Jo Hincks, Gary Hincks, Anna-Lise Horsley, Elizabeth Humphries, Kieta Jackson, Maz Jackson, Brian G. James, Sally Lawford, Geoffrey Lefever, David Lindsay, Chris Loukes, Duncan MacArthur, Anna Macrae, Rory MacShane, John Midgely, Eric Moody, Tessa Newcomb, Mike Newman, Laurie Rudling, Andrew Schumnn, Ian Starsmore, Telfer Stokes, Barbara Symmons, Bruer Tidman, Maxine Turner, Brenda Unwin, Vanessa Vargo, Brian Whelan.

Events that took place in 2011

All concerts are held in Salthouse Church and start at 7.30

Price £8 Tickets can be bought on door on the night, at the exhibition,or by emailing: salthouse11@gmail.com or at the Tourist Information Centres in Cromer, Holt, Sheringham and Wells.

Seats can be hard so please feel free to bring a cushion.

Friday 8^th July

An Evening with Andy Kirkham

Andy Kirkham comes form Norwich and plays music from around the world on nylon string guitar. He plays eclectic mix of tunes and Eastern Europe, North Africa, Latin America and home. His playing draws on influences of jazz and African Kora music, exploring novel textures and tunings to create beautiful flowing melodies perfect for a summer evening. 60

Saturday 16^th

Hoofbeat Streetband IN CONCERT

Expect the unexpected from this lively evening of tunes and rhythms brought to you in a rich mix of jazz, rock, classical and folk-influenced genres. The band’s distinctive line-up of saxophones, accordion, trombone and percussion has been playingaround the region since 2003 under the direction of Jane Wells. Musical ‘shorts’ will include Kurt Weill’s Mac the Knife, East European Wedding Music, 14^th century Machaut and contemporary pieces.

Saturday 23rd July

HUGH LUPTON Presents:

On Common Ground

An evening of stories and songs exploring the life and times of JOHN CLARE

The landscape holds the memory of everyone who has ever trodden it… all we have to do is listen. In this programme of story, poetry and song Hugh Lupton puts his ear to the ground and tells the story of John Clare. It is a performance that explores the porous boundaries between language and place, madness and exile, love and loss.

Saturday 30th July

Bob Flowerdew

Magic in your garden: planting by UFO light OR Magic in your garden aka gardening by the light of the moon

The evening promises a light-hearted exploration of some of the many curious aspects of gardening myth that are as fascinating as they are unscientific. These will range between the myth and magic associated with Kirlian photography and the wearing of magnetic bracelets. Please be warned: the talk contains surmise, extrapolation, political incorrectness and even some adult material.

Salthouse Sculpture Trail

Three walks on the Sculpture Trails have been organised to take place during the Salthouse 11 Exhibition.
All will start at 1.30, with walkers meeting at the Dun Cow pub on Salthouse Green.

• Saturday 9th July – will cover Salthouse and Kelling.
• Sunday 17th July – details to be confirmed.
• Sunday 24th July – will include the Salthouse 11 exhibition and the burial mounds on Salthouse Heath.

Launched as a new development for the North Norfolk Exhibition Project in 2008. Permanent, semi-permanent and temporary sculptures by local artists are placed at key points along the 10-mile trail which can be explored by walking or cycling and by using the Holt to Kelling Heath railway. The trail begins at Salthouse Church and ends at Holt Country Park. For more information visit http://www.salthousesculturetrail.co.uk

Workshops that took place in 2011

Workshops

Other Arts Events in North Norfolk
For more information on events in and around North Norfolk visit www.northnorfolk.org/arts

Salthouse 10

8 July to 8 August

The North Norfolk Exhibition Project was delighted to present the tenth annual exhibition of outstanding contemporary art in the unique venue of Salthouse Church; a Grade I listed, light-filled, fifteenth century church, overlooking the North Norfolk coastline.

