Night Course: Drawing and Painting 1
Date 13 Oct 2026 to 25 Jun 2027
Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Insc) + 10,70€ (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.
13 Oct 2026 to 17 Jun 2027
Tuesdsays and Thursdays 20h00-22h30
Teachers: Constança Arouca, Margot Vilaça, João Miguéis e Marcelo Costa.
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.
20 Oct 2026 to 12 Jan 2027
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.
21 Oct 2026 to 9 Jun 2027.(every other week)
Wednesdays 20h -22h30
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)
16 Feb to 20 Apr 2027
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)
21 to 25 Jun 2027
Location:to be defined
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
Night Course: Painting and Drawing 1
Date 13 Oct 2026 to 25 Jun 2027
Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Insc) + 10,70€ (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.
13 Oct 2026 to 17 Jun 2027
Tuesdsays and Thursdays 20h00-22h30
Teachers: Constança Arouca, Margot Vilaça, João Miguéis e Marcelo Costa.
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.
20 Oct 2026 to 12 Jan 2027
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.
21 Oct 2026 to 9 Jun 2027.(every other week)
Wednesdays 20h -22h30
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)
16 Feb to 20 Apr 2027
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)
21 to 25 Jun 2027
Location:to be defined
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
Night Course: Drawing and Painting 2
Date 14 Oct 2026 to 25 Jun 2027
Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Insc) + 10,70€ (Seg) (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
14 Oct 2026 to 16 Jun 2027
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
20 Oct to 24 Nov 2026
Local: Ar.Co Xabregas
Teacher: Madalena Parreira
Tuesdays from 20h00 to 22h
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
22 Oct 2026 to 17 Jun 2027 (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.
1108 Workshop: Construção 3D
on-campus
Data: 5 Jan to 2 Feb 2027
Local: Ar.Co, Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00 to 22h30
Professora: Manuela Falcão
1109 Workshop: Projecto
on-campus
Data: 23 Feb to 15 Jun 2027 (every other week)
Local: Ar.Co - Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00 to 22h30
Professor: Pedro Barateiro
Artistic Residency
On-campus
21 to 25 Jun 2027
Location: to be defined
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
Night Course: Drawing and Painting 2.
Date 14 Oct 2026 to 25 Jun 2027
Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Insc) + 10,70€ (Seg) (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
14 Oct 2026 to 16 Jun 2027
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
20 Oct to 24 Nov 2026
Local: Ar.Co Xabregas
Teacher: Madalena Parreira
Tuesdays from 20h00 to 22h
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
22 Oct 2026 to 17 Jun 2027 (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.
1108 Workshop: Construção 3D
on-campus
Data: 5 Jan to 2 Feb 2027
Local: Ar.Co, Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00 to 22h30
Professora: Manuela Falcão
1109 Workshop: Projecto
on-campus
Data: 23 Feb to 15 Jun 2027 (every other week)
Local: Ar.Co - Xabregas
Horário: Tuesdays 20h00 to 22h30
Professor: Pedro Barateiro
Artistic Residency
On-campus
21 to 25 Jun 2027
Location: to be defined
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
Night Course: Drawing and Painting 3
Date 12 Oct 2026 to 18 Jun 2027
Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Insc) + 10,70€ (Seg) (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
15 Oct 2026 to 14 Jun 2027
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.
12 Oct 2026 to 14 Jun 2027
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)
to be defined
Location: Ar.Co – Xabregas
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.
Teachers
Notes
Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees
Night Course: Drawing and Painting 3.
Date 12 Oct 2026 to 18 Jun 2027
Price 10 x 160€ + 170€ (Insc) + 10,70€ (Seg) (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
15 Oct 2026 to 14 Jun 2027
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.
12 Oct 2026 to 14 Jun 2027
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)
to be defined
Location: Ar.Co – Xabregas
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.
Teachers
Notes
Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees
Price 10 x 190€ + 170€ (Enrol) + 10,70€(Insur) (for enrolments up to 15th september)
Schedule Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19h to 21h (see modules)
Type annual
Program
On-premise classes
Introduction to Ceramics through a theorethical and practical approach. The course’s objective is to en-courage 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 pro-jects 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: 13 Oct to 17 Dec 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Molds
Teacher: Filipa Homem
Dates: 5 Jan to 4 Feb 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Porcelain -
Teacher: Lara Amaral
Dates: 16 Feb to 17 Mar 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Glazing
Teacher: Manuela Falcão
Dates: 30 Mar to 6 May 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Barbotines
Teacher: Maria Palma Dias
Dates: 11 May to 17 Jun 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Potter's Wheel
Teacher: Ebrahim Elmoly
Dates: 4 Jan to 16 Feb 2026 (in shifts, by order of enrolment)
Horário:
Shift 1 – Mondays from 19h to 21h
Shift 2 – Wednesdays from 19h to 21h
History of Ceramics: From the clay the gods have molded people; from the burned ground we cre-ate what we want
On-line classes
Teacher: Manuela Correia Braga
Dates: 19 Apr to 7 Jun 2027
Horário: Mondays 18h00 to 20h00
From Nature the ground, the water and the heat were harnessed to build shelters and defence works. With terra sigilata and pigments small mugs and casseroles and tiles for the walls and for roof and eave were made. Burned ground was used for clay jug, olive oil jar or water drinking in a scented Estremoz contain-er. And small beautiful fine porcelain figures – or ugly as the devil in popular handicraft – have been pro-duced.
