Programmes

Price 4 mensalidades x 165€ + 60€ (Insc) + 4,50€ (Seg) ou 600€ + 60€ (Insc) + 2,50€ (Seg)

Admission
Submission of portfolio and/or selective interview (Pdf with 10 images and short bio, up to 8Mega) to secretaria@arco.pt by January 24th.
Admissions after the start of the course are exceptional, by interview.

Schedule 2ª das 18h às 21h e 6ª feira das 18h às 22h

Type occasional

Program
The Advanced Seminar in Illustration aims to consolidate technical and artistic skills in Illustration.
The structure of the seminar is based on the realization of a medium-term project of an illustrated album, oriented towards the possibility of editing and with direct monitoring by the editor André Letria / Pato Lógico
The program includes creative writing sessions, project layout, illustration techniques and technologies and individual tutorials.

Notes

Datas das sessões:
Fev - 3, 7, 17, 21, 28

Mar - 7, 10, 14, 21, 28

Abr - 4, 7, 11, 21, 28

Mai - 2, 9, 16, 19, 30

Teachers

Price 220€ + 22€ (Enrolment) + 0,75€ (Insurance)

Schedule see observations

Type occasional

Program
On-campus and on-line classes.
This workshop explores the conceptual principle, composition and final art in comics.
Starting at the beginning, with a story, and going through the intersection of theme and subject matter or structure of the comic strip, we will proceed to the composition of the comic strip, leading to contemporaneity and the final artwork.
In addition to a multitude of experiences, paths and exercises, participants will create 16 pages of comics.

Notes On campus at Ar.co - Xabregas – Mondays and Thursdays 18h to 20h, 6 and 9 de October and 15, 18 December 2025
online – Thursdays 18h to 19h30, 16 October to 4December 2025

Teachers

Francisco Sousa Lobo

Price 10 x 170€+ 170€ (Enrolm) + 4,50€ (Ins) (for enrolments until 15th September)

Admission No requirements. Informative interview.

Schedule Monday and Wednesdays from 19h to 22h

Type semestrial

Program
On-campus classes
Approaching jewellery making through theory and practice. Emphasis on the training in basic jewellery techniques, such as sawing, grinding, and welding in the context of creative exercises. Exploring contents, forms, and materials.

Teachers

Catarina Silva

Notes

The Jewellery Evening Course aims at encouraging students to learn the basic jewellery techniques through research, experimentation and handling of new materials. A critical perspective should be present when responding to the creative exercises presented all throughout the school year.

Attachments https://arco.pt/site/download/curso_pdf/HorarioJoalhariaNOC1_2_25_26.pdf

Price 10 x 170€+ 170€ (Enrolm) + 4,50€ (Ins) (for enrolments until 15th September)

Admission Jewellery night course 1 or interview and portfolio.

Schedule Monday and Wednesdays from 19h to 22h

Type annual

Program
On-campus
Development of the skills acquired in the previous year. Emphasis on the technical training necessary for the completion of creative exercises, including thematic research and exploration of less conventional materials.

Teachers

Catarina Silva

Notes The Jewellery Evening Course aims at encouraging students to learn the basic jewellery techniques through research, experimentation and handling of new materials. A critical perspective should be present when responding to the creative exercises presented all throughout the school year.

Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Insc) + 4,50€ (Seg) (for enrolments up to 15th september)

Admission Level 1: No requirements. By order of enrolment.

Schedule Tuesdays and Thursdays 20h to 22h30 + Wednesdays 20h00to22h00 (on-premise or on.line, every tolher week,)

Type annual

Program
Drawing and Painting I
On-campus.
7 Oct 2025 to 18 Jun 2026
Tuesdsays and Thursdays 20h00-22h30
Teachers: Hugo Bernado, João Catarino, João Migueis, Marcelo Costa and Margot Vilaça.
The Evening Course in Drawing/Painting follows the general pedagogical orientations of the standard daytime course, providing a more diversified training and a quicker widening of the students’ cultural, aesthetic, and technical horizons. Teachers will likewise attend to the students’ progress in a personalized and differentiated way. Within this context, practical and thematic exercises help promote the students’ capacities for observation and representation as well as the development of their expressive skills. Emphasis on experimentation in what regards both working modes and materials (oil paint, India ink, gouache, charcoal, oil pastel, graphite, etc.) ensure that students will gradually acquire an awareness of the more relevant questions regarding contemporary artistic production. Progress is closely followed by teachers and confirmed in formal evaluations with the presence of the head of department. For each level of the Course, the main objective is the constitution of a portfolio that is both abundant and as personal as possible.

