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

Stitched stories, drawings and marks

18 to 21 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: Jessie Chorley |

Suitable for all

£479

Neolithic braiding

18 to 22 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: Tim Johnson |

Suitable for all

£614

Drawing for beginners

19 to 21 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: Andrew Fitchett |

Beginners

£322

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

Metal Mount Making

19 to 21 May 2025 | West Dean

Booking closed

Tutor: Sophie Manhire |

Beginners

£520

Monotype printmaking – layers and colours

21 May 2025 | London

Booking closed

Tutor: Caroline Wendling |

Suitable for all

£140

Drawing reflections with watercolour and ink

22 May 2025 | London

Places available

Tutor: Juliette Losq |

Suitable for all

£135

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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Painting with earth

22 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Peter Ward |

Suitable for all

£525

Marbling, combs and waves on paper and textiles

22 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Rachel O'Connell |

Intermediate

£545

Painting with experimental collage

23 May 2025 | London

Places available

Tutor: Joe Packer |

Beginners/Intermediate

£130

Nature writing

23 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Craig Jordan-Baker |

Beginners/Intermediate

£298

Sculpture skills – waxworking for lost-wax metal casting

23 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Stephen Coles |

Beginners

£397

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

Still life oil painting – beginners

23 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: George Popesco |

Beginners

£323

Introduction to silk-screen printing

23 to 25 May 2025 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Jane Sampson |

Beginners

£351

Passementerie weaving – an introduction

24 May 2025 | London

Places available

Tutor: Elizabeth Ashdown |

Beginners/Intermediate

£140

Mark-making and meditation

25 May 2025 | London

2 places available

Tutor: Katie Sollohub |

Suitable for all

£145

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

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

Places available

Tutor: Hannah Vincent |

Suitable for all

£300