Late availability on arts and craft short courses at West Dean College of Arts and Conservation

Late Availability

Don't miss the chance to learn a new skill or nurture your existing talents on a creative short course. From painting to woodworking and mosaics to basket weaving, you're sure to find something to inspire.

Writing your family history

10 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Booking closed
Tutor: Joanna Moorhead |
Beginners
£162

Kumihimo – Japanese braidmaking

10 to 13 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Booking closed
Tutor: Jacqui Carey |
Suitable for all
£471

The extended sketchbook

10 to 13 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Booking closed
Tutor: Annabel Tilley |
Intermediate
£486

Wheel-throwing with components and hollow forms

12 to 15 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Booking closed
Tutor: Jo Davies |
Intermediate
£537

Writing for children and young adults

13 to 15 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Booking closed
Tutor: Catherine Johnson |
Suitable for all
£314

Plant-led spring propagation

14 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Booking closed
Tutor: Hannah Fox |
Suitable for all
£172

Lithography on lino – an eco-printmaking technique

15 to 19 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Booking closed
Tutor: Mary Dalton |
Suitable for all
£616

Indian brass inlay block-printed textiles

16 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Full - join waitlist
Tutor: Jenney Kelly |
Beginners
£196

Free machine embroidered pictures

17 to 19 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Linda Miller |
Suitable for all
£319

Silver clay – lidded pot

17 to 19 Mar 2026 | West Dean
2 places available
Tutor: Grainne Reynolds |
Beginners/Intermediate
£391

Contemporary portraits in oils

19 to 22 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Rachel Mercer |
Suitable for all
£544

Twined basketry on a large scale

20 Mar 2026 | London
2 places available
Tutor: Mary Crabb |
Beginners/Intermediate
£140

Blacksmithing

20 to 22 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Andrew Smith |
Beginners
£362

Glass fusing and slumping

20 to 23 Mar 2026 | West Dean
1 place available
Tutor: Katrina Beattie |
Suitable for all
£546

Drawing the portrait

21 to 22 Mar 2026 | London
Places available
Tutor: Stephanie Mills |
Suitable for all
£305

Historic photographic printmaking – cameraless techniques

23 to 26 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Peter Renn |
Beginners/Intermediate
£567

Weaving in collaboration with nature

26 to 27 Mar 2026 | London
Places available
Tutor: Joanne Lamb |
Suitable for all
£265

The figure – wax, wire, plaster and found objects

26 to 29 Mar 2026 | West Dean
2 places available
Tutor: Anna Gillespie |
Suitable for all
£609

Jewellery making with an emphasis on fastenings and findings

27 to 30 Mar 2026 | West Dean
2 places available
Tutor: Sarah Macrae |
Intermediate/Advanced
£472

Collagraph printmaking with colour

27 to 30 Mar 2026 | West Dean
2 places available
Tutor: Sarah Mander |
Suitable for all
£483

Botanical French beading – a daffodil stem

27 Mar 2026 | London
2 places available
Tutor: Holly Parr |
Suitable for all
£145

How to write poetry

27 to 29 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Janet Sutherland |
Beginners/Intermediate
£319

Botanical drawing – colours and textures of spring flowers

27 to 30 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Ann Swan |
Intermediate/Advanced
£471

Introduction to stone carving

27 to 29 Mar 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Simon Keeley |
Beginners/Intermediate
£348

Exploring Japanese pottery

27 to 30 Mar 2026 | West Dean
2 places available
Tutor: Rie Tsuruta |
Beginners/Intermediate
£519

Print, repeat – Tetra Pak printing onto fabric

28 to 29 Mar 2026 | London
Places available
Tutor: Amarjeet Nandhra |
Beginners/Intermediate
£260

Cordage and structures from repurposed materials

28 to 29 Mar 2026 | London
Places available
Tutor: Alice Fox |
Suitable for all
£250

A novel in a day

28 Mar 2026 | London
Full - join waitlist
Tutor: Nina Millns |
Suitable for all
£125

Vision of colour

29 Mar 2026 to 3 Apr 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Andy Pankhurst |
Intermediate/Advanced
£745

Carve a greenwood pocket spoon

30 Mar 2026 | London
Places available
Tutor: Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell |
Beginners/Intermediate
£135

Boro bobbin diaries – stitching stories by hand

31 Mar 2026 to 3 Apr 2026 | West Dean
1 place available
Tutor: Deena Beverley |
Suitable for all
£496

Musical instrument making – traditional stringed and keyboard instruments

31 Mar 2026 to 9 Apr 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutors: Geoff Bowers | Andy Butterworth |
Intermediate/Advanced
£1,371

Blacksmithing workshop

4 Apr 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Joe Tyler |
Beginners/Intermediate
£180

Botanical painting – tulips in watercolour

8 to 10 Apr 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Sandrine Maugy |
Suitable for all
£321

Making hand brushes using natural fibres

8 Apr 2026 | London
Places available
Tutor: Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell |
Beginners/Intermediate
£140

AutoCAD Essentials for Interior Design

8 to 10 Apr 2026 | London
Places available
Tutor: Hitesh Maroo |
Beginners/Intermediate
£400

An introduction to AI for photographers

10 to 12 Apr 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Tim Savage |
Beginners
£314

Exploring paper lithography

10 to 12 Apr 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Ralph Overill |
Suitable for all
£337

Sculpture skills – rubber mould making for lost wax casting

16 to 19 Apr 2026 | West Dean
Places available
Tutor: Stephen Coles |
Suitable for all
£571