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A major exhibition exploring how Modern British artists drew on classical myth and ideals in a ‘return to order’ following the First World War. Featuring playful and Surreal versions of Greek myths from the 1920s and 30s by the likes of John Armstrong, William Roberts and Edward Burra; idealised depictions of stylish contemporary goddesses by […] Read more →

This major summer exhibition is the first in over 35 years to provide a comprehensive overview of the career of British artist Christopher Wood. It explores the life and art of a turbulent young painter as he navigated a path between the representational painting of the 1920s and the new style of abstraction of the […] Read more →

David Jones (1895-1974) was a painter, engraver, poet and maker of inscriptions. A lyrical draughtsman, he responded with delight to the visual world, yet his vision was informed by memory reaching back into the depths of time and history. Kenneth Clark believed he was the greatest British watercolourist of the 20th century. This major exhibition, […] Read more →

Main Galleries   A remarkable collection of lost works by WW2 Official War Artist Evelyn Dunbar (1906 – 1960) goes on show for the first time, including highlights from an extraordinary hoard of previously unrecorded work discovered in the attic of a Kent Coast house. This exhibition, in association with Liss Llewellyn Fine Art, is […] Read more →

Main Galleries The British artist Walter Sickert (1860-1942) had a sustained fascination with the fashionable seaside resort of Dieppe in France. ‘Sickert in Dieppe’ demonstrates the artist’s vivid interest in everyday life in Dieppe, to which he was a regular visitor for over four decades and a permanent resident from 1898 – 1905. Over 80 […] Read more →

On Saturday 11th September we were delighted to be joined by International bestelling author Kate Mosse to celebrate the publication of her new book The Taxidermist’s Daughter and Books are my Bag day. ‘Books are my Bag’ is a nationwide campaign to support independent bookshops. This collaboration between  publishers, bookshops and authors is the biggest […] Read more →

Chichester Festival Theatre has undergone an 18-month renovation called the RENEW project. Opening in 1962, Chichester Festival Theatre was originally built for an 11 week summer Festival with 75,000 visitors per year. The Theatre now is open all year round with over 300,000 visitors per year and was in urgent need of an upgrade. To bring […] Read more →

De’Longhi Print Room. Barbara Rae RA has made printmaking an integral part of her artistic activity since her student days. Monoprints, screenprints and etchings inform her approach to painting which combines the influence of landscape and travel with painterly abstraction. Although she rejects the term ‘landscape painter’, the importance of place is evidently apparent in […] Read more →

From the V & A’s National Art Library and the Renier Collection of Children’s Literature comes this long out-of-print beautifully illustrated children’s book ‘A Story of Ducks’ by Jack Townsend. ‘A Story of Ducks’ is a charming tale of a group of ducks who decide to take a holiday. On their adventure they ride roller coasters, eat raspberry buns, and […] Read more →

‘The Vanity of Small Differences’ saw Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry tell a story of class and taste through a series of detailed tapestries. Travelling across Great Britain, Grayson Perry explored the aspirations and identity of people from all walks of life whilst filming the Channel 4 documentary ‘All in the Best Possible Taste‘. The […] Read more →

We have worked with artists Paul Cleden, Gail Brodholt and Andrew Pavitt for some time now. All three artists have taken inspiration form the works of Claude Flight and the Grosvenor School of art in their approach to printmaking, using a similar style in movement and colour with the technique of linocut and woodblock printing. […] Read more →

Last night saw the return of the Sussex Artists’ Award which raises funds for St Wilfrid’s Hospice in Chichester offering free end of life care to people with terminal illnesses and Outside In; a pioneering project started in 2006 by Pallant House Gallery which offers a platform for those who face barriers to the art […] Read more →