Category Archives: Exhibitions

Naked in Norfolk – A new gallery in Hunstanton

Affordable Art, Crafts, Photography and Quirky Goods.

‘Due to the insecure times that local businesses are having with Covid restrictions, I have decided not to renew the lease on my shop which is due to expire on the 31st March.

I have a new website and I am selling online from the new ‘NakedNorfolk’ website https://nakednorfolk.co.uk

When restrictions are lifted I will be seen at pop up markets, craft fairs and possibly at a fixed location. I will also be advertising with the Town and Around free, local newspaper so if you are interested in promoting your work then please email me at Jacqueline@nakednorfolk.co.uk.

Also as from the 1st April, my commission fee will reduce to 20% for all WNAA members. Be safe and stay safe, Jacqueline’.

Naked in Norfolk opened its doors on the 1st October 2020. It quickly locked them again on the 4th November due to the Covid 19 lockdown!

A small gallery and shop which promotes the work of some of Norfolk’s Artists, Photographers and Crafts People, it is the idea of local budding artist and photographer, WNAA member, Jacqueline Kitch.
It has been described as ‘a right little treasure trove of Norfolk talent’ by one customer!

The name derived from ‘Norfolk with the naked eye’ and it should not be mistaken for other local ‘hobbies’ in Norfolk. Be aware when you Google it!

Jacqueline realised that there was a potential for an ‘affordable’ art gallery / shop in the town of Hunstanton. There just happened to be a shop for rent at a decent price, so Jacqueline jumped at the chance and paid the rent for 6 months as a trial run.
The price range was originally from £1 to £100.00 but a new price range from £100 to £250 will be available in December.
Although located just off the High Street, Jacqueline has sold 44 pieces of work in the first month of opening.
‘It has been a great first month and the response from customers and locals has been amazing. I have had so much great feedback and people pop in for a chat and tell me that this is just what Hunstanton has needed for a long time. I love being able to talk about the art and the artist to the customer and I love the response that I get when I tell an artist that I have sold an item of their hard work.

I have a Facebook page and an online website which is just a browser at the moment, but I am looking into setting this up so that customers can purchase online.

I have sold many pieces of work from some of the artists in the WNAA.

Naked reopens on 3rd December with even more artists, photographers and crafts people on board. Due to the lack of wall space Jacqueline will also have an electronic visual display showing other pieces of art that are not on show.

68 Westgate, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5EL
Opening times are:
Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 5pm
Sunday 10am to 4pm
Website: www.nakedinnorfolk.co.uk
Email: Jacqueline@nakedinnorfolk.co.uk
Telephone: 07793461156

Artfolk of Norfolk

Introducing a new e-commerce website and social media platform only for artists who live and work in Norfolk.

All our members will be selected for their talents from multiple genres such as painters, printers, ceramicists, sculptors, glass makers and photographers to name just a few.

Artfolk of Norfolk website and social media platforms are all about showcasing your art. Artfolk shows your work on your own art page but not just as a flat image, but also in room settings and gives you the option of having your own virtual art gallery.



To complement our website and social media platforms we aim to have:

  • 6 Artfolk of Norfolk exhibitions within the first year, a mixture of large county shows and our own researched and chosen locations. This will enable several members to share in the costs, setting up, taking down and invigilation.
  • Workshops and seminars with discounts for members.
  • Members’ forum on our social media.
  • Regular updates of our forthcoming events- both commercial and social (COVID -19 allowing) – will be published to our members.

Artists: Annual membership (10 images) – Nov1 to 31 Oct – £50
Personal Gallery (one off payment) – £45.00 (bimonthly updates included – £15 subsequent yearly fee)
Art Fledglings – up and coming / new artists (5 images): £35.00
20% commission across all sales

Please email if you are interested and would like to become a member or you can see terms and conditions and download the artist application form from our website www.artfolkofnorfolk.co.uk under “contact us”.

Janette Williams & Caroline Williamson (Founders of Artfolk of Norfolk)
www.artfolkofnorfolk.co.uk
info@artfolkofnorfolk.co.uk

Women’s Lockdown Art Exhibition

To support Women and Health charity

Includes five local artists.
Five artists from the West Norfolk area have had paintings accepted for a fundraising exhibition to support the London charity ‘Women + Health’ which has been supporting isolated and vulnerable women, including those who are survivors of domestic violence and rape, for over 30 years.