Fabric of Life - Sally Lawford

The exhibition offered an innovative and diverse range of new work including ceramics, drawing, installation, painting, printmaking, sculpture, text and textiles by 41 artists with a Norfolk connection, including: Roger Ackling, Bob Catchpole, Susan Gunn, Vanessa Pooley, Gordon Senior and Dom Theobald.
The title ‘LANDMARK’ was chosen to celebrate the outstanding success of this artist-led Project, initiated twelve years ago, to provide a non-commercial exhibition space for contemporary art in North Norfolk.
In a departure from the normal ‘call to artists’ the participants in Salthouse10 were all committee members, past and present, together with their invited nominees. Of the 41 exhibiting artists, four exhibited in the first show in 2001, 14 were current committee members and 8 were past committee members. The current committee nominated 20 artists, 12 of whom have never shown previously at Salthouse.
Interpretation of the theme ‘LANDMARK’ provided the creative stimulus for a wealth of new artworks to celebrate and adorn this magical space, beloved by artists and art lovers – the antithesis of the white cube gallery.
Embracing the opportunity offered by Salthouse to extend their practice, highlights included: a soaring baldacchino (altar canopy) constructed from agricultural implements by Bob Catchpole; a six metre textile wall hanging created by Sally Lawford – a personal landmark inspired by a lifetime of life drawing, Stuart Shearer had recorded his daily commute, over the period of a year, in concertina sketch books; and Andrew Schumann had cast a serpent from 1000 ‘coke’ cans.

The exhibition also featured diverse responses to the local environment and landscape: Roger Ackling continued to capture sunlight through a magnifying glass, to painstakingly mark ‘found’ wood; Eleanor Wood responded reductively to the vast expanses of sky and land; whilst video artist Chris Loukes used the colour, pattern and rhythm of the land to raise questions of orientation.
In addition, the life and work of Kathleen McFarlane (1922-2008), one of the Project’s initiators, was celebrated by Porifera which has been generously loaned by Norwich Castle Museum.
Salthouse excels; a landmark exhibition; a visual feast; a showcase of a wealth of artistic creativity.
Salthouse Church, Cross Street
Salthouse NR25 7AX
Located on the A149 coast road, parking is available including disabled parking with limited access, close to the church.
Coasthopper buses run regularly on the Sheringham – King’s Lynn route, connecting with trains from Norwich and King’s Lynn.

For a copy of the Salthouse 10 Brochure please click here (*.pdf -336kb)

Memoria RoubadaII by A Pacheco

SALT OF THE EARTH
Wed 1st July to Sun 2nd August 2009

As promised, another exciting exhibition of contemporary art by Norfolk artists organised by the North Norfolk Exhibition Project which ran from 2 July to 2 August in the iconic Salthouse Church on the North Norfolk coast. This year’s curator was Simon Martin from the award-winning, prestigious Pallant House Gallery in Chichester. Born and educated in Norfolk, Simon is bringing an inspirational eye to this, North Norfolk’s most popular exhibition (last year over 8,000 visitors came in the month) and generally regarded as one of the county’s very best. Many people tell us they book their holidays to co-incide with the NNEP’s summer exhibition, arts events and art workshops.

The exhibition was free of charge and was open every day (and a couple of evenings) from 10-5.30 (except Sat. 25 July open 2pm to 8pm).

SALTHOUSE SCULPTURE TRAIL
Launched in 2008, the trail followed further success in 2009. For more information visit www.salthousetrail.co.uk

JOSE FERRERA MULEN and ANNA MUDEKA and her musicians.

With Great Pleasure – an evening with ROGER LLOYD PACK (with cello accompaniment).

09 FREE AFTERNOON EVENTS:
Four weaving a walk conversations about the encroaching salt sea at Salthouse

ARTISTS TALKS

COOL CREATIONS – HOT YOUNG POETS

Experimental Printmaking workshop for Adults with Laurie Rudling

Animation from Found Objects workshops for Families with Daniel Bell

Papermaking workshops for Carers and Clients with Andy and Gill Cairns

Woven Crystals Drop-in for Families with June Croll

Bookbinding East & West workshop for adults with Susan Kasper

Two day Stained Glass workshop for adults with John Bardell

Drawing & Mark making workshop for adults with Malca Schotten

The James Edward by J. Craske

SEAhouse, LIGHThouse, SPIRIThouse
Curated by Ian Collins
Exhibition Dates: Thursday 3 July to Sunday 3 August 2008

LIGHThouse, SPIRIThouse celebrated a beacon building and its brilliant setting. The site-specific display of work by artists ranged across words, music, pictures, crafts, sculptures and light – taking in painting, print-making, drawing, collage, photography, textiles, stained glass, installations, mobiles, mirrors and models.