Between sacred and profane – prehistoric flutes, ornaments for godesses and warriors, lamentations in churches, oratories in crossroads and paths, micro-conducters in technology - it takes all sorts of things to make a world and an entire world to know its history and art.
Ceramics studio
On-premise.
Free use of the Ceramics studio, pending on available schedules.: Mondays from 17h to 21h; Fridays from 14h to 20h
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 10 x 170€+ 170€ (Enrolm) + 10,70€ (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
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 250€ + 25€ (Enrol) + 6€ (Ins)
Schedule Tuesdays form 18h to 21h
Type occasional
Program
On-campus classes.
Art Direction as a tool for thinking, rethinking, building and destroying characters, narratives and visual universes. Learning to occupy the place of listening and observation; searching for the point at which reality and fiction become symbiotic; transforming chaos, difficulty and randomness into productive forces. We'll talk about colour, composition, space, the body, style, visual saturation, rhythm and the concrete ways of transforming ideas into images and images into cohesive and expressive films, without forgetting the practical articulations with teams, contexts and budgets.
Teachers
Price 10 x 200€ + 170€ (Insc) + 10,70€ (Seg) (for enrolments up to 15th september)
Schedule Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 19h to 21h (see modules)
Type annual
Program
On-premisse classes
Participants’ progress is assessed by the various tutors and formally confirmed twice a year in the presence of the head of department. Throughout the year, individual portfolios will be compiled, which are intended to be comprehensive and varied. Distinctive features: strong emphasis on personalised and independent creative work; in-depth study of different ceramic techniques; larger-scale pieces; construction using coils, slabs and blocks; different types of finishes and methods of execution; importance placed on experimentation and concentration as factors in achieving precision and progress. Students are encouraged to monitor the firing of their pieces and to gradually learn to operate the kilns independently.
Modules:
Construction in Ceramics
Teacher: Catarina Bogarim
Dates: 13 Oct to 17 Dec 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Molds
Teacher: Filipa Homem
Dates: 5 Jan to 4 Feb 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Porcelain -
Teacher: Lara Amaral
Dates: 16 Feb to 17 Mar 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Glazing
Teacher: Manuela Falcão
Dates: 30 Mar to 6 May 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Barbotines
Teacher: Maria Palma Dias
Dates: 11 May to 17 Jun 2027
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.
History of Ceramics: From the clay the gods have molded people; from the burned ground we cre-ate what we want
On-line classes
Teacher: Manuela Correia Braga
Dates: 19 Apr to 7 Jun 2027
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 20h
Teachers
Notes
Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees
Attachments Schedule
Children’s Literature Illustration Workshop
Date 13 Oct 2026 to 26 Jan 2027
Price 260€ + 26€ (Insc) + 6€ (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
Price 10 x 170€+ 170€ (Enrolm) + 10,70€ (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
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 200€ + 20€ (Insc) +6€ (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 250€ + 25€ (Enrolment) + 6€ (Insurance)
Schedule Tuesdays from 14h00 to 17h00
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 feeling and thinking about editing.
Teachers
Price 10 x 200€ + 120€ (Enrol) + 10,70€(Insur) (for enrolments up to 15th september)
Schedule Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 19h to 21h (see modules)
Type annual
Program
On-premisse classes
Participants’ progress is assessed by the various tutors and formally confirmed twice a year in the presence of the head of department. Throughout the year, individual portfolios will be compiled, which are intended to be comprehensive and varied. Distinctive features: strong emphasis on personalised and independent creative work; in-depth study of different ceramic techniques; larger-scale pieces; construction using coils, slabs and blocks; different types of finishes and methods of execution; importance placed on experimentation and concentration as factors in achieving precision and progress. Students are encouraged to monitor the firing of their pieces and to gradually learn to operate the kilns independently.
Modules:
Construction in Ceramics
Teacher: Catarina Bogarim
Dates: 13 Oct to 17 Dec 2026
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Molds
Teacher: Filipa Homem
Dates: 5 Jan to 4 Feb 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Porcelain -
Teacher: Lara Amaral
Dates: 16 Feb to 17 Mar 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Glazing
Teacher: Manuela Falcão
Dates: 30 Mar to 6 May 2027
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19h to 21h
Barbotines
Teacher: Maria Palma Dias
Dates: 11 May to 17 Jun 2027
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.