Julie Clark, Sally Anne Fitter, Helga Joergens, Barbara King, and Pandora Mond are all taking part in what is now a virtual show and sale, after plans for a ‘physical’ exhibition at the Zabludowicz Collection in London had to be cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions.
The exhibition is co-curated by Cass Wedd, who is also an artist from Ringstead, and a long-standing trustee of Women + Health. Gemma Tighe, Director of Women + Health, said:
“I’m thrilled so many women artists have donated work to support our organisation, which like many small charities, has been hit hard by the financial challenges brought about by Covid-19. Each piece of art purchased helps a woman receive support from Women + Health.”

The exhibition/sale of artworks from a total of 49 women artists can be viewed online until 25 December at https://wla-exhibition.womenandhealth.org.uk/

NORFOLK ARTISTS – paintings and statements

Julie Clark
Halcyon, mixed media on paper.

‘Halcyon’ is an abstracted representation of the calmness, stillness and eerie peace of isolation.”

Sally Anne Fitter
Alice’s Flowers, collage and acrylic on canvas

“I am an artist by profession and, as the galleries closed over Lockdown I moved into working with Artist Support Pledge, a scheme on Instagram thought up by Mathew Burroughs at the start of Lockdown to help the artistic community survive. I also found time to experiment with new techniques and ideas.”

Helga Joergens

Landscape, acrylic and gouache on paper.

“I find consolation in nature, particularly in these dark times. Many of my works depict landscapes but they are imagined scenes. I start without a preconceived idea. (…) Despite the dark elements like clouds or rocks which seem to threaten the viewer, there is light that gives us hope. This light of hope is very important to me. Here, acrylic gouache paint was used. Its strong colour saturation intensifies the expression of the image. However, if diluted with water, it appears like watercolour.”

Barbara King
‘Liquified’, acrylic on canvas

Reflections: My paintings of boats reflected on turbulent water show a distorted reality, a jumble of colours and lines.  A transformation of life into something disturbed and muddled in much the same way as Covid 19 has mixed up our lives from that which we knew so short a time ago.
Just as the water in my paintings deconstructs the forms of the vessels, this too could be a good time to take apart the known elements of our pre Covid lives – the building blocks – and reassemble them in a more sustainable and suitable order.  From this bleak and confused time can come something better if we all make time for reflections.

Pandora Mond
Sea Cave No 1 oil on canvas.

“These cave paintings emerged during the early dark days of lock down. They are small and intimate compared to my usual large, rangy sea paintings. There is certainly a feeling of claustrophobia and maybe drama in the stark tonal contrast, but they are ultimately optimistic. We are inside the darkness looking out to a dazzling light. As so often with painting, ideas come from the unconscious mind and only make clear sense in retrospect. This was certainly true of these small caves, whose narrative is most certainly one of hope.”

The Garage Studio

A New Art gallery for Ringstead
Some years ago, Ringstead lost the wonderful Art Gallery beside the Gin Trap Inn but now art is back, not in a historic or purpose-built building, but in the garage of a home.

Photographer Hanneke Robson and her husband Derek moved to Ringstead two years ago for a peaceful retirement. But delight in their new environs soon gave way to bigger plans and a new project was born. Earlier this year, Derek and Hanneke rented a piece of land on Peddars Way South with plans to create a flower meadow.

To pay for this venture, they needed funds. The idea of selling Hanneke’s photographs from their garage became an exciting option. Without (too much) protest Derek lost his man-cave and the gallery was on its way.

During the past months and in the teeth of Covid, Hanneke widened her ambition and acquired the work of 14 Norfolk artists including three members of WNAA: Barbara King, Julie Clark and Alison D’Oyley. Sought after works of Chris Orgill, Nicholas Elliot and Vanda Richards are also on display. `I am truly humbled,’ she says, `that these wonderful artists have put their trust in me. Their work is outstanding.’ The art Hanneke chooses is closely linked to the environment and there is something here for everyone: from impressive oils to sculpture, craft and greetings cards. Gallery commission of 20% goes in full to the creation of Peddars Meadow.

The Gallery, comprising three rooms, is open Thursday to Sunday 1pm – 5pm.
Out of hours appointments can be made. All Covid rules apply and face masks must be worn.

The Garage Studio
44 Docking Road
Ringstead
PE36 5LA

t: 01485 525 715
e: hanneke@thegaragestudionorfolk.co.uk
www.thegaragestudionorfolk.co.uk is under construction.

RHYTHMS — Links & Layers

1-11 October 2020
Handa Gallery, Wells Maltings

Links & Layers is a group of eight individuals, all living and working in Norfolk. Formed in 2014, our regular meetings mutually encourage, support and motivate each other’s creative development. Through collaborative practice we learn and enrich our work whilst having fun and laughter together. We are committed to our art and keen to share it with others through exhibitions, dialogue and workshops. Continue reading →