Following the opening by Sister Wendy Beckett, a record audience of over 9,000 people visited the month-long exhibition, with seven associated talks and recitals and 15 workshops. Many made return visits to see the SEAhouse LIGHThouse SPIRIThouse exhibition marking curator Ian Collins’ 30 years as an arts writer for the Eastern Daily Press.
From this year the popular project has been extended with a Salthouse Sculpture Trail running over ten miles of scenic countryside to Kelling Heath and Holt and featuring both temporary and permanent pieces.
As well as admiring work by 75 Norfolk-linked creative talents, the crowds spent more than £60,000 on artworks – aiding 25 artists, Salthouse church and the North Norfolk Exhibition Project. A much bigger sum was added to the local economy.

Evening Events Programme

Sunday 6 July: SEA FEVER
Aspects of the sea and a fantasy voyage in poetry, prose, music and song performed by west-end theatre TV and radio artistes Patience Tomlinson and David Timson, with composer Jonathan Rutherford on piano.
Supported by Cley Poetry Circle

Thursday 10 July: LOUIS DE BERNIERES and ILONE ANTONIUS-JONES
Famed writer of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres talked about and read from his latest novel, A Partisan’s Daughter, highlighted by an eclectic musical mix.

Sunday 13 July: TRISHA GODDARD
Queen of daytime TV and EDP columnist, with EDDIE ANDERSON of ITV’s Bygones fame. A cross between Desert Island Discs (without music) and This is your Life; not just sparkling conversation but the opportunity to quiz the pair.

Friday 18 July: GUATEQUE: Cuban Band
Perhaps the most brilliant Cuban country music you will hear in this country. Led by Cuban-born master-percussionist José Ferrera Mullen, Guateque inspired the usually most reluctant of feet to dance and hands to clap.

Friday 1 August: ROGER ENO
Roger’s fusion of jazz, classical and modern appealed to everyone. The evening included a live recital of FLOOD – Roger’s new work specially composed for Salthouse 08 in collaboration with one of the exhibitors, Dom Theobald.

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Additional Events

Sat 5 July 4pm: ARTISTS TALK Chaired by Liz Falconbrigde
Including Viv Allen, David Holgate, Derek Nice, Dom Theobald and Jane Frost

Wednesday 16 July 7:15pm: POETRY AND PIMMS with THE JOY OF SIX
Presented by Cley Poetry Circle in British Columbia Hall, Salthouse

Sunday 20 July: CONTEMPLATIVE WALKS led by Jane Frost
Linked to her ‘Light-Lines’ installation made for Salthouse 08

Sun 20 July 4pm: ARTISTS TALK Chaired by Yvonne Millwood
Including Brian Whelan, Gerard Stamp, Colin Miller, Liz Humphries and Katherine Hamilton

Mon 21 July 2.30pm: POETRY and CAKES with CLEY POETRY CIRCLE

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Art and Craft Workshops

Advanced Monoprint Weekend for Adults
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July 10am-4pm
Tutor: Laurie Rudling
With simple equipment and everyday art materials you can discover a whole new world of expressive effects in the “painterly printmaking” approach to monoprint.

Flying Ships for All-Comers
Saturday 5th July 10am-4pm
Workshop Leader: Liz McGowan
Come and join local artist Liz McGowan in Salthouse Churchyard, where she will be helping you to make a series of canvas pennants, each bearing a drawing of a ship taken from the “graffiti” in the Church, to be displayed in the Churchyard for the duration of Salthouse 08

Sculpture with Light and Recycled Materials for Adults
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July 10am-4pm
Tutor: Karen Whiterod
Create sculpture to hang in the spaces where the sun shines through the trees in the tunnel-like pathway at the back of Salthouse Church.

Wandering Threads Woven Art for Carers and Clients
Thursday 17th July 10am-4pm
Tutor: June Croll
Produce a piece of abstract woven art inspired by the colours and textures of Salthouse and its surroundings using the simple frames and materials provided.

