Programmes

Cermics Night Course 1

Date 7 Oct 2025 to 19 Jun 2026
Location Ar.Co - Quinta de São Miguel, Almada

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

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