art.earth Short Courses and Workshops
Over the course of the year we hold a number of residential short courses and residential workshops in addition to other special events.
The residential short courses are typically five days, usually from Monday to Friday. These are usually led by two artists with special guests. The weekend workshops are more general in scope and focus on broader philosophical or theoretical ideas.
Who the course is for
Like all art.earth residential courses, this course is for anyone in need of an opportunity to engage with new approaches to creative practice or a rediscovery/refreshment of their creative selves, It allows for a condition of radical permeability – between senses, processes, materials, and modes of speech and writing. The course is for those who wish to engage in an unpredictable, shared process of practical enquiry with all the uncertainty and curiosity of a complete beginner, irrespective of their prior accomplishments.
That’s a way of saying that you can bring along a lifetime of creative experience, or none at all. Either way, you will be open to change and to rediscovery, and be happy to share and exchange knowledge and ideas.
About art.earth short courses
art.earth residential short courses are designed as intensive periods of work, reflection, quietude, and creative energy. They are not just designed for artists, although creative expression forms an important part of the activity and learning.
We take an inclusive and transformative approach to learning: this is not a hierarchical structure but one of genuine knowledge sharing and with the assumption that everyone in the room has much to learn and much to offer.
We work in the wonderful Ship Studio in Dartington Hall’s medieval courtyard. This space becomes yours for the duration of the course and how it is laid out and how it feels is very much a product of the course and those engaged in it.
Dartington is in itself an extraordinary venue. In addition to its medieval courtyard and other buildings, it is situated in a 900-acre rural estate wrapped by the River Dart in one of the UK’s most beautiful area – the South Hams of Devon. The estate is a varied ecological site, with the river and riverside, open field and woodland including some ancient woodland, managed and farmed area, formal Grade II* listed formal gardens boasting an astonishing array of native and non-native species. For almost a century the modern Dartington has been a place of societal change, of creative exploration, and of social experiment. For more information visit dartington.org.
We use this wonderful ecological environment in our courses, spending as much time outdoors as in for much of the year.
…I just want to say thank you for organising the short course for In Other Tongues. Alyson and Mat were excellent; well organised, inspirational, caring and encouraging. The evening with Alice Oswald will stay with me as a very special event. The Ship studio was a lovely venue too; and it was a privilege to be able to work in it and the surrounding gardens/grounds. I learnt a great deal, and it is still percolating.
Overall I thought the course was fabulous, not least [because of] the tighter focus on writing (with support from drawing/illustrating) which produced a very intense programme of practical work which was about delivering creative work.
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Costs
[Costs may vary, but these are typical. Please see individual course descriptions for course costs)
Non-residential (includes lunches and dinner) £675
Full residence with all meals, in student-style accommodation (shared bathrooms) £795
Full residence with all meals, in hotel accommodation (private or ensuite bathrooms) £895
For more information about booking go to https://art-earth.org.uk/our-events/short-courses/
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