Poetry Prints for Adults
Saturday 19th July 10am-4pm
Tutors: Lisa D’Onofrio and Annette Rolston
A unique workshop run by two professional artists combining literature and the visual arts.

Stitched Seascapes and Sails for Adults
Saturday 26th July 10am-4pm
Using the simple needlepainting technique of John Craske and working spontaneously onto calico, the workshop will take inspiration from the views from Salthouse and the “graffiti” of ships scratched into the screens inside the Church.

Composition from Found Objects for Families
Saturday 2nd August 10am-4pm
Workshop Leader: Roger Eno
Spend a day in Salthouse walking on the beach to hunt for non-musical objects that will form the basis of a recorded piece that composer, Roger Eno, will then work on in his studio; the resultant work being forwarded to those who took part

Schools and Specialist Community Workshops
Every year in conjunction with the Salthouse exhibition, the North Norfolk Exhibition Project (NNEP) delivers a subsidised and engaging programme of workshops in partnership with highly skilled professional artists and primary and high schools, youth and community groups. There is an exciting array of creative workshops happening this year including digital photography, poetry and printmaking, composition and song-writing, graffiti and tagging, tile-making and felt-making.

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Salthouse 08 was supported by:
Arts and Business, Awards for All
Cley Poetry Circle, East Anglian Art Fund
The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, Holt Area Partnership Community Fund
Kelling Heath Holiday Park, Norfolk Country Cottages
Norfolk County Council, Norfolk Rural Community Council Rural Projects Fund
North Norfolk District Council

Some of Norfolk’s leading contemporary visual artists have defined the sub-title to the exhibition of “Spirit of the Age” through paint, print and installation. The curator, James Colman, has laid emphasis particularly on finding new and progressive developments , and where these disciplines crossover into other dimensions and interpretations. Site specific artworks both inside and outside the Church have been encouraged.

The exhibition is created by artists who live in Norfolk or who have a Norfolk connection:

Peter Baldwin
Helen Bullard
Mark Cator
Denis Clarke
Emily Cole
Penny Colman
Katarzyna Coleman
Corinna Cozens-Hardy
Stephen Cross
Polly Cruse
Tor Falcon
Jason Gaythorne-Hardy
James Gladwell
Simon Granger
Susan Gunn
Maggi Hambling
Anna-Lise Horsley
Brian James
Red James
Caroline Kent
John Kiki
Tory Lawrence
Damian Le Bas
Delaine Le Bas
Kevin Lee
Geoffrey Lefever
David Lindsay
Dan Llywelyn Hall
Wayne Lucas
John McLean
John Midgley
Tessa Newcomb
Ian Partridge
Fran Pemberton
Jessica Prendergast
Mike Rhodes
Andrew Schumann
Coleen Self
Colin Self
Emily Self
Julia Sutton
Helen Sykes
Barbara Symmons
Breuer Tidman
Simon Wright
Zacron

Adult Workshops
British Columbia Hall, Salthouse

Laurie Rudling
Collagraphs and Experimental Printmaking

An introduction to making intaglio prints from collaged plates. Collagraphs are the most experimental of print media and, in this two-day workshop, we shall discover many of the possibilities for rich, textural, intricate and colourful 3D prints. The weekend will also be a practical introduction to solvent-free practice.

Chris Hann
Multi-Viewpoint Drawing

Are you excited by drawing but looking for a new approach? Do you enjoy new challenges? This workshop will explore an alternative method of drawing related closely to Cubism,. It will take you on a journey from observation to abstraction and, at the same time, unlock the mysteries and prejudices that surround this important art movement. The results will lead to wider possibilities and ideas…

Inge-Lise Greaves
Felt Making

Felt is the oldest textile fabric; people learnt to make it even before they could spin, weave or knit, probably in the Bronze Age. Essentially felt is made today in the same way as over 2000 years ago. In this workshop you will make a number of pieces of felt using traditional methods, which can be made into items to wear or for the home. Please bring at least one old towel.

