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Welcome to the North Norfolk Exhibition Project (NNEP) website. Since 2000, the NNEP has annually staged a month long summer exhibition, featuring some of the best of artistic practice and new work by artists with a Norfolk connection, on the
North Norfolk coast. Previously in Salthouse Church, in 2012 the project moved to Cley-next-the-Sea, where we received the warmest of welcomes from
St Margaret's Church, the Village Hall, Norfolk Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre, and other village
businesses and residents. We hope that Cley will remain the project’s home for the foreseeable future.
Each year our Exhibition is designed and selected by a different curator to promote exceptional contemporary art by national and local artists in varying disciplines: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, collage, textiles, sculpture, mixed media and installation. We have a proven track record of success. We attract over 6,000 visitors each year, and our quality has been recognised by Arts Council England and The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. We have continued our partnerships with North Norfolk District Council and Norfolk County Council Arts Services since 2000. Since one of the project's key aims is to make contemporary art more accessible, our exhibitions are accompanied by complementary Workshops and Events. The workshops encourage members of the public to participate actively in art making and the events bring in a wider range of arts related subjects including poetry, storytelling and music. Every year we try to ensure that at least one event reflects the theme of the exhibition. Events and workshops draw on local artists and performers who offer art-related activities and cultural experiences at a more affordable price.
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CLEY13To whet your appetite, here’s a small sample of exhibits from CLEY12 Aisle and Air:
The 2013 curator is Ian Starsmore and his ecological theme is The Flight of the Spoonbill.
The exhibition will be open daily 10.30am – 5pm from Thursday 4 July to Sunday 4 August.
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LATEST NEWSIn response to Ian’s inspirational Call to Artists, we received over 90 submissions. Ian has had the unenviable task of selecting those proposals which best reflect his vision for the exhibition and says:“It has been a delight to look at and select from the applications for CLEY13. There is a wonderful diversity of work, all of it serious and rewarding. I have loved the way everyone has thought about the project, visited the church, reflecting and planning. It seems to me that there is a marvellous exhibition about to happen here. It would have been possible to make two good shows from the applicants, so very difficult to choose. Whether you are an exhibitor or not, please come in the summer to enjoy the work and the conversation.” You can keep up to date with all the latest developments here:
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