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Wednesday 10 June – Wednesday 17 June 2026

Artists in Herefordshire turn to folk history, farming knowledge and community collaboration to reimagine the countryside as a site of cultural production, rather than the backdrop.

For summer 2026, artists Chris Poolman and Grace Emily Manning present ‘The Golden Valley Sundial’, a touring outdoor artwork that brings together folk-history, agricultural practices, and the lived experience of contemporary, rural communities.

The work was commissioned by Meadow Arts, a contemporary visual arts charity that works in unexpected and rural places. The work emerges from their ‘Our Place Golden Valley’ project, a three-year creative health project exploring what it means to live in, and belong to, a geographically and culturally distinct rural landscape.

The Ledbury-based artists have spent a year working with communities in the Golden Valley in south-west Herefordshire. This process has culminated in ‘The Golden Valley Sundial’, a large-scale, modular artwork and interactive game which will tour the county, stopping off at Hellens for a week in June!

There is no admission charge to the grounds and gardens at Hellens, which are open Wednesdays and Sundays from 10.30am to 5pm. However, the Sundial Art installation will be situated in the meadow and along a public footpath and therefore can be visited at any time, with access via the public footpath rather than through the grounds and gardens. No requirement to book.

10 June – 17 June 2026

Hellens

FREE

Location

Hellens

Much Marcle, HR8 2LY

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