Live Model Drawing I
On-campus classes.
14 Oct to 9 Dec 2025
Tuesdays from 20h to 22h
Teachers: Hugo Bernardo, João Catarino
Live Model Drawing is the situation of observation drawing par excellence, where the study of the human body (in motion, at rest, posing, etc.) and the experimentation with different techniques, scale, lighting and modes of composition promote an understanding of the mechanisms of attention and of the gaze that lie at the very core of the drawing gesture.

Lab I (drawing/painting)
On-campus classes.
15 Oct 2025 to 17 Jun 2026.(every other week)
Wednesdays 20h -22h
Teachers: Marcelo Costa and/or guest teachers
Relevant themes within the context of school experience will be discussed. Topically, practical exercises are proposed. The program also includes contributions by guest artists and theoreticians, guided tours and other activities important for the development of a personal aesthetics and an individualized style. Some sessions will be intimately related to, and articulated with, the program of Drawing and Painting I.

Live Model in Drawing II
(on-campus)
24 Feb to 28 Apr 2026
Local: Ar.Co – Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00-22h00
Teachers:Hugo Bernardo and João Migéis
Live Model is the situation par excellence of observation drawing, where the study of the human body (in motion, at rest, posing, etc.) and the experimentation with different techniques, with scale, lighting and modes of composition promote an understanding of the mechanisms of attention and of the gaze that lie at the very core of the drawing gesture.

Artistic Residency
(on-campus)
22 to 26 Jun 2026
Location: P28 - Associação de Desenvolvimento Criativo e Artístico, Pavilhão 31 - Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, Av. do Brasil n.º 53, 1700-063 Lisboa
Horário: Monday to Friday 10h00 às 17h00
This residency aims at the development of each student’s individual work, at the end of the school year and in a close relationship with the working place. The program will end with a public exhibition of the results obtained.

Notes

The Evening Course promotes the development of technical and artistic skills in the areas of Painting/Drawing. Further development options: Level 3 of the Standard Course in Painting or Drawing, Advanced Course in the Visual Arts, Individual Project or other.
Students will always be notified in advance in case of a change of date and/or time or attendance regime.

Teachers

Notes

Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees

Enrolment form: https://arco.pt/site/download/pdf/108

Attachments Schedule

Price 10 x 170€ + 170€ (Insc) + 4,50€ (Seg) (for enrolments up to 15th september)

Admission Level 1: No requirements. By order of enrolment.

Schedule Tuesdays and Thursdays 20h to 22h30 + Wednesdays 20h00to22h00 (on-premise or on.line, every tolher week,)

Type annual

Program
Drawing and Painting I
On-campus.
7 Oct 2025 to 18 Jun 2026
Tuesdsays and Thursdays 20h00-22h30
Teachers: Hugo Bernado, João Catarino, João Migueis, Marcelo Costa and Margot Vilaça.
The Evening Course in Drawing/Painting follows the general pedagogical orientations of the standard daytime course, providing a more diversified training and a quicker widening of the students’ cultural, aesthetic, and technical horizons. Teachers will likewise attend to the students’ progress in a personalized and differentiated way. Within this context, practical and thematic exercises help promote the students’ capacities for observation and representation as well as the development of their expressive skills. Emphasis on experimentation in what regards both working modes and materials (oil paint, India ink, gouache, charcoal, oil pastel, graphite, etc.) ensure that students will gradually acquire an awareness of the more relevant questions regarding contemporary artistic production. Progress is closely followed by teachers and confirmed in formal evaluations with the presence of the head of department. For each level of the Course, the main objective is the constitution of a portfolio that is both abundant and as personal as possible.

Live Model Drawing I
On-campus classes.
14 Oct to 9 Dec 2025
Tuesdays from 20h to 22h
Teachers: Hugo Bernardo, João Catarino
Live Model Drawing is the situation of observation drawing par excellence, where the study of the human body (in motion, at rest, posing, etc.) and the experimentation with different techniques, scale, lighting and modes of composition promote an understanding of the mechanisms of attention and of the gaze that lie at the very core of the drawing gesture.

