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Experimental batik on paper

13 to 15 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Hetty Van Boekhout |

Beginners/Intermediate

£326

Plant-led spring propagation

14 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Hannah Fox |

Suitable for all

£172

Selecting the right plants for your garden – Garden Lecture

14 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Rosy Hardy |

Suitable for all

£109

Finding your creative self

14 to 15 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Veronique Maria |

Suitable for all

£349

Painting still life – towards abstraction

15 to 20 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Nick Bodimeade |

Intermediate/Advanced

£765

Winter Retreats

Embrace the beauty of winter and explore your creativity with West Dean's exceptional art and craft short courses!

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Lithography on lino – an eco printmaking technique

15 to 19 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Mary Dalton |

Suitable for all

£616

Indian brass inlay block-printed textiles

16 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Jenney Kelly |

Beginners

£196

Jewellery workshop

16 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Laila Smith |

Suitable for all

£163

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

Woodturning – bowl turning

17 to 19 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Richard Findley |

Intermediate

£418

Silver clay – lidded pot

17 to 19 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Grainne Reynolds |

Beginners/Intermediate

£391

Free machine embroidered pictures

17 to 19 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Linda Miller |

Suitable for all

£319

Woodcarving for beginners

17 to 19 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Alex Jones |

Beginners

£329

Practical gardening skills: Spring shrub pruning

18 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Tom Brown |

Suitable for all

£74

Sarah Burns Printmaker and West Dean Tutor

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Silversmithing – an emphasis on traditional skills

19 to 22 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Julian Stephens |

Suitable for all

£473

Contemporary portraits in oils

19 to 22 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Rachel Mercer |

Suitable for all

£544

Calligraphy – modern pointed pen, copperplate or italic

19 to 22 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Gaynor Goffe |

Suitable for all

£486

Glass fusing and slumping

20 to 23 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Katrina Beattie |

Suitable for all

£546

Drawing – brilliant basics

20 to 22 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Ruby Saul |

Beginners

£371

Blacksmithing

20 to 22 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Andrew Smith |

Beginners

£362

Landscape painting in soft pastel and mixed media

22 to 26 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Sarah Bee |

Intermediate/Advanced

£630

Lost-wax casting in bronze

22 to 27 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: David Snoo Wilson |

Beginners/Intermediate

£870

Historic photographic printmaking – cameraless techniques

23 to 26 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Peter Renn |

Beginners/Intermediate

£567

Furniture making – a dovetailed box

23 to 27 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Tom Kealy |

Beginners/Intermediate

£616

Paint it big

26 to 29 Mar 2026 | West Dean

Places available

Tutor: Louise Rainbow |

Intermediate

£596