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Barbara Hepworth and Greece explores the little-known story of how a journey through Greece and its islands in 1954 transformed one of Britain’s most celebrated artists. Bringing together major sculptures, paintings, drawings and prints alongside extracts from Hepworth’s diary, the exhibition reveals how Greece’s radiant light, ancient architecture and dramatic landscapes shaped her work, featuring exceptional loans including Curved Form (Delphi) (1955) and Pierced Form (Santorin) (1963), exhibited publicly for the first time.

Discover the remarkable story of Alfred Wallis (1855–1942), the fisherman-turned-artist whose extraordinary paintings profoundly influenced Modern British art.

Beginning to paint at the age of 70, Wallis captured the harbours, fishing boats and coastlines of Cornwall from memory, using discarded cardboard and other everyday materials. His bold, instinctive style inspired artists including Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth, Christopher Wood, Peter Lanyon and Wilhelmina Barns-Graham.

Bringing together Wallis’s paintings with works by artists who collected and championed him, this exhibition explores his lasting influence on British modernism.

Contemporary artist Ro Robertson transforms Pallant House Gallery’s historic staircase with Howl, a new site-specific installation inspired by the rhythms of the Cornish coastline, the sea and celestial cycles. Bringing together painting and sculpture, this ambitious commission invites visitors to experience the historic townhouse in a new way.