Lab I (drawing/painting)
On-campus classes.
15 Oct 2025 to 17 Jun 2026.(every other week)
Wednesdays 20h -22h
Teachers: Marcelo Costa and/or guest teachers
Relevant themes within the context of school experience will be discussed. Topically, practical exercises are proposed. The program also includes contributions by guest artists and theoreticians, guided tours and other activities important for the development of a personal aesthetics and an individualized style. Some sessions will be intimately related to, and articulated with, the program of Drawing and Painting I.

Live Model in Drawing II
(on-campus)
24 Feb to 28 Apr 2026
Local: Ar.Co – Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00-22h00
Teachers:Hugo Bernardo and João Migéis
Live Model is the situation par excellence of observation drawing, where the study of the human body (in motion, at rest, posing, etc.) and the experimentation with different techniques, with scale, lighting and modes of composition promote an understanding of the mechanisms of attention and of the gaze that lie at the very core of the drawing gesture.

Artistic Residency
(on-campus)
22 to 26 Jun 2026
Location: P28 - Associação de Desenvolvimento Criativo e Artístico, Pavilhão 31 - Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, Av. do Brasil n.º 53, 1700-063 Lisboa
Horário: Monday to Friday 10h00 às 17h00
This residency aims at the development of each student’s individual work, at the end of the school year and in a close relationship with the working place. The program will end with a public exhibition of the results obtained.

Notes

The Evening Course promotes the development of technical and artistic skills in the areas of Painting/Drawing. Further development options: Level 3 of the Standard Course in Painting or Drawing, Advanced Course in the Visual Arts, Individual Project or other.
Students will always be notified in advance in case of a change of date and/or time or attendance regime.

Teachers

Notes

Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees

Enrolment form: https://arco.pt/site/download/pdf/108

Price 260€ + 26€ (Insc) + 2,50€ (Seg)

Admission No requirements. By order of enrolment.

Schedule Tuesdays from 18h to 20h

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes.
We will explore aspects of graphic expression and its relationship with the word which are specific to Illustration within the context of children’s literature. Practical exercises in editorial illustration for children and in the illustrated album.

Teachers

Carolina Celas

Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Enrolment) + 4,50€ (Insurance) (for enrolments up to 15th september)

Admission Drawing and painting night course 1 or interview.

Schedule Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 20h to 22h30 (see full programme)

Type annual

Program
Drawing and Painting II
On-campus
8 Oct 2025 to 17 Jun 2025
Wednesdays 20h to 22h30.
Teachers: Alexandre Camarao and João Miguéis
The Evening Course in Drawing and Painting 2 differs from the previous year in two fundamental aspects: a more specific orientation of the experimental dimension, promoting a growing individualization of the students’ work; continuous studio practice, complementing the classroom sessions. As was the case in the previous year, evaluation of the student’s progress is at once continuous (the responsibility of teachers) and formally confirmed several times a year in the presence of the head of department. All throughout the year, participants are expected to build an individual, abundant and consistent portfolio..

Printing Workshop: Printing techniques
on-campus
14 Oct to 9 Dec 2025
Local: Ar.Co Xabregas
Teacher: Madalena Parreira
Tuesdays from 20h00 to 22h30 (every other week)
The workshop will explore the techniques of etching, aquatint, and linocut. The technical work is preceded by the presentation and discussion of the works of contemporary artists-engravers and by the execution of drawings and preparatory studies.

Lab II
On-line + on-campus classes
16 Oct 2025 to 11 Jun 2026 (every other week)
Thursdays 20h00-22h30
The program includes sessions where relevant themes within the context of the school experience are discussed. Topically, practical exercises are proposed. There will be contributions by guest artists and theoreticians, guided tours and other activities, important for the development of a personal aesthetics and of an individualized style. Some sessions will be intimately related to, and articulated with, the program of Drawing II.

