Upcoming events.
Life? or Theatre?
Professor Pamela Howard OBE
Life? or Theatre? A talk about artist Charlotte Salomon who died in the Holocaust. An exciting talk coming to New Park Old Dojo on the 18th of November. Doors open at 2pm. To book a £7 ticket contact us
'Pioneering Women Artists in Roaring 20s Paris'
Michaela Cranmer
Art Historian, Michaela Cranmer will be kicking off our 2026 programme of talks
'Women's Land Army: through artists’ eyes’
Professor Gill Clarke MBE, Art Historian and Creator
Join us at the Assembly Rooms, North Street, Chichester. Doors open at 2pm talk starts at 2.15pm Tickets £8.50 including teas and coffees. To book please contact us.
Lady Writers as Spies - Barbara Pym & Muriel Spark
Claire Smith, UK Diplomat
Join us at the Assembly Rooms, North Street, Chichester. Doors open at 2pm talk starts at 2.15pm Tickets £8..50 including teas and coffees
Women and Evacuation
Professor Maggie Andrews
Join us at the Assembly Rooms, North Street, Chichester. Doors open at 2pm talk starts at 2.15pm Tickets £8..50 including teas and coffees
Women Writers’ Festival 2026
It all begins with an idea. As part of the Festival of Chichester 2026, we are delighted to present The Women’s Writers Festival, organised with our Patron, author Kate Mosse CBE. In the splendour of The Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester.
The day will be opened by another of our Patrons, Jess Brown-Fuller MP, followed by Kate introducing her latest book. Other speakers will include Tessa Boase with a talk titled Fashion Fury and Feathers, a double act on Making Crime Pay by Sussex writers Elly Griffiths and Lesley Thomson, and a talk by members of West Sussex Record Office on women writers in their collection.
The day will finish with Kate Mosse having an in-conversation with a celebrated female author.
Alongside inspiring talks, meet the writers and purchase a signed copy of their books.
A full line-up of authors will be announced soon, but it promises to be a fun and engaging day for readers and book lovers alike.
Tickets are £35.00 including refreshments.
ChichestHER; Their Story,Our Inspiration
Opening October 2026 at The Novium Museum in Chichester, this major exhibition—funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund—celebrates the lives and achievements of women in the city’s history. Among the highlights will be the collaborative Madge Flag, created with our partner charities, and the bronze maquette of suffragist Madge Turner, made by sculptor Kate Viner.