Roche Court New Art Centre

Roche Court New Art Centre The New Art Centre is a sculpture park and commercial gallery, set in the Wiltshire countryside near Salisbury. All works are for sale.

Specialising in 20th and 21st-century works of art, we have sculpture sited in the gardens and works in our prize-winning contemporary spaces. We are open Monday - Saturday, 11am-4pm, and by special appointment on Sundays. Booking is essential on all days - please contact us via email to book.

Closing this weekend Ian Stephenson | Planes of Heaven
11/09/2026

Closing this weekend
Ian Stephenson | Planes of Heaven

Work of the WeekBarbara HepworthDisc with Strings (Moon)1969Aluminium and strings1ft 7 ⅛ x 1ft 6 ⅛ x 3 ¾ ins48.5 x 46 x...
09/09/2026


Work of the Week
Barbara Hepworth
Disc with Strings (Moon)
1969
Aluminium and strings
1ft 7 ⅛ x 1ft 6 ⅛ x 3 ¾ ins
48.5 x 46 x 9.5 cm
Ed 2/9
BH 484

Disc with Strings (Moon) was completed by Barbara Hepworth in 1969, the same year man landed on the moon with the Apollo 11 mission. This sculpture was informed by Hepworth’s fascination with technological developments and the widening of our understanding of the universe, particularly in the case of the development of aviation. Disc with Strings (Moon) combines Hepworth’s concerns with the experience of the natural world and the modernist relationship to scientific development.

Hepworth is able to suggest at once both the visible and dark side of the moon. The highly reflective, brushed aluminium glows with cool luminosity. The circular form is bowed in the centre allowing one half to appear brighter, one darker. The strings seem to ripple across the surface like overlapping waves, reminiscent of the relationship between the moon and the tides in Hepworth’s beloved town of St. Ives.

‘One moonlit night, I wandered into the garden. In the pale, clear, silver light, the sculptures presented quite different aspects of their being from any which I had seen before [..] they have so many moods and faces.’

- Barbara Hepworth speaking to Mervyn Levy, 1962

In Disc with Strings (Moon), both sides are pierced with a circular hole; one of Hepworth’s signature forms, allowing light to flow through akin to the moon through the night sky.

An edition of the work was first exhibited in Hepworth’s solo exhibition at Marlborough Fine Art, London in 1970. It was displayed with its pendant work, Disc with Strings (Sun)(1969) made from polished bronze. The contrasting warmth and coolness suggest the axial relationship between these two works and their corresponding celestial bodies.

Pallant House Pallant House Gallery will be opening an exhibition of Barbara Hepworth on the 21st November 2026, focusing on a period of her work that has rarely been explored - the impact and connection of Greece on her oeuvre. Barbara Hepworth and Greece will reveal how a journey through Greece and its islands in 1954 renewed her artistic visio

We are pleased to announce that Jessica Smith has been appointed Managing Director of New Art Centre. This is the first ...
08/09/2026

We are pleased to announce that Jessica Smith has been appointed Managing Director of New Art Centre. This is the first such position in the New Art Centre’s history since Madeleine Bessborough CBE founded the gallery in 1958.

With over 25 years’ experience across the commercial art world Smith brings an extensive knowledge of contemporary artists, an ardent understanding of working with artist estates and a thorough insight of the complex split between a critical sphere focused on cultural value and a fluctuating commercial market. Smith previously held positions at the New Art Centre from 2017 to 2022 as Associate Director and Director. Since then she has been partner for the artist management consultancy Southern & Partners and Director of Bo Lee & Workman gallery. Earlier in her career she led the art fair programme at White Cube leaving to manage monographs and coordinate exhibitions in London, Berlin and New York.

‘I am delighted and relieved that someone as able as Jessica is taking the reins here at Roche Court. She knows and has worked with so many of the important artists who are the lifeblood of this sculpture park. She is as interested as I am in education, supporting schools to visit and to appreciate the art they will inherit ‘ states Madeleine Bessborough CBE.

Matthew Ponsonby, Director said: ‘This is an exciting and promising new chapter. I look forward to seeing how the New Art Centre continues to evolve.’

Charles Ponsonby, Director said:’ Jessica is a highly respected figure, with her many years working with artists, collectors and institutions making her the ideal person to lead NAC into a new era.’

Jessica Smith said: ‘It is an incredible honour to be asked by the family to become Managing Director. I look forward to this pivotal next stage at NAC, and most importantly continuing and advancing the remarkable work of Madeleine and her team in the years to follow.’

