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  • Wolterton, Norfolk, New Arts & Culture Destination

    Wolterton, Norfolk

    New Arts & Culture Destination

    For the first time in a generation, Wolterton is opening its doors for visitors with a new Arts and Culture Programme.  Conceived by Artistic Director Simon Oldfield, the programme juxtaposes the historic house with contemporary art, a new art commission, and artist residencies, aiming to create a dialogue between old and new. 

     

    Curated and organised by our team, the programme will balance major presentations by leading artists alongside projects with local artists and creatives working directly from the grounds of the estate and taking inspiration from Wolterton's locality and history.  

     

     

    Highlights include Sea State, an exhibition with Maggi Hambling and Ro Robertson co-curated by Simon Oldfield and Gemma Rolls-Bentley, artist residencies with Dutch artist collective De Onkruidenier as part of the Sainsbury Centre’s current residency programme ‘Can the Seas Survive Us?’, and Norwich-based Clay Research Group.  

     

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  • Sea State , An exhibition by Maggi Hambling and Ro Robertson

    Sea State

    An exhibition by Maggi Hambling and Ro Robertson

    11 June – 7 December 2025

    The inaugural exhibition at Wolterton, Sea State features new work by Maggi Hambling and Ro Robertson and is co-curated by Simon Oldfield and Gemma Rolls-Bentley.

     

    Responding to humanity’s enduring, complex, and increasingly precarious relationship with the ocean, this is the first time that both artists will exhibit together and focus on a shared longstanding, deeply personal connection to the coast.

    Presenting in the unique architectural setting of Wolterton both artists respond to the sea not only as a subject, but as a force – a place of emotional power, personal history, and poetic metaphor. Taking over the Marble Hall and Portrait Room Sea State is entirely site-specific and has involved both artists working closely with Wolterton to reenergise the historic house and grounds with new contemporary art.

     

    Both artists are drawn to the sea’s changeable nature—at once unpredictable and overpowering, yet also a place of reflection and transformation. The exhibition invites audiences to consider our intrinsic relationship to the sea, create space for reflection and reminds us not only of our relative insignificance within the vastness of the natural world, but also of our responsibility toward it.

     

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  • Wolterton's Artist Residencies

    Wolterton's Artist Residencies

    The Wolterton Arts & Culture Programme will foster opportunities for local artists, creatives and the public to engage in creative practice. For 2025, we have organised a collaboration between Wolterton and the Sainsbury Centre, resulting in Wolterton hosting Dutch artist collective De Onkruidenier as part of the Sainsbury Centre’s current residency programme ‘Can the Seas Survive Us?’ which examines the choices shaping our future due to climate change.

     

    Wolterton will also host Norwich-based Clay Research Group (CRG), a collective of artists and potters dedicated to exploring locally sourced ceramic materials. They will delve into the landscape of Wolterton, drawing a direct connection to the Hall’s construction in 1741, when clay was extracted from the local area to make bricks for the building. To echo the estate’s history, CRG will install a wood kiln at Wolterton. Alongside this project, Norfolk-based artist Nessie Stonebridge, who is also part of CRG, will present an independent body of work throughout Wolterton, including paintings and sculptures created using clay from the same local sources and the Norfolk coast at Holme. 

     

    We have also organised a partneship between Wolterton and Art UK, a charity showcasing the nation’s art online, and Bloomberg Connects, which will provide free online access to our contemporary exhibitions and our historic art collection (featuring the recently acquired portrait of Maria Walpole by Thomas Gainsborough).  

     

    Read more here.

  • Simon Oldfield Art Associates 
    ABOUT US 

    Simon Oldfield Art Associates is an arts and culture advisory firm based in London. We provide our clients with independent and confidential advice, rooted in market intelligence and two decades' experience.  Known for our personable approach and high standards, we are privileged to enjoy the enduring trust of longstanding clients across the globe.

     

    We draw on our extensive international network across the art world, allowing us to help our clients build outstanding art collections and create ambitious curatorial projects. 

     

    Our curatorial programme is regularly delivered in collaboration with major cultural partners including the Royal Academy of Arts, Tate, Burberry and LVMH, with highlights including one of the first solo presentations by Michael Armitage, and the Pindrop art and literature programme at the Royal Academy of Arts.  We also advise on major cultural place-making projects for clients including Grosvenor Estate and Wolterton, Norfolk.

     

    We also advise leading art businesses, who benefit from our unique combination of expertise at the convergence of art and law.  We are adept problem-solvers, offering astute advice and pragmatic solutions. Our clients in this area include Hauser & Wirth, BMW Group Culture, Grosvenor Estate and Arcual (Art Basel/MCH & Luma Foundation).