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Arts and Crafts school

The Cerdeira Arts and Crafts School is a space for learning techniques that result from timeless lines and, simultaneously, a place
for ​​creativity and art with a contemporary twist. We offer:

1 to 3 days workshops for beginners, and longer courses, 5-10 days, that allow greater technical advance and immerse yourself in creative work.

If you are a professional artist, our classes offer a rich environment dedicated to real skills, rooted in tradition, and a space for your creativity to grow.

Our teachers are Portuguese and foreign professional artists, specialists in their field who are happy to share their knowledge with those looking for our courses.


 

Ceramics

Cerdeira is specially dedicated to ceramics with a fully equipped workshop and one of the few smokeless wood-fired kilns in Europe.

Professional ceramicists visit Cerdeira throughout the year for workshops, events, and exhibitions.

Wood

Wood has been at the very heart of the life of Cerdeira from its beginning.

Our space lends itself to the teaching and practicing of traditional and contemporary woodworking.

Basketry

Fighting against oblivion, basketry courses teach one of the oldest crafts.

Cerdeira welcomes these knowledge where technique and material find the time and silence necessary for learning to happen.

 

Calendar

 
 

12-15

MAR 2026

THE SHAPES OF ESPARTO W/ ANDOR STUDIO

In this hands-on course, we’ll explore The shapes of Esparto as a starting point to learn traditional craft techniques. Over three immersive days of learning, we’ll create brooms, brushes and other functional or decorative objects, using only sustainable materials.

22-30

MAY 2026

Korean Buncheong ware W/ hajeong lee rogers

Learn traditional Buncheong decoration techniques

06-07

JUN 2026

Introduction to woodcarving W/ Kerstin Thomas & Renato Silva

This workshop was designed for those who want to give wings to this dream, try something new, and give form to a piece of wood.

23-28

JUN 2026

WILLOW BASKETRY W/ MAI HVID JORGEnSON

Ancient craft for modern life
 

03-08

JUL 2026

WOODCARVING W/ KERSTIN THOMAS E RENATO COSTA E SILVA

In the Woodcarving Course, you’ll learn to handle electrical and hand tools, proposing diverse carving techniques to give form to your final work.

14-24

JUL 2026

CERAMICS SCULPTURE W/ RENATO COSTA E SILVA AND KERSTIN THOMAS

Participants will explore different approaches to ceramic sculpture, from figurative to abstract. Modeling techniques will serve to study proportions and the expressiveness of the human face.

10-13

SEPT 2026

COLORS OF SERRA DA LOUSÃ W/ MARTA RODRIGUES
Workshop on creating watercolors sets from natural pigments. In this workshop, you will explore the colour potential of the Serra da Lousã by collecting local pigments and extracting colour from rocks and soil.

18-27

SEPT 2026

CERAMIC SOUND MASKS W/ nómada cerámica
In this course, you will learn how to create a ceramic sound mask, combining modeling techniques, musical clay objects construction and woodfiring.
 

03-04

OCT 2026

SPOONCARVING FOR BEGINNERS W/ ANA GOMES & SÍLVIO SOARES
It is an introduction to the art and techniques of carving green wood and creating useful objects that combine beauty and functionality, always valuing the natural material as the key element in the creative process.

05-15

NOV 2026

FUNCTIONAL POTTERY W/ Anne Mette Hjortshøj
Functional Pottery - clay for everyday use is an immersive course that invites participants to explore the art of making pots for the kitchen and take part in a wood firing at Sasukenei smokeless kiln, in Cerdeira.

20-22

NOV 2026

KILN BUILDING W/ Renato Costa e Silva e Kerstin Thomas
In the KIiln Building Workshop, we will build small gas or wood fired ceramic kilns where we can fire our pieces with great care.

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