Nigel Skinner
Materials, Marks and “Making” Paintings

A mixed media workshop offering a chance to explore texture, surface, mark-making and the idea of “making” a painting. Participants will experiment with the nature and use of non-standard materials which are salvaged, recycled and natural such as sand and cement. Includes making paints from ash, dust and other pigments.

Carers Workshops

These three workshops have been specifically designed for people working in caring professions, whether with children, young people, older people or those with special care needs. These workshops will be inspirational and fun whilst providing creative skills and ideas that may be easily applied in the workplace and shared with your clients.

First Focus Drop-In Centre
18 Cattle Market Street. Fakenham
Louise MacLaren
Identity

British Columbia Hall, Salthouse
Jacqui Petrie
Unique Prints: Monoprinting

Monoprinting is a very instant form of print-making working directly from a drawn image. As the name suggests, each print is a one-off. Participants may bring their own A4 drawings, photographs or photocopies to work from.

British Columbia Hall, Salthouse
Sandra Rowney
Be Bold! Paint Big!

Painting on a large scale can be liberating and fun – it will certainly get noticed! Sandra Rowney will guide you through a set of simple techniques to get you from
“little” to “LARGE”!
Please bring decorating brushes, paper, ruler, eraser, pencils and a tape measure.

Schools Workshops

Every year in conjunction with the Salthouse exhibition, the North Norfolk Exhibition Project (NNEP) delivers a subsidised and engaging programme of workshops in partnership with highly skilled professional artists and Norfolk primary and high schools. There is an exciting array of creative workshops on offer this year including mask-making, willow sculptures, making and writing artists’ books, sculpture from found, natural and recycled materials and clay work.

Family Fun!
In Salthouse

Special Open Day
FREE events including music and storytelling for all ages with Paul Jackson – taking place in his real Mongolian yurt. Come along, be artistic and help make a Dream Catcher/Medicine Wheel with Maryjane Edgar using willow and bamboo.

Liz McGowan
Mosaics from the Beach
Come and join local artist Liz McGowan on Salthouse beach, where she will be collecting, and sorting local found materials to make a large mosaic behind the shingle bank at the edge of the saltmarsh to be left for others to find and enjoy. If the weather is inclement, please go to British Columbia Hall in Salthouse where an alternative workshop will be on offer.
FREE but donations appreciated

Alison Wagstaffe
Decorate Your Doors!
Spend a day in Salthouse making an intriguing seaside-inspired sign for your front door, study or shed, using driftwood, shells, stones and other found objects from the beach. Meet at Salthouse Beach at 10am and go for a walk to find the things we need; then back to Columbia Hall to be inspired and assemble our findings! For adults and children over 7 (under 10s will need an adult). Advance booking essential

Events

TIMBA FERRERA CONGA AND GUATEQUE

HORSES BRAWL

RICHARD MABEY

MICHAEL BRUNSON & ANDREW SINCLAIR

The sixth annual exhibition of some of the best of Norfolk contemporary art, mounted by the North Norfolk Exhibition Project, ran from 6th July – 6th August 2006. Again the stunning church on the North Norfolk coast was the venue for a show of completely new works that crossed the boundaries between art and craft. Traditional materials or techniques were fused with new ideas and approaches.

Salthouse 06 was curated by Sarah Cannell, Arts Development Manager for Targetfollow, who chose forty-seven exhibitors all either living or working in Norfolk. Work was displayed both inside and outside the church.

The exhibition was opened by Susan Tuckett (Principal of Norwich School of Art and Design) with guest appearance by Horses Brawl (contemporary folk-inspired instrumental trio), who performed the Norfolk premiere of “Writing on the Wall” by Anna Meredith.

Salthouse 06 was funded by North Norfolk District Council, Awards for All, Norfolk County Council and Arts Council England East, and supported by Targetfollow, Whin Hill Cider, The C21 Shop, Cley Poetry Circle, Virgo Energy PLC, Sowerbys Estate Agents and Sheringham Little Theatre

