Partner Event: Caroline Achaintre - Fantômas

Partner event

Fantômas is an exhibition of new works by artist Caroline Achaintre. Her visually striking, witty ceramic sculptures and hand-tufted wall hangings incorporate diverse references such as catwalk fashion, carnival, and death-metal iconography, as well as Primitivism and Expressionism - early twentieth-century Western art movements that borrowed heavily from non-Western and prehistoric imagery to find new ways of representing the modern world.

Partner Event: This is Not Art

Partner event

This special exhibition invites you to examine the relationship between Salvador Dali and the father of conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp. The first exhibit dedicated to their friendship and its influence on the work of both artists, Dali/Duchamp explores the common ground, both personal and aesthetic, shared by these two modern icons.

The exhibition will feature the Red Lobster Telephone from the Edward James Archives.

Partner Event: This is Not Art

Partner event

This special exhibition invites you to examine the relationship between Salvador Dali and the father of conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp. The first exhibit dedicated to their friendship and its influence on the work of both artists, Dali/Duchamp explores the common ground, both personal and aesthetic, shared by these two modern icons.

The exhibition will feature the Red Lobster Telephone from the Edward James Archives.

Inside the Edward James Archive: A talk by Archivist Simon Coleman

Artist Talk

This illustrated talk will introduce the personal archive of the College's founder, Edward James, and discuss how it reflects his remarkably varied and culturally active life. Best-known as the influential patron of surrealist artists such as Dalí, Magritte and Carrington, James' activities extended across the arts spectrum, encompassing, ballet, music and literature and involved not merely patronage but creative collaboration, publishing and art collecting.

This event is fully booked.

Ami Bouhassane 'Lee Miller: A Life with Food, Friends and Recipes'

Talk

West Dean College is proud to host this special event to celebrate the publication of 'Lee Miller: a Life with Food, Friends, and Recipes' as part of the College's series of Author Talks, co-ordinated by the Creative Writing department.

Deeds Not Words workshop

Workshop

Drawing inspiration from Suffrage banners, participants at this drop-in workshop are invited to make their own banners that engage, provoke, empower, and express the ideas, concerns and hopes of women in the 21st century.

West Dean Arts and Craft Festival

Festival

Live arts and craft at the UK's most unique arts destination.

Watch live craft demonstrations, buy quality arts and craft and get hands-on in creative workshops and drop-in sessions. Explore the historic state rooms in West Dean House and view installations from current students.

Book today to save 20% on ticket prices

A Chalk Gardeners Question Time with Annie Guilfoyle

Partner event

Inspired by the setting of Enid Bagnold's play The Chalk Garden and the geology of the South Downs, this talk and Q&A session with Annie Guilfoyle offers an insight into getting the most out of a chalky soil.

Tickets can be purchased from the Chichester Festival Theatre Box Office.

West Dean College Visual Arts Summer Show 2018

Degree/Diploma Student Exhibition

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is pleased to announce the Visual Arts Summer Shows for 2018, taking place first at West Dean and then in London. The exhibitions showcase the work of students graduating from the full-time Visual Arts programmes, including Graduate Diploma and Master's degrees, as well as interim exhibitions by first year MFA students. Exhibiting students will present work developed over a year of intensive study, providing visitors with the opportunity to view original work by a group of emerging artists.

West Dean College Visual Arts Summer Show 2018

Degree/Diploma Student Exhibition

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is pleased to announce the Visual Arts Summer Shows for 2018, taking place first at West Dean and then in London. The exhibitions showcase the work of students graduating from the full-time Visual Arts programmes, including Graduate Diploma and Master's degrees, as well as interim exhibitions by first year MFA students. Exhibiting students will present work developed over a year of intensive study, providing visitors with the opportunity to view original work by a group of emerging artists.

Concert by the Chilingirian Quartet

Concert

The Chilingirian Quartet will perform Haydn Op 50 No 6, Beethoven Op 135,
Beethoven Op 59 No 1.

West Dean College Visual Arts Summer Show 2018: Espacio Gallery, London

Degree/Diploma Student Exhibition

A selection of work from the West Dean Summer Show exhibition will be exhibited at Espacio Gallery in East London. The exhibition will showcase the work of students graduating from the full-time Visual Arts programmes, including Graduate Diploma and Master's degrees, as well as interim exhibitions by first year MFA students.

Chilli Fiesta

Festival

The UK's biggest chilli festival returns 10 - 12 August 2018
Join the party and dance to live Latin music, watch cookery and gardening demonstrations and taste delicious chilli foods. Make the most of the family-friendly festival atmosphere and camp onsite with great facilities.

Early bird rate (20% discount) Book Today.

International Classical Guitar Festival Season Ticket (entry to all four Concerts and Open Day)

Concert

Guitar Season Ticket (entry to all four concerts and Open Day)

Please see the website for dates, venues and start times of each individual concert.

Concert by William Kanengiser

Concert

William is an international concert artist. Member of the Grammy award winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and faculty member of the University of Southern California.

Guitar Open Day (International Guitar Festival)

Open Day

Including exhibitions of music and instruments, a guitar makers' showcase, and masterclass with William Kanengiser and recital by Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo.

Recital by Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo

Concert

Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo have been described as performers 'with truly uncanny unanimity' (Ivan Hewett, Daily Telegraph) and 'with astounding exquisiteness' (Paul Driver, Sunday Times). Julian and Dan first met studying at Birmingham Conservatoire where they both received First Class Honours and the Principal's Prize, continuing their studies with a joint Masters at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with Distinction and the Performance Diploma.

Recital by Vickers Bovey Guitar Duo. £5 (payable if not attending the Guitar Festival Open Day)

A few upcoming concerts:

Concert by Xuefei Yang

Concert

Xuefei is a prize winning Chinese international concert artist. Commissioner of new works for the guitar, EMI recording artist and popular visiting lecturer.

Concert by The Modern Guitar Trio

Concert

The Modern Guitar Trio was formed in 2000 when Australian Roland Chadwick teamed up with English virtuosos Roland Gallery and Vincent Lindsay-Clark to record Roland Chadwick's Letter from LA for his CD; The Revealing. This suite has since been performed extensively by the Modern Guitar Trio and other trios have played this work throughout Europe, the Americas and Australia.

Recital of Music with Roy Stratford (Piano) and Oliver Nelson (Violin)

Concert

Recital of Music for Violin and Piano with Roy Stratford & Oliver Nelson.