Introducing Michelle Matteo, a new basketmaking short course tutor at West Dean.

Second year MA Creative Writing and Publishing student Pam writes about her experiences on the programme.

Edward James is perhaps best known as a major patron of the arts and an innovator in interior design and architecture. Yet he regarded himself primarily as a poet and, for World Poetry Day, we’re shining a spotlight on James’ lifelong pursuit of poetry. 

Mark Radcliffe, Subject Leader for the MA Creative Writing & Publishing programme, talks about his new book, Three Gifts, how the story came about, as well as thoughts on the story making process.

Ahead of the Certificate in Fiction Writing course starting, award-winning authors and tutors Bethan Roberts and Laura Wilkinson talk about their inspirations, how they approach their own writing, and share advice for budding fiction writers.

Over the last few weeks we have had the pleasure of welcoming Paula Morison to West Dean College as Artist-in-Residence. Based in the Fine Art studios, Paula worked alongside Graduate Diploma Fine Art and MFA students on a daily basis. Here, she talks more about her residency.

We are delighted to have recently received a generous donation of Salvador Dalí lithographs by the family of the late John Crowley. John Crowley’s daughter, Karen Gardner, is an alumna of West Dean College of Arts and Conservation, having graduated with an MA Visual Arts in 2008 (now Master of Fine Art).

As she heads into her second year on the MFA programme, Chantal New reflects on her experiences on the programme so far, including the significance of receiving a bursary to fund her studies.

The Whose Heritage? project was set up in 2019 to explore the cultural legacy of colonialism at West Dean College. Working with academic staff, students, external subject specialists and source communities, the project aims to re-evaluate and inform how objects in our collection are cared for, curated, and displayed.