Workshop: Construção 3D
on-campus
Data: 6 Jan to 10 Feb 2026
Local: Ar.Co, Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00 to 22h30
Professora: Manuela Falcão

Workshop: Projecto b
on-campus
Data: 24 Feb to 16 Jun 2026 (every other week)
Local: Ar.Co - Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00 to 22h30
Professor: Pedro Barateiro

Artistic Residency
On-campus
22 to 26 Jun 2026
Location: P28 - Associação de Desenvolvimento Criativo e Artístico, Pavilhão 31 - Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, Av. do Brasil n.º 53, 1700-063 Lisboa
Horário: Monday to Friday 10h00 às 17h00
This residency aims at the development of each student’s individual work, at the end of the school year and in a close relationship with the working place. The program will end with a public exhibition of the results obtained.

Teachers

Notes

Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees

Attachments Schedule

Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Enrolment) + 4,50€ (Insurance) (for enrolments up to 15th september)

Admission Drawing and painting night course 1 or interview.

Schedule Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 20h to 22h30 (see full programme)

Type annual

Program
Drawing and Painting II
On-campus
8 Oct 2025 to 17 Jun 2025
Wednesdays 20h to 22h30.
Teachers: Alexandre Camarao and João Miguéis
The Evening Course in Drawing and Painting 2 differs from the previous year in two fundamental aspects: a more specific orientation of the experimental dimension, promoting a growing individualization of the students’ work; continuous studio practice, complementing the classroom sessions. As was the case in the previous year, evaluation of the student’s progress is at once continuous (the responsibility of teachers) and formally confirmed several times a year in the presence of the head of department. All throughout the year, participants are expected to build an individual, abundant and consistent portfolio..

Printing Workshop: Printing techniques
on-campus
14 Oct to 9 Dec 2025
Local: Ar.Co Xabregas
Teacher: Madalena Parreira
Tuesdays from 20h00 to 22h30 (every other week)
The workshop will explore the techniques of etching, aquatint, and linocut. The technical work is preceded by the presentation and discussion of the works of contemporary artists-engravers and by the execution of drawings and preparatory studies.

Lab II
On-line + on-campus classes
16 Oct 2025 to 11 Jun 2026 (every other week)
Thursdays 20h00-22h30
The program includes sessions where relevant themes within the context of the school experience are discussed. Topically, practical exercises are proposed. There will be contributions by guest artists and theoreticians, guided tours and other activities, important for the development of a personal aesthetics and of an individualized style. Some sessions will be intimately related to, and articulated with, the program of Drawing II.

Workshop: Construção 3D
on-campus
Data: 6 Jan to 10 Feb 2026
Local: Ar.Co, Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00 to 22h30
Professora: Manuela Falcão

Workshop: Projecto b
on-campus
Data: 24 Feb to 16 Jun 2026 (every other week)
Local: Ar.Co - Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00 to 22h30
Professor: Pedro Barateiro

Artistic Residency
On-campus
22 to 26 Jun 2026
Location: P28 - Associação de Desenvolvimento Criativo e Artístico, Pavilhão 31 - Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, Av. do Brasil n.º 53, 1700-063 Lisboa
Horário: Monday to Friday 10h00 às 17h00
This residency aims at the development of each student’s individual work, at the end of the school year and in a close relationship with the working place. The program will end with a public exhibition of the results obtained.

Teachers

Notes

Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees

Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Enrolment) + 4,50€ (Insurance) (for enrolments up to 15th september)

Admission Drawing and painting night course 2 or interview.

Schedule Mondays and Thursdays from 20h to 22h30 (see full program)

Type annual

Program
Evening Course in Drawing and Painting III
On-campus classes
9 Oct 2025 to 11 Jun 2026
Thursdays 20h00-22h30
Location: Ar.co - Xabregas
teachers: Pedro Calhau and Pedro Sousa Vieira
Orientation of the students’ work is highly individualized, approaching the model of tutorials. Thursday classes are more dedicated to this type of orientation, promoting an informed and up to date attitude. Wednesday and Friday classes have a more theoretical character, aiming to stimulate and contextualize the individual work of each student.