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Viv Allen. Wolfgang Altmann. Marion Arnold. Juliet Arnott. Nick Ball. Susan Bowman. Vanessa Burroughes. Marie Cholerton. Ann Christie. Liz Clark. Corinna Cozens-Hardy. June Croll. Jan Dedman. Helen Derbyshire. Prue Dobinson. Jeanette Durrant.
Lucy Edwards. Stephanie Gilbert. Inge Lise Greaves. Christine Grey. Chris Hann. Bridget Heriz. Jo Hincks. Alison Hodgson. Helen Howes. Lynn Hutton. Jane Ivimey. Natalie Jode. Clare Johnson. John Kiki. Barbara Leaney. Kathleen MacFarlane.
Andy Mair. Laura Matthews. Alison Mitchell. Ros Newman. Stephen Parry.
Biddy Rychnovsky. Dominique Bivar Segurado. Charles Sharp. Megan Shaughnessy. Stuart Shearer. Brenda Unwin. Chris Wade. Teucer Wilson. Felicity Withers.
Colin Yorke.

EVENTS
A mini festival of arts events – music, poetry and prose – also took place at Salthouse surrounded by the unique artworks.

Desmond Barritt with Helen McDermott
The incomparable west end actor/singer and patron of Sheringham Little Theatre, in conversation with Anglia’s award-winning interviewer, Helen McDermott.

Jayne May-Sysum (Soprano) with Brian Davis (Harp)
Jayne May-Sysum has appeared in major concert halls across the UK and was accompanied by one of the country’s most distinguished harpists, Brian Davis.

Louis de Bernieres with Ilone Antonius-Jones
Louis de Bernieres (author of “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”) presented a brand new programme or poetry and music with Ilone Antonius-Jones, nationally-acclaimed flautist.

Jehane Markham, John Mole and Peter Scupham
As well as reading their own poetry, these three poets talked about the poets who most influenced them.

Martha Kearney with Carolyn Bowden
Incisive political reporter on BBC 2′s Newsnight and insightful popular presenter on BBC Radio 4′s Woman’s Hour, Martha Kearney talked about her experiences interviewing the great, the good and the difficult.

Richard Mabey
World-renowned broadcaster, naturalist, prize-winning author and extremely entertaining speaker, Richard Mabey answered questions about his work and the state of the planet.

Cley Poetry Circle
An afternoon of poetry readings, tea and cakes!
Meet and Talk with Artists
Kathleen MacFarlane. Liz McGowan. Chris Hahn. Prue Dobinson. Nick Ball.
Lynn Hutton. Jeanette Durrant. Lucy Edwards. Colin Yorke. Jayne Ivimey.
Dominique Bivar Segurado.

WORKSHOPS

Jan Miller Working a Collection
Mixed media and print, manipulating materials and stitch.

Biddy Rychnovsky Alternative Knitting
Discover the joy of knitting and explore the different materials can be used.

Bridget Heriz Drawing with Collage
Explore and broaden drawing skills and expression through collage technique.

Making Marks Lettering as Art
Explore the craft and tradition of lettering and extend this into 3d sculpture.
Alison Wagstaffe Chandeliers from Old Junk
Making chandeliers from glass jars, wire and tin cans – fun for all the family.

Carers Workshops
Three workshops specifically developed for people working in the care professions, designed to be inspirational and fun whilst providing skills and ideas that could be easily applied in the workplace and shared with clients.
Cheryl Bursnell Beginners Guide to Collage
Marilyn Jeffries Printing
Karen Whiterod Packaging Art

The exhibition was opened by Stephen Snoddy, Project Manager of CAN 05 and Director of New Art Gallery Walsall. Salthouse 05 showcased the work of well over 50 artists, both emerging and established, all with a strong North Norfolk connection. Each artist produced a new work that responded directly or indirectly to the special context for the exhibition. This site-specific approach gave the viewer a chance to explore and reveal the pieces that inhabited the space, providing an experience with universal appeal that excited in the present with echoes of the past. Salthouse 05 was supported by North Norfolk District Council, Awards for All, Norfolk County Council and Arts Council Emgland, East, and sponsored by Whin Hill Cider, Wells and the C21 Shop, Mundesley.

A commission to create an artwork with a coastal theme was given by Virgo Energy in 2005, the artist to be chosen by the curator. King’s Lynn artist Tony Bellars was selected and the work was completed in February 06 and installed in Alderman Peel High School, Wells-next-the-Sea in the summer.

