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The Dartington Hall Trust
The Elmhirst Centre
Dartington Hall
Totnes
TQ9 6EL

Tel: 01803 847026 Extension 7026
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Recent Press Releases

Join Us For A Community Conversation On Our Future Plans

We’d like to invite you to join us to hear about and discuss our plans for the future of the estate. The next briefing will take place at The Mansion House, Totnes on 4 September.

A Splash of Colour at the Shops at Dartington

The Shops at Dartington (formerly the Cider Press Centre) is pleased to announce a new, bold and colourful exhibition of artwork.

Local Artists Shortlisted For New Music Award 2010

Totnes-based duo David Prior, a composer and lecturer at University College Falmouth, and architect Frances Crow, who together make up arts practice Liminal, are amongst five shortlisted nominees for the £50,000 PRSF New Music Award.

Local Singers To Star in Summer School Operas

Following an extensive nationwide search and audition process, extraordinary local young singers Sebastian Beamish and Keri Fuge have been cast in lead roles in new productions of The Turn of the Screw and The Marriage of Figaro, taking place at Dartington in August.

Devon School for Social Entrepreneurs recruiting students for the 2011 Programme

The Devon programme of the School for Social Entrepreneurs has announced it will be providing a second year of action learning, tutoring and practical experiences for bold and entrepreneurial people with a social conscience.

KEVICC to launch new Performing Arts Academy on the Dartington estate

King Edward VI Community College and The Dartington Hall Trust today announced the launch of KEVICC’s new Devon Performing Arts Academy (DAPA) on the Dartington estate in September 2010.

Home away from home at Dartington's new festival

HOME, Dartington’s first-ever acoustic festival of world and folk music, offers a brand-new summer day out for families, combining musical intimacy, fun, participation, smiles and surprises.

TQ Special Offer for Dartington International Summer School

Dartington’s International Summer School is once again providing its special offer to local residents in the South Hams, Teignbridge and Torbay for this year’s action-packed five-week festival of inspirational music and dance courses.

Sotheby’s To Auction Part of Dartington's Tagore Collection

A selection of 12 paintings by Rabindranath Tagore from Dartington’s art collection is to go on sale at Sotheby’s in June. Funds raised by the sale will be used to support the Trust’s ambitious new plans to expand its charitable programmes.

The Dartington Hall Trust appoints Dame Jo Williams as a Trustee

The Dartington Hall Trust announces the appointment of Dame Jo Williams as a trustee. Dame Jo Williams is currently Chair of the Prison Reform Trust, a Non-Executive Director of the Department of Communities and Local Government and the interim Chair of the Care Quality Commission. She also holds a number of other positions within the voluntary sector and in 2007 was awarded the D.B.E. for her work with people with a learning disability.