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Corin Johnson,Within / Without, 2025-2026Egyptian Onyx28 7/10 × 26 4/5 × 12 3/5 in | 73 × 68 × 32 cmUnique workCorin Joh...
02/09/2026

Corin Johnson,
Within / Without, 2025-2026
Egyptian Onyx
28 7/10 × 26 4/5 × 12 3/5 in | 73 × 68 × 32 cm
Unique work
Corin Johnson

Work of the WeekPhyllida Barlowuntitled: broken shelf2010Timber, plaster, tape90 x 140 x 70 cm35 ⅖ x 55 ⅛ x 27 ½ in.unt...
31/08/2026


Work of the Week
Phyllida Barlow
untitled: broken shelf
2010
Timber, plaster, tape
90 x 140 x 70 cm
35 ⅖ x 55 ⅛ x 27 ½ in.

untitled: broken shelf (2010) is an example of Phyllida Barlow’s playful experimentation with mass-produced construction materials. Its precarious position, hung on the wall, suspends the work in a state of both construction and destruction. The sculpture is made of timber wrapped in colourful tape; all attached together with textured plaster.

untitled: broken shelf was first shown in 2010 at V22 Studio Ashwin Street, London as part of an installation named Swamp where Barlow transformed her studio into a space to show her recent work. Barlow stated there is no inherent meaning to her work and instead opens up her sculpture’s materials and process to a conversation with the viewer.

The virgin wood, the unsullied tape, the freshly-poured paint speaks of potential and coming into existence or something part-way through a process.

- Sally O’Reilly

In 2007, the New Art Centre hosted an exhibition of Phyllida Barlow with her characteristic colourful sculptures displayed both in the park and in the main gallery. A selection of her work can now be seen in the Design House.

Barlow represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale in 2017 with her installation folly and was awarded a CBE in 2015 and DBE in 2021.

Barlow’s life and sculpture will be celebrated in a discussion held at Salisbury Cathedral on 16th September between art historian, Jo Baring, artist and Barlow’s husband, Fabien Peake and, artist and Barlow’s former student, Olivia Bax.


The Phyllida Barlow Estate

Jo Baring


Olivia Bax
Salisbury Cathedral

Matt Rugg,Composition 1964, 1964Wooden construction48 × 36 1/5 × 5 9/10 in | 122 × 92 × 15 cmUnique work
28/08/2026

Matt Rugg,
Composition 1964, 1964
Wooden construction
48 × 36 1/5 × 5 9/10 in | 122 × 92 × 15 cm
Unique work

☔️ We always have umbrellas for guests NewArtCentre. Michael Craig-Martin,Umbrella (purple), 2013Powder-coated steel128 ...
27/08/2026

☔️ We always have umbrellas for guests NewArtCentre.

Michael Craig-Martin,
Umbrella (purple), 2013
Powder-coated steel
128 7/10 × 122 × 4/5 in | 327 × 310 × 2.1 cm

Ian Stephenson,Diorama, 1967Oil on canvas48 × 96 1/10 in | 122 × 244 cmUnique workAs part of our current exhibition Ian ...
25/08/2026

Ian Stephenson,
Diorama, 1967
Oil on canvas
48 × 96 1/10 in | 122 × 244 cm
Unique work

As part of our current exhibition
Ian Stephenson | Planes of Heaven
On view until 13th September

The Directors of the New Art Centre invite you to the Private View of Alison Crowther MA RCA : Anatomy of a Tree26 Septe...
21/08/2026

The Directors of the New Art Centre invite you to the Private View of Alison Crowther MA RCA : Anatomy of a Tree

26 September 2026
12 - 3 pm

The exhibition will be opened by Stuart Green, director at Google and trustee of the Woodland Trust, a charity which protects our ancient woods and trees to stop the loss of irreplaceable habitat, preserving our natural heritage.

RSVP is essential, please email [email protected] or call 01980862244

There will be a bus from Tate Britain (Millbank)

Leaving Tate Britain 9:30 am
Leaving Roche Court 3 pm
Return tickets are £10, spaces are limited so booking essential

Please book a seat via the link in the bio.

Peter Frie,Big Yamutree, 2016Bronze and stainless steel96 1/2 × 133 9/10 × 59 4/5 in | 245 × 340 × 152 cmUniqueFrie’s th...
21/08/2026

Peter Frie,
Big Yamutree, 2016
Bronze and stainless steel
96 1/2 × 133 9/10 × 59 4/5 in | 245 × 340 × 152 cm
Unique

Frie’s three-dimensional works in bronze, an aspect of his practice that began in 2009, are characterised by their painterly surfaces. The dark patina of the bronze gives the effect of silhouetted trees on an evening landscape.

Peter Frie (b.1947) lives and works in Båstad, Sweden and Phuket, Thailand. His work is in a number of major public collections including the Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Kiasma Museum of Modern Art, Helsinki; and the Malmö Museum, Malmö, as well as private collections across Europe. Peter Frie first exhibited with the New Art Centre in London in 1984 and has since shown his work regularly at Roche Court.

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Salisbury
SP51BG

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Monday 11am - 4pm
Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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