West Dean College of Arts and Conservation has just launched a wide range of more than 354 short courses online, running from mid-April to October 2021.

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation in Chichester, West Sussex has today announced plans to merge with KLC School of Design in London to reflect “an exciting new era for specialist creative education” according to its Chief Executive, Alexander Barron.

Spring has sprung at West Dean Gardens, and to celebrate, enjoy our top tips for looking after your house plants; for local visitors, some of our iconic glasshouses have just re-opened; and renowned plantsperson Hester Forde will be hosting two online gardening courses.

From a new bug hotel in the Walled Garden to a new online garden course, West Dean Gardens and West Dean College of Arts and Conservation are offering inspiration to get gardening this Spring.

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation has announced that it will be hosting a further series of “virtual” Open Days for degree and diploma courses on Wednesday, March 10; Wednesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
 

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation will be hosting its first Online Music Appreciation Course via Zoom – Live online Course: Brahms, music appreciation – on Saturday, February 13, 2021 from 9am-5pm.
 

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is launching a one year part-time Online Foundation Certificate in Art and Design, which starts on Friday, February 12, 2021. This new course offers an opportunity to develop practical and creative skills in a broad range of mediums and subjects, including drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. All students are encouraged to apply regardless of previous experience.

The Clothworkers’ Company is generously supporting the Designer Bookbinders’ ‘Transferring Design initiative’; offering funding that enables Kate Holland, a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders, to teach a bookbinding course within West Dean College's Graduate Diploma in Conservation Studies, specialising in Books and Library Materials.

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation are very pleased to announce that they have won the 2020 Public and Community Award as part of the Sussex Heritage Trust Awards 2020 for the restoration of the College’s 126-year-old roof. Taking almost two years to complete, the project repaired the numerous leaks, rotten roof timbers and failed masonry of the 39 individual sections using 26,000 Welsh slate tiles to the highest standards, ensuring the building can continue to provide world-class education for future generations.