Uninterrupted creative time
A week or more with fewer decisions, fewer chores and space to follow an idea properly.
Art Residency in Portugal
Give your art the time
it keeps asking for.
Focus on your passion. Make more in one week than months of spare time.Spend one to four weeks creating, practicing and exchanging ideas with international artists who will inspire and support your work. Open to all practices and levels. Book a short call and secure your creative week at StartArt.
4.9 / 5 from 112 Google reviews
Hear it from IsraDoes 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
Make more in less time, among artists who get it.
Peers without competition
Share process with an international group. No academic gatekeeping and no pressure to perform.
Let nature set the pace
Slow down, find inspiration by the river and take your creative practice outdoors.
Everything else held for you
Your room, three flexitarian meals a day and the weekly house programme are included.
Your week, day by day
Time to create. Moments to connect.
Seven days to create more, discover Portugal, connect with inspiring people and return home with a renewed sense of purpose and belonging.
- TUEArrive and connectGame night
- WEDFind your way aroundHouse Art Walls Tour
- THUAuthentic PortugalLocal visit & restaurants
- FRIPaint beside the riverPainting workshop
- SATShare what you madeCollective exhibition & bonfire
- SUNExplore PortugalOpen Day: Porto, Braga or Guimarães
- MONCarry it homeCheck out
Rooms & prices
Book your art residency.
Everything is included: your room, three meals a day, studio access, a weekly programme, and river and pool access. Choose your room, pick your dates and we take care of the rest. Prices are per person, per week. Ask about couple or group discounts.
Private bedroom · private bathroom
Private ensuite
Comfort, privacy and independence, with a private bathroom of your own.
€840/ week · VAT not included
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4 beds
Dorms
A bed in a four-bed dorm, the most social and affordable way to stay.
€490/ week · VAT not included
Check dates & bookIncluded in every room
- 3 meals included
- Fibre Wi-Fi & co-work spaces
- Studio access
- Weekly programme
- River & pool access
FROM OUR RESIDENTS
★★★★★
“I ended up extending my stay because it felt so magical and welcoming here! … I had time and space to process the art I wanted to make from the Camino and community and support from the amazing artists who stayed there.”Getting here
Portugal is closer than you think.
Porto airport is about 40 minutes from the house, and we can arrange a pickup if you need one.
Flight time to Porto
- ≈6h40United Statesfrom New York
- ≈2h25United Kingdomfrom London
- ≈1hSpainfrom Madrid
Typical nonstop flights. Schedules vary by season.
Still deciding?
Tell us what you need.
Questions about dates, rooms or what to expect? Send us a message about your practice and what you need. We’ll help you find the right dates and room.
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