Internationally recognised for excellence in conservation and arts education.
Conservation of Ceramics at West Dean College
800+ Arts and craft short courses
Conservation and Craft skills courses -includes Metalwork, Furniture or Clocks
Study Fine Art - great studios, facilities and support for emerging artists
Explore your study options from creative short courses and professional development through to Foundation, Diploma and Masters degrees. Students achieve ground-breaking work in visual arts or deploy their skills in the conservation of our national and international cultural heritage.
Studying at West Dean College
You can expect a creative environment with a forward thinking approach, professional connections and a rich heritage of creativity.
Small classes, talented tutors and exceptional facilities offer a rich study experience. Our degrees and diplomas are awarded by the University of Sussex.
The College is set in West Dean in Sussex in the former home of Edward James, poet, artist, designer and patron of the Surrealist Movement. It offers an inspirational setting for focused study, creativity and innovation.
Studying at West Dean College on a short course or for your degree or diploma, can be life-changing. Alumni are working with collections and museums of international significance or pursuing their creative practice.
We are currently accepting applications for 2018/2019.
College Blog
Corresponding with Edward James
The correspondence between Edward James and Ivan Hicks reveals a private, intimate side of James and offers a glimpse at the formative years of Hicks, now considered one of the UK's leading garden designers and landscape artists.
School of Conservation Blog
Trials and Jubilations in Book Conservation: Part 1
While studying at West Dean, a key and sobering lesson I have learned is that most of the objects you will work on as a book conservator will be brown. Sometimes reddish-brown, sometimes greenish-brown, but still basically brown.
Accordingly, there was cause for celebration when The Royal Jubilee 1935 came across my bench. ...
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