About us

Central to the Goodwood Art Foundation is its programme of displays, featuring works by world-leading international artists. An annual exhibition will run from spring to autumn, accompanied by a year round collection of semi-permanent sculptures.

The artworks will be situated throughout the grounds, outside and in pavilions designed by Studio Downie Architects.

The programme’s leader is Ann Gallagher OBE. An independent curator working internationally, Ann has extensive curatorial experience in various roles, most recently as a Director of Collections at Tate. The Foundation’s diverse programme aims to appeal to a wide range of visitors, from young people to international art professionals.

The award-winning horticulturalist and landscape designer Dan Pearson OBE has devised an extensive programme of landscape development and management for the Goodwood Art Foundation’s grounds.

 
His naturalistic approach is recognised for its sensitivity to place, intuitive design and bold plantings, which will invigorate the wild aesthetic of the landscape.

 
Visitors will experience a rich, biodiverse setting spread over twenty-four seasonal moments and inspired by Goodwood’s location on the edge of the South Downs. Visitor experience will be at the heart of the landscape vision, connecting and highlighting the art installations within their setting.

The third pillar of the Goodwood Art Foundation is education. Far from supplementing the other two, learning opportunities are built into the Foundation’s programme, promoting a deeper engagement with the works of art and the environment itself, allowing both to be discovered and explored.

Drawing on a rich and varied heritage, the Goodwood Art Foundation extends the estate’s centuries-long engagement with art and landscape. At the same time, it will be its own entity, distinguished by its innovative approach, its fully integrated educational role and its non-profit remit. It will also provide a setting for Goodwood to build on its reputation as a place where leaders in their respective fields gather to address and find solutions to important global issues. While such gatherings will be linked to the Goodwood Art Foundation’s remit, there will be further scope, throughout the year, to explore and debate key areas of interest relevant to Goodwood’s wider events calendar