FULL JEWELERY PROGRAMME 2026/2027
Head of Department: Catarina Silva
Through practice, students will gain a technical knowledge of jewellery making in its various expressions, both traditional and contemporary. This experience is accompanied by an indispensable reflection on the history and evolution of this ancestral form of expression. The program is multi-disciplinary in nature and whenever possible learning is on-premise l, as opposed to on-line. Students are encouraged to develop a personal artistic language, as a result of the group’s and their own individual questioning of the symbolic dimensions of jewellery and the value attributed to the jewel in the contemporary art panorama.
Teachers: Catarina Silva, Marta Costa Reis, Sónia Brum, Rui Silva e Hugo Bernardo
Guest teachers: Márcia Cirne, Katie Lagast
Monitors: Paula Zerbes
Fee 10 x 250€ + 200€ (Enrolment) + 10,80€ (Insurance) (for enrolments until 15th September)
Admission No requirements, although the school encourages students to apply for an interview. By order of enrolment. The possibility of entering the course after its commencement will be considered only exceptionally and implies a selective interview with the head of department.
Disciplines
Notes Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees
Attachments https://arco.pt/site/download/curso_pdf/HorarioJoalharia1_26_27.pdf
Fee 10 x 250€ + 200€ (Enrolment) + 10,70€ (Insurance) (for enrolments until 15th September)
Admission Jewellery 1 or equivalent training. Portfolio presentation. Interview.
Disciplines
Notes Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees
Attachments Schedule
Fee 10 x 235€ + 200€ (Enrolment) + 10,70€ (Insurance) (for enrolments until 15th September)
Admission Jewellery 1 or equivalent training. Portfolio presentation. Interview.
Disciplines
Notes
Materials not included, More information in the Student Guide:https://arco.pt/site/en/student-guide/enrolment-and-fees
Attachments https://arco.pt/site/download/curso_pdf/HorarioJoalharia3_26_27.pdf
Price 280€ + 28€ (Enrolment) + 6€ (insurance)
Schedule Monday from 15h to 16h30
Type occasional
Program On premise classes
Teachers
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.
Attachments https://arco.pt/site/download/curso_pdf/HorarioJoalhariaNOC1_2_3_26_27.pdf
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.
Attachments https://arco.pt/site/download/curso_pdf/HorarioJoalhariaNOC1_2_3_26_27.pdf
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
Attachments https://arco.pt/site/download/curso_pdf/HorarioJoalhariaNOC1_2_3_26_27.pdf
