Dover Arts Development (DAD) is a not for profit limited company that functions as a collaborative, flexible, framework within which its artist directors and guardian imagine, manage & deliver ambitious projects of artistic excellence within the visual arts, spoken word, written word, sound and architecture.

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IWD 2026

March 8th, once again,  brought a gathering of inspirational women, all of whom live or work in Dover, to celebrate International womens day in the Urban room. All brought a [...]

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DAD@Geopark Festival

The DAD presence at the Geopark Festival on Saturday November 7th at Dover Castle consisted of: Simon Bill reading from DOVER his book of 12 essays at St Mary’s in [...]

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Arrivals, Departures and Settlers

 Arrivals Departures and Settlers There is much discourse about migration, what constitutes home and where we choose to settle and why? Dover Arts Development (DAD) and Cliffs of Sanctuary invited [...]

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DOVER book & tour at the Maison Dieu

A celebration of Simon Bill’s DOVER published by Dover Arts Development and the book tour developed around it took place on October 9th 2025 at the Maison Dieu for 20 [...]