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Our year-round, jam-packed programme of wonderful courses, talks, festivals and events. Browse them all here or take a look at some selected highlights below.
February half term ideas
Looking for holiday inspiration? Our handy guide contains stuff to keep everyone happy, whatever the weather.
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Sustainable Interior Design with Jeremy Grove
13-16 May: An introduction to space planning and sustainable design with Jeremy Grove of the renowned Sibley Grove design practice.
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Contemporary landscape artist Anthony Garratt (based at Dartington) has become well known for his large scale public installations. Join him for a talk next Thurs (27 Feb) where he will discuss the practical and physical realities of creating large scale works for long term display outdoors. Booking details online. Pictured: To All At Sea, Anglesey #landscapepainting #artinstallation #artforgood #artinthelandscape #dartington
🌲 🔍 To the woods! Join us at Dartington this Feb half term and pick up a FREE “Deer Park Detectives” activity pack for the young’uns to help get them reconnecting with the natural environment... Each rucksack is complete with books, magnifying glass, spotter sheet, compass, hand puppets for tots, rubbing kit, colouring pencils, clipboard and trail map. Complete all the challenges to become a bonafide wildlife and Deer Park expert! Just head to the Visitor Centre under the Courtyard archway with a £5 deposit to pick your backpack before venturing out into the woods 🔍🌳🌲 #reconnectwithnature #natureplay #naturekids #outdoorplay #letthembelittle #playmatters #outdoorkids #childhoodunplugged #getoutside #playbasedlearning #play #hoursoutside #learningthroughplay #forestschool #openendedplay #letthemplay #nature #earlychildhoodeducation #outdooradventures #natureconnection #adventureparenting #powerofplay #forestschoolideas #raisingadventurers #takingbackchildhood #naturebabies
Isn’t it time you joined the @thecraftrevolution?! ✊🏻 ・・・ You can do this. 4-8 March. Dartington has a long history of textiles and furniture making so it is a great pleasure to offer this unique workshop experience with a professional and inspiring tutor of upholstery @bristol_upholstery_collective You will upholster an item of your choice, using traditional upholstery techniques, tools and natural materials. What will happen during the class? You will learn traditional techniques and the materials required to upholster different styles of furniture. Through a series of tasks and demonstrations, you will learn the correct use of upholstery tools and materials. These include stripping existing upholstery, preparing timber frames and their reupholstery using webbing, stitched and nailed hessian, stitched horse hair, another layer of hessian and a final layer of calico. The piece is then finished with a final layer of students’ own top fabric and trim, using various edging techniques. Suitable small scale personal projects tackled on this course could be dining chairs, footstools, occasional chairs, piano stools and other types of stools. (In advance of the course, students are required to check their project is suitable with the tutor.) This five-day intensive course starts with a site-specific presentation on the Dartington Hall sofas dated 1812, the fabric mill, and the skilled crafts people at Dartington, plus an insight to approaching furniture renovation in the context of Dartington’s historic crafts scene. #upholstery
Ok so we’re more than a little excited about this... Aldous Harding is coming to Sea Change Festival at Dartington in May!! Full line up & tickets @driftseachange #seachangefestival #dartington #aldousharding #fieldmusic #totnes