West Dean College of Arts and Conservation near Chichester, West Sussex are very pleased to announce that its one-day conference titled Tradition/Innovation: Craft and future intangible cultural heritage on Thursday 30 March 2023 which is being held in in association with The Crafts Study Centre and University for the Creative Arts (UCA) is now sold out.
This year, a selection of work from the full-time Fine Art students at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation (Near Chichester, West Sussex) will be exhibited at Copeland Gallery. The free exhibition titled Any Day Now will run from Thursday, July 14 –Sunday, July 17, 2022 between 12-6pm, with a late opening on Thursday, July 14 between 6-8pm, when there will be an opportunity to meet the artists.
The hugely popular West Dean Fine Art Summer Show will be open to the public from Saturday, July 2 – Friday, July 8 2022 between 10am-5pm at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation (near Chichester, West Sussex).
Each year the work of the Fine Art students’ Summer Show goes on tour. This year, a selection of work from Fine Art students at West Dean College will be exhibited at Copeland Gallery, part of the thriving creative community at Copeland Park, London (Unit 9I, Copeland Park, 133 Copeland Rd, London SE15 3SN). The free exhibition will run from Friday, July 16 to Sunday, July 25, 2021 between 1-7pm, with a preview on Thursday, July 15 between 6-8pm, where there will be an opportunity to meet the artists.
Fine Art students at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation will be presenting an online exhibition of their work titled Postal. The ten-day fundraiser will take place from midday on Thursday, May 13 to midday on Sunday, May 23 2021.
West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is pleased to announce the launch of Horticultural Appropriation: Why Horticulture Needs Decolonizing by Claire Ratinon and Sam Ayre. The pamphlet, published by Rough Trade Books, was created as part of the Gardens Residency at West Dean College and will be available from Thursday, April 22, 2021.
West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is pleased to announce Viviana Rossi-Caffell as their 2021 Maker-in-Residence and she will visit the college between Monday, October 11 – Friday, October 22, 2021. Known for creating mobiles and stamobiles (standing mobiles) made of metal, Viviana will be exploring the relationship between sculpture and performance during her time at the College near Chichester in West Sussex.
West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is pleased to announce a new partnership with New Writing South to ensure that a minimum of 50% of their on-going Writers-in Residence (WiR) programme will support writers of colour. The first of three writers of colour who will have residencies at the College will be Booker Prize short-listed novelist Yvvette Edwards.
West Dean College of Arts and Conservation has launched an open call for applications for their 2021 Maker-in-Residence. Applications from UK-based Artist-Makers are invited to be submitted between 29 October - 29 November 2020.
Submissions are now open for artists from national charity Outside In or artists that fit the criteria of the charity in terms of facing significant barriers to the art world for reasons including health, disability, social circumstances or isolation to undertake a residency at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation.