CAC - Threads Through Time: Goodwood Art Foundation and West Dean
Thu 11 Jun
|Goodwood Art Foundation
Tracing the connections between artistic vision, making, patronage and conservation. A rare opportunity to experience art through the eyes of those who curate it, create it and preserve it.
Time & Location
11 Jun 2026, 10:30 – 17:00
Goodwood Art Foundation, New Barn Hill, Chichester PO18 0QP, UK
About the event
Join Countryside Art Club for a special day exploring the enduring art of tapestry, from a major contemporary commission to one of Britain's most celebrated centres of craft, conservation and artistic patronage.
Our morning begins at Goodwood Art Foundation, one of the UK's newest contemporary art destinations, set within 70 acres of woodland, meadows and landscaped gardens. Curator Eleanor Clark will lead us on a tailored tour of the Foundation's summer programme, with a particular focus on Eva Rothschild's important new tapestry commission, woven locally at West Dean's renowned Tapestry Studio. Along the way, we'll encounter works by some of the world's leading contemporary artists, including Yayoi Kusama, Nancy Holt, Lee Ufan and Hélio Oiticica.
From Goodwood, we travel to nearby West Dean College of Arts, Design, Craft and Conservation — a place that feels increasingly rare in today's world. Founded by visionary Surrealist patron Edward James, it has become…
Tickets
Day ticket
This ticket entitles you to the whole day. 20% discount will be applied to full price at check out for members. Includes admissions costs, private talk and admin fees.
£65.00
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