Lab III (Drawing/Painting)
On-line or on-campus classes.
13 Oct 2024 to 15 Jun 2026
Mondays 20h00-22h30
Location: Ar.Co - Xabregas
Teacher: Marcelo Costa, Pedro Calhau e Pedro Sousa Vieira
Relevant themes within the context of the school experience will be discussed. Topically, practical exercises are proposed. The program also includes contributions by guest artists and theoreticians, guided tours and other activities, important for the development of a personal aesthetics and of an individualized style. Some sessions will be intimately related to, and articulated with, the program of Drawing and Painting III

Guest Artists (Night)
28 Jan, 11 Mar, 6 May 2026
Location: Ar.Co – Xabregas
Wednesdays 20h00 às 22h30
Artists visit the 3rd grade students' studios to comment on and analyze their work.
Teachers: Francisca Carvalho, Manuel Caldeira e Pedro Barateiro

Notes students will always be notified in advance in case of a change of date and/or time or attendance regime.

The Evening Course promotes the development of technical and artistic skills in the areas of Painting/Drawing. Further development options: Level 3 of the Standard Course in Painting or Drawing, Advanced Course in the Visual Arts, Individual Project or other.

Teachers

Notes

Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees

Attachments Schedule

Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Enrolment) + 4,50€ (Insurance) (for enrolments up to 15th september)

Admission Drawing and painting night course 2 or interview.

Schedule Mondays and Thursdays from 20h to 22h30 (see full program)

Type annual

Program
Evening Course in Drawing and Painting III
On-campus classes
9 Oct 2025 to 11 Jun 2026
Thursdays 20h00-22h30
Location: Ar.co - Xabregas
teachers: Pedro Calhau and Pedro Sousa Vieira
Orientation of the students’ work is highly individualized, approaching the model of tutorials. Thursday classes are more dedicated to this type of orientation, promoting an informed and up to date attitude. Wednesday and Friday classes have a more theoretical character, aiming to stimulate and contextualize the individual work of each student.

Lab III (Drawing/Painting)
On-line or on-campus classes.
13 Oct 2024 to 15 Jun 2026
Mondays 20h00-22h30
Location: Ar.Co - Xabregas
Teacher: Marcelo Costa, Pedro Calhau e Pedro Sousa Vieira
Relevant themes within the context of the school experience will be discussed. Topically, practical exercises are proposed. The program also includes contributions by guest artists and theoreticians, guided tours and other activities, important for the development of a personal aesthetics and of an individualized style. Some sessions will be intimately related to, and articulated with, the program of Drawing and Painting III

Guest Artists (Night)
28 Jan, 11 Mar, 6 May 2026
Location: Ar.Co – Xabregas
Wednesdays 20h00 às 22h30
Artists visit the 3rd grade students' studios to comment on and analyze their work.
Teachers: Francisca Carvalho, Manuel Caldeira e Pedro Barateiro

Notes students will always be notified in advance in case of a change of date and/or time or attendance regime.

The Evening Course promotes the development of technical and artistic skills in the areas of Painting/Drawing. Further development options: Level 3 of the Standard Course in Painting or Drawing, Advanced Course in the Visual Arts, Individual Project or other.

Teachers

Notes

Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees

Attachments Schedule

Price 200€ + 20€ (Enrolment) + 2,50€ (insurance)

Schedule Wednesdays from 18h00 to 20h00

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes
Creative writing workshop applied to the picturebook. Participants will carry out practical exercises in creative writing, or writing and illustration, and learn techniques to unblock writing.
The motto for this workshop is found in short texts that will be read in class: from Aesop's fables to the surprising poems of Brian Bilston, by way of Mayakovsky's children's books, The Characters, by Theophrastus, or A Book of Nonsense, by Edward Lear. An approach to these and other texts will help to recognize the mechanisms of narrative and writing, serving as an inspiration to the students.
At the end of the workshop, students are expected to hand in a final work where they put into practice the knowledge acquired.

Teachers

Tiago Guerreiro

Price 350€ + 35€ (Enrolment) +2,50€ (Insurance)

Schedule Thursdays from 18h00 to 21h00

Type occasional

Program
On campus classes.
In this workshop, we will take the landscape and the territory surrounding this school as our central focus. From there, we will carry out two types of exercises or exploratory journeys. One will take place without leaving the classroom: at the center of each session will be the viewing and discussion of films that will expose some of the most powerful images and issues related to the landscape of Beato and Marvila. The other exercise is to be developed outside of class: a series of exercises encouraging the observation and filmed mapping of a territory (physical, emotional, or otherwise), put in relation to that of the school. In both instances, we will try to explore and understand how and to what extent cinema transforms the reality it touches.

