Find out about the next stage of the Edward James Archive Project with West Dean College Archivist, Simon Coleman.

An essay by Dr. Joanna Pawlik that uses the Mexican surrealist journal S.NOB to rethink Edward James's involvement with transnational surrealism. Republished to mark the anniversary of James's birth on 16 August 1907.

West Dean's Archivist, Simon Coleman, recently delivered an evening lecture to introduce the cataloguing of the Edward James Archive which is currently underway. The talk provided an introduction to the Cultural Papers and highlighted material found in both these papers and in other sections of the Edward James Archive.

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.

On May 15th 2018 West Dean College will host a special event with author Ami Bouhassane 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. Programme Leader and author, Martine McDonagh interviewed Ami for International Women's Day 2018.

As part of International Women's Day 2018, West Dean College is profiling the lives and work of seven women, past and present. We will be celebrating women who have contributed to the cultural heritage of the College as well as those working now who continue to build on the legacy of conservation and the arts for which West Dean is internationally known.

The cataloguing of Edward James's unique personal archive has recently begun. The focus of this project will be the Cultural Papers, a diverse and illuminating body of material with content ranging over many areas of the creative arts including visual art, literature, music and ballet.

Each year, Conservation students at West Dean College have the opportunity to spend two weeks working on live 'Preventative Conservation' projects. Read about one of the projects from 2017.

A Postcard to West Dean is a hand-woven tapestry made at the West Dean Tapestry Studio in 1986. Now a main feature of the College's Dining Hall, the piece was commissioned to commemorate Edward James's death and acknowledge his support and ambition for West Dean College.