Uninterrupted creative time
A week or more with fewer decisions, fewer chores and space to follow an idea properly.
For artists
Give your practice the time it keeps asking for.
Step out of the fragments of evenings and weekends. Spend one to four uninterrupted weeks making, studying and exchanging ideas with people who understand why the work matters.
1–4 weeks3 meals daily€490 from / week
Does this feel familiar?
You are still an artist — even when your calendar makes you forget it.
When art competes with a career, family and daily logistics, the practice can begin to feel like the least urgent part of life. StartArt gives it a real place again: time, a studio, peers and a rhythm built around making.
What changes here
Return home with momentum, not another unfinished intention.
A studio beyond the kitchen table
Work indoors or outside, leave materials in progress and let the practice occupy real space.
Peers without competition
Share process with an international group. No academic gatekeeping and no pressure to perform.
Everything else held for you
Your room, three vegetarian meals a day and the weekly house programme are included.
Create · Connect · Belong
“Your practice does not need permission. Sometimes it just needs protected time.”
Accommodation, studio access, three vegetarian meals a day, weekly experiences and the Rio Homem two minutes away — all included.
See live room availabilityProtected timeNo daily logistics
Creative spaceStudio and work areas
Life togetherSmall international groups
Nature close byRiver, garden and pool
February to October · 40 minutes from Porto
Make room for what matters now.
Stay for one to four weeks. No portfolio is required. Tell us what you need and we will help you find the right dates and room.
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