Notes

Teachers

Inês Sapeta Dias

Price 10 x 190€ + 170€ (Enrol) + 4,50€(Insur) (for enrolments up to 15th september)

Schedule Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19h to 21h (see modules)

Type annual

Program
Evening Course in Ceramics 1
Introduction to Ceramics through a theorethical and practical approach. The course’s objective is to encourage participants to learn the basic techniques through research, experimentation and manipulation of the ceramic materials in the context of creative exercises presented throughout the school year, in the projects class. We will learn basic building techniques in clay and paper clay, with coils, slab and carving block, engobes, glaze and coloured pastes, casting slips and porcelain; wheel, molds; firing in eletric and gas kilns, as well as different types of finishes. Experimentation and concentration are highly emphasized as factors of rigour and progress.

Modules:

Construction in Ceramics
Teacher: Catarina Bogarim
Dates: 7 Oct to 18 Dec 2025
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Molds
Teacher: Filipa Homem
Dates: 6 Jan to 12 Feb 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Porcelain
Teacher: Lara Amaral
Dates: 24 Feb to 26 Mar 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Glazing
Teacher: Manuela Falcão
Dates: 6 Apr to 14 May 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Barbotines
Teacher: Lara Amaral
Dates: 19 May to 18 Jun 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Potter's Wheel
Teacher: Paulo Rosica
Dates: 5 Jan to 11 Feb 2026 (in shifts, by order of enrolment)
Horário:
Shift 1 – Mondays from 19h to 21h
Shift 2 – Wednesdays from 19h to 21h

Theoretical Course: Earth, water and fire
On-line classes
Teacher: Manuela Correia Braga
Dates: 20 Apr to 8 Jun 2026
Horário: Wednesdays 18h00 to 20h00

Ceramics studio
On-premise.
Free use of the Ceramics studio, pending on available schedules.: Mondays from 17h to 21h; Fridays from 14h to 21h

Teachers

Notes

Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees

enrolment form: fichainscricao.pdf

Attachments Schedule

Price 200€ + 20€ (Insc) + 2,50€ (Seg)

Schedule Tuesdays from 20h00 to 22h00

Type occasional

Program
On-premise classes.
Live Model Drawing is the situation of observation drawing par excellence, where the study of the human body (in motion, at rest, posing, etc.) and the experimentation with different techniques, scale and modes of composition promote an understanding of the mechanisms of attention and of the gaze that lie at the very core of the drawing gesture.

Teachers

Price 10 x 200€ + 170€ (Insc) + 4,50€ (Seg) (for enrolments up to 15th september)

Schedule Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 19h to 21h (see modules)

Type annual

Program
On-premisse classes
Development of the the skills and knowledge accquired in Level 1 of the Evening Course, with the objec-tive of rendering the work progressively more autonomous. The school year is divided in modules of vari-able length, with different teachers, allowing for the exploration of various approaches, techniques and procedures. Several exercises will be proposed in the project class throughout the year, so as to encourage development of authorial work. Experimentation and concentration are highly emphasized as factors of rigour and progress.

Modules:

Construction in Ceramics
Teacher: Catarina Bogarim
Dates: 7 Oct to 18 Dec 2025
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Molds
Teacher: Filipa Homem
Dates: 6 Jan to 12 Feb 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Porcelain
Teacher: Lara Amaral
Dates: 24 Feb to 26 Mar 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Glazing
Teacher: Manuela Falcão
Dates: 6 Apr to 14 May 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Barbotines
Teacher: Lara Amaral
Dates: 19 May to 18 Jun 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Ceramic projects
8 October de 2025 to 17 June 2026
Wednesdays from 19h to 21h00
Teachers
Lara Amaral 8 Oct to 17 Dec 2025
Katie Lagast 7 Jan to 25 Mar 2026
Manuela Falcão 8 Apr to 17 Jun 2026
Developing of acquired knowledge with the objective of progressively producing autonomous work. The year is divided into three terms, with different teachers, allowing students to explore different approaches to ceramic materials and deepen their knowledge of techniques and procedures. Three exercises will be proposed throughout the year in the project discipline, seeking to deepen the development of original work.

