Short Courses | West Dean

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Online course – FDAD: The project brief

12 May 2025 to 23 Jun 2025 | Online

Booking closed

Tutors: Caroline Wendling | Tiffany Robinson

£158

Creating and selling collections successfully (evening series)

14 to 28 May 2025 | London

Booking closed

Tutor: Patricia Van den Akker |

Suitable for all

£130

Painting with earth

22 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: Peter Ward |

Suitable for all

£525

Marbling, combs and waves on paper and textiles

22 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: Rachel O'Connell |

Intermediate

£545

Nature writing

23 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: Craig Jordan-Baker |

Beginners/Intermediate

£298

Arts & Craft Summer Schools

Immerse yourself in our week-long creative retreats and discover new techniques, like-minded makers and an exciting programme of extra-curricular activities.

Summer Schools

Sculpture skills – waxworking for lost-wax metal casting

23 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: Stephen Coles |

Beginners

£397

Still life oil painting – beginners

23 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: George Popesco |

Beginners

£323

Introduction to silk-screen printing

23 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: Jane Sampson |

Beginners

£351

West Dean x Petworth House

A series of short courses in collaboration with Petworth House inspired by the work of Turner.

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Passementerie weaving – an introduction

24 May 2025 | London

Booking closed

Tutor: Elizabeth Ashdown |

Beginners/Intermediate

£140

Japanese calligraphy and ink flow

25 to 30 May 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Rie Takeda |

Suitable for all

£807

Japanese hammer chased and inlayed moon dish

25 to 30 May 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Wayne Meeten |

Intermediate/Advanced

£863

Japanese woodblock printed landscapes, bound in a hand scroll

25 to 30 May 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Lucy May Schofield |

Suitable for all

£788

Indigo dye artworks on Japanese paper

28 to 30 May 2025 | West Dean

1 place available

Tutor: Mieko Fujimori |

Suitable for all

£470

Sarah Burns Printmaker and West Dean Tutor

Meet the Makers!

Read inspiring interviews with artists and tutors and discover the latest creative news

West Dean Stories

Stone carving – the head in soft limestone

29 May 2025 to 1 Jun 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Patricia Barker |

Suitable for all

£529

Mixed media – observations in the garden

29 May 2025 to 1 Jun 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Jo Dixon |

Beginners/Intermediate

£489

Writing from life: autobiography, biography and creative non-fiction

30 May 2025 to 1 Jun 2025 | West Dean

2 places available

Tutor: Hannah Vincent |

Suitable for all

£300

Creative in-camera techniques – digital photography

30 May 2025 to 1 Jun 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Roy Matthews |

Intermediate

£310

Simple furniture making – beginners

30 May 2025 to 2 Jun 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Tom Kealy |

Beginners

£487

Drawing with colour – still life inspired by Matisse

1 Jun 2025 | London

Places available

Tutor: Beth Rodway |

Beginners

£140

Abstract painting - the next level

1 to 4 Jun 2025 | West Dean

2 places available

Tutor: Robert Sosner |

Intermediate/Advanced

£484

Large scale throwing – making a Moon jar

1 to 7 Jun 2025 | West Dean

1 place available

Tutor: Michel Francois |

Intermediate/Advanced

£1,030

Introduction to botanical drawing

2 to 4 Jun 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Ann Swan |

Beginners

£336

Managing Wildlife in the Historic Environment

2 to 5 Jun 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Deborah Evans

£1,010

Watercolour – colour mixing

3 Jun 2025 | London

Places available

Tutor: Natasha Lien |

Beginners

£130