Latest news & blogs
Thriving together at the Oxford Real Farming Conference
Last week the ORFC brought together thousands to discuss ecological approaches to farming and food production, including many of us at Schumacher College.
Planning our growing spaces for 2022
Find out from our Head Gardener, Colum Pawson, how he goes about planning what to grow next season and where.
Join us at Dartington’s Music Summer School & Festival in 2022
We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes putting together a vibrant programme for our 2022 event, and this week marks the launch of our courses which are now open for you to browse and book.
Military Veterans break new ground in Dartington’s walled garden
Veterans Outdoors, a local charity that works to improve the mental health of people who have served in the Armed Forces has just completed a wellbeing project in partnership with the Defence Gardens Scheme and with the support of Dartington Trust.
BFI Funding for The Barn Cinema and Soundart Radio at Dartington
We’re thrilled to share that The Barn Cinema, Dartington’s unique independent cinema housed in a converted 14th century barn, has received funding from the British Film Institute as part of the third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.
Series of prints created exclusively for Dartington by William Luz
William Luz is known for creating colourful, abstract compositions using flowing, gestural lines. We commissioned him to create three exclusive prints for us in response to the gardens and landscape of Dartington. We talk to William about his practice and his series...
Barn Cinema Blog: Dune’s eccentric history
As our series of Dune screenings draws to a close, Barn programmer Ali Donkin examines the unusual history of Dune on the big screen.
Dartington Estate to become an agro-forestry ‘lighthouse’
Dartington Estate is part of a pilot project for the government’s new agri-environmental scheme to encourage farmers to manage their land in a more sustainable way.
Search for poet in residence for our historic gardens
We are looking for a Poet in Residence for our Grade II* Listed Gardens – a position open to any poet in the UK and that’s set to run from January to December 2022.
Satish Kumar invited to Rome by the Pope to discuss the climate emergency
“It was the first time people from all religions and scientists have gathered together like this” – the Schumacher College founder describes an incredible event in his own words.
“We have the potential to create a revolution in regenerative learning”
In an extract from a recently published book, Head of Schumacher College Pavel Cenkl celebrates the power the learning community to revolutionise education.
Dartington partners with Sharpham Cheese for new academy course
We are delighted to host one of the countries leading cheese writers, Patrick McGuigan, and Sharpham Cheese, for a academy course helping participants become accredited Associates of the Academy of Cheese.
Diary: Notes from the Walled Kitchen Garden
Regular, rolling updates from the brilliant volunteer team at our beautiful Kitchen Garden! Follow the progress of this beautiful organic garden as zero-food miles produce is grown for our café, The Green Table and our pub, The White Hart.
Barn Cinema blog: The Roundhouse Returns!
Bond is back – and he’s not the only one, with our Roundhouse cafe/bar making a welcome return.
A lifetime of artistic collaboration
In this blog, Dartington bookbinder Mary Bartlett looks back at a number of artistic collaborations and projects that have shaped her life.
New plaque honours Michael Young’s legacy at Dartington
Last week, Dartington Trust was pleased to unveil a new commemorative plaque dedicated to Michael Young, whose influence has had such a lasting legacy here at Dartington.
Belated: Artwork exploring Dartington’s links with Tagore
Internationally recognized local artist, Mohini Chandra, has created a new work inspired by her walks on the Dartington estate during the Coronavirus lockdowns.
Artists-in-Residence: Arts & Ecology
As part of our arts and ecology programme, five artists were selected for a residency in September, exploring new projects and ideas inspired by the natural, ecologically-rich surroundings, and the history of innovative art-making at Dartington.
Cyfest14: Ferment – a new arts and ecology festival
Examining the theme of fermentation: join us for workshops, live performance, talks and more.
Alice Oswald joins Dartington Arts School as senior lecturer
We are delighted to be able to share with you that poet Alice Oswald is joining the teaching staff at Dartington Arts School as a senior lecturer on the Poetics of Imagination MA.
Arts & Ecology residency programme open for applications
In January 2022, our MA in Arts and Ecology will begin at Dartington Arts School – and as a space for dialogue and exploration, we are seeking applicants for a residency alongside the academic programme.
What’s on for families at this year’s Summer School?
Since 1953, summers at Dartington have meant one thing; the estate is filled with music during our Summer School and Festival. And this year, we’re delighted to also offer a programme of family-friendly and free events.
Performance at Dartington with Emma Bush
A blog about the new performance movement that is gathering momentum at Dartington Arts School with a Master’s programme starting early next year.
Know the World: Reflections on Holistic Science by Dr Troy Vine
Troy Vine, our Holistic Science programme lead, asks how we might start searching for an objective knowledge of nature in the world today…
Volunteer blog: Seeking a swift encounter
As a new project beings to attract swifts back to a disused church tower, volunteer Alistair Whybrow writes on his own fascination with these beguiling birds.
What’s it really like to study at Dartington?
Students share their thoughts on the experience of studying on our postgraduate programmes over the past nine months.
Project underway to encourage Swifts to return to our church tower
A project to encourage swifts to return to the disused church tower on the Dartington estate has been set up the Trust’s conservation team.
Hauser & Wirth launches The Gustav Metzger Foundation Scholarship
We are thrilled to announce the Gustav Metzger Foundation Scholarship in partnership with Hauser & Wirth. The scholarship will support a student with refugee status or an application for asylum in the UK on our Arts and Place MA course.
Why most wine does not age well, and other wine talk with Justin Howard-Sneyd
We caught up with Justin, a well known wine communicator and ex-head of wine at Waitrose, as he prepares to head up our first-ever wine course.
Radical learning environments
Dr Sarah Elisa Kelly, lecturer in Engaged Ecology at Schumacher College blogs with her thoughts on what radical education means for her.