What’s on at Charleston

Join artist Philip Hughes and writer Kay Syrad on a walk from Charleston onto the South Downs. Bring a notebook or sketchbook.

Handcraft a beautiful, leaded stained glass window panel with tutor David Lilly. Learn the traditional techniques More

Frame baskets with Sussex willow This is a 1 day workshop where we will focus on More

A regular monthly life drawing day at Charleston. Book by email.

Informal reading and discussion group, exploring Bloomsbury texts and themes. First Sunday of every month.

Curated by Tom Stuart-Smith, the festival is a weekend of talks, tours and demonstrations by pioneering gardeners, designers and horticulturalists.

Vanessa Bell described the garden at Charleston in the summer as a “dithering blaze of flowers and More

Informal reading and discussion group, exploring Bloomsbury texts and themes. First Sunday of every month.

CRESSIDA BELL talks to her sister, Virginia Nicholson, about Charleston, her design work and curating ‘In Colour.’

Explore colour observation mixing and creating a sense of light in Oils with Tom Benjamin Vanessa More

Learn the processes of woodcut printmaking, with tutor Helen Brown, from design to carving, inking to printing. More

Philip Hughes and Chris Drury discuss creating artwork inspired by landscapes and the natural world

Handcraft a beautiful, leaded stained glass window panel with tutor David Lilly. Learn the traditional techniques More

Melvyn Tan will perform alongside the Škampa Quartet and actor Juliet Stephenson

Join our new 10-week Life Writing course, inspired by the writing of Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury group.

Take inspiration from the painted interiors at Charleston. Learn the various paint effects and antiquing techniques More

Learn the art of block printing with Molly Mahon. Molly will share her love of pattern More