Exhibiting Artists

• Jim Aitchison
• Julie Allen
• Christine Allman
• Lee Ash
• Sam Avery
• Nick Ball
• Imogen Bardwell
• Tony Bellars
• Sean Borodale
• Josey Brett
• Margie Britz
• Andrew Campbell
• Joanna Chapman
• Hannah Crossley
• Stephanie Douet
• Paul Ebbens
• Antje Ernestus
• Brian Falconbridge
• Patience Foster
• Thor Adam Goodall
• Helena Greene
• Susan Gunn
• Alison Hall
• Michele Holland
• Helen Howes
• Kabir Hussain
• David Jones
• Sally Lawford
• Krys Leach
• Kevin Lee
• Arturo Limbo
• Sally-Anne Lomas
• Ross Loveday
• Katrina Maclean
• Sophie Marritt
• Nicola Maule
• Liz McGowan
• Sheila Middleton
• Jan Miller
• Rachel Morgan
• Nicola Naismith
• Paul O’Grady
• Alex Paterson
• Elizabeth Peer
• Mary Colleen Rabb
• Val Redington
• Dominique Rey
• Louise Richardson
• Linda Roast
• Laurie Rudling
• John Sands
• Andrew Schumann
• Diana Stickley
• Heather Tamplin
• Linda Theophilus
• Karen Whiterod
• Lynda Williams

Events in Salthouse Church included:
• On the Edge Ensemble modern and classical music
• Samia Malik with Anne Tiburtius vocal music and classical Indian dance
• Roger Lloyd Pack and Jehane Markham poetry reading with cool jazz
• Brian Davis and Efthymios Papatzikis harp and violin concert
• Jonathan Gathorne-Hardy autobiographical reading
• Conversation with the Artists
• Cley Little Poetry Circle

In addition to the now well-established programme of workshops for primary and secondary schools, the following adult workshops were held in the British Columbia Hall, Salthouse:
• Unpicking Textiles with Lizzie Harvey
• Drawing my Story with Sally Lawford and Jehane Markham
• Express Yourself in Print with Jane Ironside
• Light Fantastic with Patience Foster and Alison Wagstaffe

A community workshop also created a linear artwork for ongoing use in the churchyard at Salthouse to form a barrier on the edge of the disabled parking area. This was facilitated by artist Jessica Perry and financed by a grant from Awards for All.

Salthouse 04 crossing the line exhibited work by 28 artists. Curated by Manuel Chetcuti, the exhibition presented a wide range of practices from some significant artists with a Norfolk connection. Some of the works on show were made in response to the church itself, while others were selected with the space in mind. crossing the line ran from 8 July to 8 August 2004 and was supported by North Norfolk District Council, Arts Council England, East and Norfolk County Council, and sponsored by Cookes of Fakenham and Whin Hill Cider, Wells. The exhibition was opened by Andrea Stark, Regional Executive Director of Arts Council England, East.

The exhibiting artists were:

• Christine Allman
• Chris Baikie
• Imogen Bardwell
• Ellen Bell
• Emily Cole
• Polly Cruse
• Stephanie Douet
• Mark Edwards
• Daisy Froissard
• David Garnett
• Andrew Gibbs
• Matthew Gooding
• Simon Granger
• Rosie Greenhalgh
• Susan Gunn
• Robert Henderson
• Clare Iles
• Frances Kearney
• Jan Mladovsky
• Rachel Morgan
• Neslihan Nebioglu
• Colin Nicholas
• Matthew Noel-Tod
• Dominique Rey
• Carl Rowe
• Chloe Steele
• Dominic Theobald
• Martha Winter
Events in Salthouse Church included:
• Mark Fawcett and The Sam Smith Singers musical double bill
• Louis de Bernieres and the Antonius Players poetry and music
• Roger Lloyd Pack and Jehane Markham poetry and jazz
• Chicago Boy Choir recital
• Cley Little Poetry Circle

In addition to the now well-established programme of workshops for primary and secondary schools, three adult workshops were held in the British Columbia Hall, Salthouse:
• Stitched textiles with Sheila Lucas
• Blowing in the wind sculpture with Alison Wagstaffe
• Design, decorate and fly a kite with Helen Howes