Theoretical Course: Earth, water and fire
On-line classes
Teacher: Manuela Correia Braga
Dates: 20 Apr to 8 Jun 2026
Horário: Wednesdays 18h00 to 20h00

Ceramics studio
On-premise.
Free use of the Ceramics studio, pending on available schedules.: Mondays from 17h to 21h; Fridays from 14h to 21h

Teachers

Notes

Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees

Attachments Schedule

Price 140€ + 14€ (Enrolment)

Schedule Wednesdays from 18h00 to 20h00

Type occasional

Program On-line classes

Teachers

Manuela Correia Braga

Price 10 x 200€ + 120€ (Enrol) + 4,50€(Insur) (for enrolments up to 15th september)

Schedule Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays from 19h to 21h (see modules)

Type annual

Program
On Premise classes
Evening Course in Ceramics 3 is the thrird and last year of the Evening Course in Ceramics. The partici-pants’ progress is evaluated by various teachers and formally confirmed, twice a year, by the head of de-partment. Throughout the school year individual portfolios – ideally consistent and diversified - will be built. Distinctive characteristics of Ceramics 3: strong emphasis on personal, autonomous authorial work; command of diversified ceramics techniques; pieces in bigger dimensions; fluency in building with coils, slab and carving blocks; different types of finishes and modes of construction; importance attributed to experimentation and concentration as factors of rigour and progress. Participants are expected to accompa-ny the firing of pieces and become autonomous in the use of kilns.

Modules:

Construction in Ceramics
Teacher: Catarina Bogarim
Dates: 7 Oct to 18 Dec 2025
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Molds
Teacher: Filipa Homem
Dates: 6 Jan to 12 Feb 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Porcelain
Teacher: Lara Amaral
Dates: 24 Feb to 26 Mar 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Glazing
Teacher: Manuela Falcão
Dates: 6 Apr to 14 May 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Barbotines
Teacher: Lara Amaral
Dates: 19 May to 18 Jun 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h

Ceramic projects
8 October de 2025 to 17 June 2026
Wednesdays from 19h to 21h00
Teachers
Lara Amaral 8 Oct to 17 Dec 2025
Katie Lagast 7 Jan to 25 Mar 2026
Manuela Falcão 8 Apr to 17 Jun 2026
Developing of acquired knowledge with the objective of progressively producing autonomous work. The year is divided into three terms, with different teachers, allowing students to explore different approaches to ceramic materials and deepen their knowledge of techniques and procedures. Three exercises will be proposed throughout the year in the project discipline, seeking to deepen the development of original work.

Theoretical Course: Earth, water and fire
On-line classes
Teacher: Manuela Correia Braga
Dates: 20 Apr to 8 Jun 2026
Horário: Wednesdays 18h00 to 20h00

Ceramics studio
On-premise.
Free use of the Ceramics studio, pending on available schedules.: Mondays from 17h to 21h; Fridays from 14h to 21h

Teachers

Notes

Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees

Options for further development: Individual Project and/or Advanced Course in the Visual Arts.

Attachments Schedule

Price 150€ + 0,75€ (ins) - materials included

Schedule Saturdays from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm

Type occasional

Program
On-premise classes.
Learning how to build on the potter’s wheel. Exploring the formal properties of this technique. Firing the works using a conventional kiln.

Teachers

Paulo Rosica

Price 150€ + 15€ (Insc) +2,50€ (Ins)

Schedule 2ª feira das 17h30 às 20h

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes.
In the creative act, as in its reception, aesthetic experience tends to exceed the limits of perceptibility. Following the path of the philosopher Gilles Deleuze's transcendental empiricism, the course will approach this fact from the point of view of an aesthetics of the virtual as it can amplify the perception of forms through the forces that trigger, populate and express them. This course focuses on studying three main axes – space, time and creation – and establishing connections with other authors' different artistic processes and philosophical thoughts that support the meaning that crosses them. By following the future orientation that seems to define modern and contemporary art, the course also seeks to think about the potency of art in transforming the world.

Teachers

Ana Mira

Price 430€ + 43€ (Enrolment) + 2,50 (Insurance)

Admission No requirements. By order of enrolment.

Schedule Fridays from 18h to 21h00

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes.
Alternative processes in Photography I is an essential complement to the study of photography and an introduction to less conventional modes of image production. In this first module, that precedes Alternative Processes in Photography II, we will approach the techniques of cyanotypes and Anthotypes.

