Our Bench Street Arts Campus is our exciting new creative space, designed for the next generation of artists and designers. With inspiring studios, hands-on projects and opportunities to work alongside local artists, it’s a place where creativity comes to life.
This project has been proudly led by Dover District Council and funded by the UK Government.
Bring your ideas to life in specialist studios, collaborate with fellow creatives and develop your own artistic style. Build a standout portfolio, exhibit your work and gain the confidence to take your creativity beyond the classroom.
Explore our Creative and Design courses and find where your future begins.
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Whether you’re passionate about capturing stories through a lens, creating bold designs or expressing yourself through fine art, our Creative and Design courses give you the freedom to develop your skills and discover your own creative style.
You’ll work with local and national organisations on live briefs, creative projects and competitions, helping you build your portfolio and gain valuable experience.
This year, students partnered with Solley’s Ice Cream to create a new flavour concept, design the branding and produce promotional materials.
Recent partners include Artswork, Kent Wildlife Trust, Maison Dieu Dover, Kent Crisps, Dover smART Project and Future Foundry.
Develop painting skills and techniques using oil, acrylic and watercolour paints.
Build designs with clay to create a unique range of ceramic art pieces.
Create stunning short and long films using a range of stop-motion, claymation and motion graphics techniques and softwares.
Turn your craftmanship into artwork that turns heads, with a range of tools available.
Whatever your inspired by, turn your dreams into a 3D reality with the art of Sculpture.
Take captivating photographs before formatting and editing to your vision, with access to Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.
An established artist and photographer, co-founder of the photographic collective Void, and an exhibitor at this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. Alongside Jacob, our expert teaching team includes practising artists from across the creative industries, giving you the opportunity to learn from people who are actively shaping the world of art and design.
Students from the Creative and Design department have once again showcased their creativity, innovation and collaborative work at their annual end-of-year exhibition, held this year at Dover SMART Project.
Art students at EKC Dover College have impressed industry judges after presenting their ice cream branding concepts this term.
Young people from across Kent joined in the Creative Careers Café, exploring creative career pathways through practical workshops.
Explore our range of subject areas on our website and find a course that interests you.
Click ‘Apply’ and then follow the steps on the Kent Choices application portal.
Come along to an Applicant Day in College, where you’ll discover what studying is like and if the course is right for you.
