Some five years ago, West Dean College of Arts and Conservation took the decision to embark on a project to make recordings of memories of our founder Edward James, conscious that people who had known him were no longer youngsters. British Library trained Oral Historian, Jackie Herrington, has captured just under 30 hours of recordings from 24 different individuals, and there are more individuals to be interviewed. Find out what we have learnt about Edward James so far in this blog.

Sharon Duggal tells us about her experience as Writer in Residence at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation during November 2019. 

Full-time Fine Art students from West Dean College of Arts and Conservation recently made a group visit to the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-upon-Sea. David Stent, Fine Art Subject Leader, tells us all about it in this blog post.

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation MFA alumnus Laura Luna Castillo has just been awarded the 'Best VR Award' by the Nexon Computer Museum in South Korea for her immersive Virtual Reality work developed in August 2019 for the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology at Virginia Tech.

Diploma in Art and Contemporary Crafts (DACC) students Mary Hennessey Jones, Sarah Johns and Robin Bray-Hurren have set up a new reading group with the aim to look at art history through a feminist and queer theory lense. A text, film or other media is selected to discuss at each meeting.

Celebrating National Authors Day and National Novel Writing Month with Creative Writing and Publishing MA Subject Leader, Mark Radcliffe. 

Read about Merlyn Chesterman's Atmostpheric Woodcuts short course at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation. 

A new exhibition of work by West Dean College Artist-in-Residence, Renee So, is now open at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-sea.

A banner made during a workshop at West Dean College is currently on exhibition as part of the British Textile Biennial 2019. Banner Culture presents a retrospective history of protest in the UK, from traditional processional banners from heritage collections to contemporary DIY messages from local campaign groups.