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Ex-students to bring Arts College back to life through new event
Three-day festival of concourse and discourse will celebrate the human-scaled, contemporary arts education of Dartington College of Arts since 1961.
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Survey shows Dartington estate home to wide range of bat species
Devon Greater Horseshoe Bat Project survey sees high numbers and rare species recorded, including Common Pipistrelle, Noctule, Soprano Pipistrelle, Serotine, Leisler, Daubenton’s bat and Greater Horseshoe.
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Agroforestry on farms essential to improve productivity and environmental protection
Major agroforestry trials – as pioneered on the Dartington Hall estate – should be established during the EU withdrawal period, according to a report launched by the Woodland Trust and Soil Association.
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Spanish Civil War child refugees celebrated in weekend of events at Dartington
The lives of two sisters who escaped the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s to make their home on the Dartington estate have been celebrated in a range of events including film, exhibitions and public discussion.
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Local community hear Dartington Hall’s ambitious plans to reconnect to founders’ 1920s vision
Local people were invited to tell us what they think of progress made on realising ideas originally sparked at the Trust’s Open Space meetings in 2015/16.
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Interview with an artist, #8: Diane Bailey
Diane Bailey, an artist currently specialising in acrylics, talks to Jo about designing buildings, getting hands-on with wildlife and how the best place to sit and think is a trampoline.
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Arts Lab blog: Latest updates from the Lab
This week’s blog from the Dartington-based project is a visual feast, bringing together galleries showcasing the explosion of colour and creativity coming out of the Lab.
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Interview with an artist, #7: Emma Carter
Emma Carter, who specialises in acrylics and oils, discusses her inspirations, artistic past, and how the variety of the Devon landscape fuels the work currently on display at Dartington.
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Mary’s blog: How stamps tell the story of Leonard Elmhirst in wartime Mesopotamia
As R.C.Sheriff’s play Journey’s End arrives both on stage and screen at Dartington, bookbinding tutor Mary Bartlett looks at how Dartington founder Leonard Elmhirst’s experiences in wartime Mesopotamia led to the eventual funding and initial success of this seminal work.
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Interview with an artist, #6: Elaine Yersin
Still life artist Elaine Yersin talks about how she wants her art to make you ‘believe you can reach out and hold the glass of wine’ – and why a cat in the studio can be challenging.
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