Arco Arte also organizes short workshops . A few hours of training during which a visitor can try to sculpt a small piece of marble or decorate an object in terracotta . A workshop at Arco Arte can become a fun alternative day for a family or a group of friends, or an activity to be included in a travel program for a group of tourists visiting Carrara.
During a workshop dedicated to MARBLE , guests are introduced to sculpture. After a visit to the exhibition hall , a lesson is held in the work area during which the basic techniques and tools used in sculpting are demonstrated and the possibility of sculpting a splinter or a tile of Carrara marble (which will remain as a souvenir) is offered. At the end of the workshop, information material and a beautiful souvenir card will be available.
Duration of the workshop: 30 minutes for the visit + 2 hours (up to 6, if desired ).
The workshop
Period: from mid-April to mid-October, Monday to Friday, ON BOOKING .
2-hour workshop cost: 1 person: € 70,00; groups up to 7 people: Total price: € 130,00; each additional person: € 15.00.
The workshop dedicated to
POTTERY
takes place at the Atelier La Goccia (adjacent to the work areas of Arco Arte). Participants will learn the
basic techniques of decoration
- Majolica, Sottocristallina or Engobbio - after which, depending on the time available, participants can paint
text or a small decoration on an appropriate terracotta object
, such as a tile or a plate. The object with the final decoration, requiring
Duration of the workshop: 2 hours (up to 6).
The workshop
Period: all year round, Monday to Friday, morning, afternoon or even evening, ON BOOKING
2-hour workshop cost: € 15,00 per person.
6-hour workshop cost: € 80,00 per person.