Senior School

Richard Wentworth has played a leading role in New British Sculpture since the end of the 1970s. His work, encircling the notion of objects and their use as part of our day-to-day experiences, has altered the traditional definition of sculpture as well as photography. By transforming and manipulating industrial and/or found objects into works of art, Wentworth subverts their original function and extends our understanding of them by breaking the conventional system of classification. The sculptural arrangements play with the notion of ready-made and juxtaposition of objects that bear no relation to each other. Whereas in photography, as in the ongoing series Making Do and Getting By, Wentworth documents the everyday, paying attention to objects, occasional and involuntary geometries as well as uncanny situations that often go unnoticed. Richard Wentworth lives and works in London. He was awarded an OBE in 2011.  No prior booking required. Tickets available at the door. ncas members £7, non-members £10, students FREE. The Blake Studio is fully accessible. There is also free car parking directly outside.

On 07 May 2026, it was with great pleasure that the school welcomed back on site the illustrious Royal Geographical Society (RGS) for the latest in their series of public lectures on site. A capacity audience in the Blake Studio of pupils, staff, parents, alumni, Fellows of the RGS and those with an interest in the natural world heard from charismatic adventurer and Old Norvicensian Toby Hough. His talk was a real treat, and it was a pleasure welcoming him back to his alma mater. Toby is an accomplished and award-winning wildlife filmmaker. His credits include work seen on Countryfile, The One Show, Springwatch programmes, filming for the RSPB, and numerous BBC wildlife documentaries and travel programmes. His career has included working with TV legends including Ray Mears, Julia Bradbury and Chris Packham, and, although Norfolk based these days, he has travelled extensively thought his long career. Many witty and humorous anecdotes ensued, highlighting a fascinating and unpredictable career, often one of great personal discomfort and sacrifice in pursuit of those thrilling ‘killer images’ we see on wildlife programmes. Toby was generous in explaining the complexities of his craft and backed this up with some appealing slides plus a table of wildlife treasures picked up from his global travels. These included a fossilised megalodon tooth, vulture feathers, a walrus tusk, inter alia. An interesting Q&A followed, including some pertinent questions from our younger audience members, carried on over refreshments afterwards. These RGS talks offer intellectual rigour and great entertainment for both the academic and the lay-person alike and are always well worth attending. The RGS autumn programme is being worked out, and we look forward to hosting them here later this year.