Salthouse 08
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.
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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.
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
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.
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