History of Ceramics: From the clay the gods have molded people; from the burned ground we cre-ate what we want
On-line classes
Teacher: Manuela Correia Braga
Dates: 19 Apr to 7 Jun 2027
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 20h
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 10 x 170€+ 170€ (Enrolm) + 10,70€ (Ins) (for enrolments until 15th September)
Admission Jewellery night course 2 or interview and portfolio
Schedule Monday and Wednesdays from 19h to 22h
Type annual
Program
On-campus classes
Developing previously acquired skills, this course constitutes an important stage of experimentation and personalization of the student’s work, anchored in present-day jewellery practices. Training of new specialized techniques and perfecting those techniques already acquired.
Teachers
Price 330€ + 33€ (Enrolment) + 6€ (Insurance)
Schedule Thursdays from 18h00 to 21h00
Type occasional
Program
On campus classes.
In this workshop we focus on exploring the documentary method as a specific strategy, one that is part of a broader cinematographic practice. Through a series of films, texts and practical exercises proposed and discussed in class, we will map some of the fundamental problems raised by the relationship that cinema establishes with reality, which is at the heart of documentary practice. In part, this mapping will be guided by the problems that participants will encounter when preparing their final task: producing a short film (with a maximum of 5 minutes) with a free theme.
Notes
Teachers
Workshop in Creative Writing: from Aesop to Brian Bilston
Date 16 Oct to 18 Dec 2026
Price 200€ + 20€ (Enrolment) + 6€ (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.
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Curso teórico: Estética – Experiência e Experimentação
Date 19 Oct to 23 Nov 2026
Price 150€ + 15€ (Insc) +1,80€ (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.
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Price 140€ + 14€ (Enrolment)
Schedule Wednesdays from 18h00 to 20h00
Type occasional
Program On-line classes
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Alternative Processes in Photography I.
Date 6 Nov 2026 to 5 Feb 2027
Price 430€ + 43€ (Enrolment) + 6€ (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.
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History of contemporary art II
Date 9 Dec 2026 to 3 feb 2027
Price 140€ + 14€ (Enrolment)
Schedule wednesdays from 18h00 to 20h00
Type occasional
Program On-line classes
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Workshop: Structure, Sequences and Series
Date 9 Dec 2026 a 3 Feb 2027
Price 290€ + 29€ (Insc) + 6€ (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.
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Therory Course: The Photographic Image
Date 15 Dec 2026 to 2 Feb 2027
Price 220€ + 22€ (Enrolment) + 6€ (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.
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Therory Course: The Photographic Image.
Date 15 Dec 2026 to 2 Feb 2027
Price 220€ + 22€ (Enrolment) + 6€ (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.
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Workshop: Movement Image Devices - Projections and Optical Constructions
Date 6 Jan to 3 Feb 2027
Price 170€ + 17€ (Enrolment) + 1,80€ (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.
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Advanced Seminar in Illustration
Date 27 Jan a 19 Jun 2026 *
Price 4 instalmentsx 175€ + 70€ (Enrol) + 4,50€ (Ins) ou 700€ + 60€ Enrol) + 2,50€ (Ins)
Admission
Submission of portfolio and/or selective interview (Pdf with 10 images and short bio, up to 8Mega) to secretaria@arco.pt by January 20th.
Admissions after the start of the course are exceptional, by interview.
Schedule Tuesdays and Fridays 18h to 21h30h*
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
*Session dates :
Jan
3ª feira • 27 Jan
6ª feira • 30 Jan
Fev
3ªf eira • 3, 10, 24 Fev
6ª feira • 6, 13, 27 Fev
Mar
3ª feira • 3, 10, 17 Mar
6ª feira • 6, 13, 20, 27 Mar
Abr
3ª feira •7, 28 Abr
6ª feira • 24 Abr
Mai
3ª feira • 5, 26 Mai
Jun
Última aula - 6ª feira • 19 Jun
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Photography Workshop: Digital Lab I (evening)
Date 16 Feb to 11 May 2027
Price 430€ + 43€ (Enrol) + 6€ (Insur)
Schedule Tuesday from 18h to 21h00
Type occasional
Program
On-campus classes
Digital Lab 1 approaches the techniques of shooting and editing of digital images in parallel with the study of analog photography, departing from the idea that these two technologies are similar and have common principles. Preparing the digital camera for shooting, use and optimization of the menus and presets. Managing and processing the different types of files for post-production in Photoshop.
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Price 180€ + 18€ (Insc) + 6€ (Seg)
Schedule Tuesdays from 15h to 17h30
Type occasional
Program
On-Campus classes.
History of satirical drawing from the 18th-Century onwards. Studio: the formats, the various materials and the support surfaces. Political cartoon up to the present day (national and international).
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Theory Course: Methods of making
Date 17 Feb to 28 Apr 2027
Price 300 + 30€ (Enrol) + 6€ (Ins)
Admission No requirements. By order of enrolment.
Schedule Wednesdays from 18h to 20h30
Type occasional
Program
On-campus classes
The specificity of photography in the forms of artistic and documentary production. Analysis of themes and authors whose works mark different postures in contemporary photography.
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