Teachers

António Rebolo

Price 170€ + 17€ (Enrolment) + 0,75€ (Insurance)

Schedule Tuesdays from 18h00 to 21h00

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes.
This workshop is a sensory introduction to video editing. We explore the technical basics — importing, formats, cuts, export — and open up space for a creative perspective: editing as thought and as gesture.
We will feel the images and sounds as if they were alive. Meditate before editing, or dive into the material, improvise, listen to what each shot asks of us. Editing is about manipulating, breathing, repeating, cutting, splitting the screen, altering rhythms — like composing with images. Through film excerpts and quick exercises, we discover new ways to feel and think about editing.

Teachers

Rita Figueiredo

Price 290€ + 29€ (Enrolment) + 2,50€ (ins)

Admission No requirements. By order of enrolment. Máx. 30 pax.

Schedule Tuesdays from 18h00 to 21h00

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes.
Photographic culture in the artistic and documental context of the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will develop study and observation habits regarding the photographic image, distinguishing between the different contexts of its production, its various uses and its authors.

Teachers

Pedro Tropa

Price 290€ + 29€ (Enrolment) + 2,50€ (ins)

Admission No requirements. By order of enrolment.

Schedule Tuesdays from 18h00 to 21h00

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes.
Photographic culture in the artistic and documental context of the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will develop study and observation habits regarding the photographic image, distinguishing between the different contexts of its production, its various uses and its authors.

Teachers

Pedro Tropa

Price 290€ + 29€ (Insc) + 2,50€ (Seg)

Schedule Wednesdays from 18h00 to 21h00

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes.
Conceiving, inventing and bringing into practice the structures of photographic works and projects. Outlining the ways in which the groups and series can be thought out. What secrets lie behind the photographic structures? Practical exercises and discussion of case studies.

Teachers

Daniel Malhão

Price 140€ + 14€ (Enrolment)

Schedule wednesdays from 18h00 to 20h00

Type occasional

Program On-line classes

Teachers

Manuela Correia Braga

Price 190€ + 19€ (Enrolment) + 2,50€ (Insurance)

Schedule Wednesdays from 18h00 to 21h00

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes.
Optical devices and pre-cinematographic contraptions will be considered in lab context and from an archaeological point of view. Participants will themselves produce image analog apparatuses and reflect on their nature and effects. Through artistic practice and experimentation, the workshop will promote the discussion of some of the moving image’s specificities, namely the question of the image’s status as an object in space.

Teachers

Maria Mire

Price 110€ + 10€ (Enrol)

Schedule Mondays 18h to 20h

Type occasional

Program
On-line classes
With Dr. artist the senses got spiritualized and poetic painting went from mythology to philosophy. In the Netherlands, the pictor vulgaris could also be a tavern keeper and even the still lifes went from vanitas to delicious delicacies. French style, gallantry was delicate as a porcelain, got drunk in vapours and perfumed the atmosphere. Music wanted to be painting and painting had synesthesia – Symbolism combined everything, while Impressionism got rid of literature. In an instant, the moving image was already simulated well beyond tableaux vivants and panoramas. The only thing missing was for psychoanalysis to combine with surrealism and for the latter to enter cinema. Dissonance would take Kandisky’s painting-rhythm to the limit until the destruction of rules was the motto. Silence would eventually arrive, just as in happenings girls would be licking marmelade from a car’s hood. Through the interstices we were left with fun, irony and the pastiche in postmodern quotes - “let’s look at a trailer”.

Teachers

Manuela Correia Braga

Price 290€ + 29€ (Enrolment) + 2,50€ (ins)

Schedule Monday from 10h to 13h

Type occasional

Program
On-campus classes.
Introduction to the direction of actors by exploring different types of relations between the actor and the camera.

Teachers

Flávia Gusmão

Price 200€ + 20€ (Insc) + 2,50€ (Seg)

Schedule Tuesdays from 20h00 to 22h00

Type occasional

Program Live Model is the situation par excellence of observation drawing, where the study of the human body (in motion, at rest, posing, etc.) and the experimentation with different techniques, scale and modes of composition promote an understanding of the mechanisms of attention and of the gaze that lie at the very core of the drawing gesture.

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