Escola das Artes launches new edition of Free Courses

The Escola de Artes (EA) of Universidade Católica Portuguesa has just launched a new edition of Free Courses. Through this programme of activities - open to the general public and promoting training in the areas of Film, Conservation and Restoration, Writing and Culture and Sound and Music. Among the formative offer of this edition are proposals such as "Introduction to Actor Directing for Film", "Fiction Writing", "Artistic Practices for Education and Social Inclusion" - with modules for expressive and performing arts - or, even, "Free Course of Vocal Practice". The courses run throughout the school year 2020-21. Registration times and costs vary depending on the course.

Combining theory, practice and reality, the training courses are taught by teachers from the School of Arts and also by invited specialists. EA thus aims to promote sharing and collaboration between artists and students, as well as contact with the artistic fabric of the city of Porto - museums, workshops, galleries, art schools and performance centres.

It should be noted that the programme of activities is the result of listening to the training needs identified by professionals in different areas of the arts. For the development of the actions proposed by the various courses, the School of Arts has various infrastructures and equipment, namely a chemistry and biology laboratory, a photographic studio, conservation and restoration workshops, musical instruments and audio and TV recording studios.

All information and registration for the Free Courses are available here.