VISIONARY ART RESIDENCY

21 – 28 november 2026  • North Portugal


This exclusive encounter will take place for the third time, providing a secure space to immerse oneself in the visionary state of consciousness.

Step by step, we will gently take you through the journey from vision to composition and eventually to a finished painting, exploring natural pigments from the earth and plants in the form of watercolour and egg tempera.

In between, there is time for music by the fire, meditation, sound journeys, sauna and an insight to Andean cosmovision.


November 21–22: Cactus Day Ceremony

A visionary journey and prayer during the day—held outdoors if the weather permits—followed by a banya steam bath and dinner. Overnight stay in a shared yurt, including breakfast the next morning.

Location: A Corujeira / Arcos de Valdevez
Price: €145


November 22–27: Art Residency

Five days in a cozy retreat house with a lit fireplace and creativity flowing. Workshops include Natural Paintmaking & Watercolor, Singing Circles, Andean Cosmovision, Storytelling, and more.

Location: Casa das Janelas Verdes / Paredes de Coura
Price: €700 (includes all meals and materials)


November 27–28: Evening Ceremony

A visionary journey with the mycelium queendom—held indoors.
A space for inner travel in darkness and silence, later accompanied by sound healing and live music. Overnight stay in a shared yurt with a banya/sauna and brunch the following morning.

Location: A Corujeira / Arcos de Valdevez
Price: €145

Accomodation

A Corujeira (Ceremonies)


In a magical valley surrounded by forest and a flowing creek, we gather for ceremonies in a 7 meter Mongolian yurt. Nearby, a wood-fired sauna invites warmth and relaxatio. 

This is a place where nature and stillness come together.


www.acorujeira.pt

Casa das Janelas Verdes (Art Residency)

Casa das Janelas Verdes (The House with the Green Windows) is a charming, restored stone farmhouse in the peaceful rural area of Alto Minho.

Surrounded by terraced farmland and the vast Corno do Bico oak forest—one of Portugal’s largest—this tranquil retreat offers a perfect escape. Inside, a cozy living room with a fireplace invites relaxation, while the garden provides plenty of space to unwind. The house sleeps 5–7 guests across one double bedroom and three shared rooms (each with three single beds).

Your host, Gabriela, a warm - hearted Portuguese yoga teacher, therapist, and incredible cook, will ensure you’re nourished and cared for throughout your stay.

Diogo Quaresma

Diogo (Portugal) is not only a talented crafter of folk instruments (Flutes, Kora/Ngoni) but also carries a big passion for painting. During his studies at the Vienna Academy of Visionary Arts he had he opportunity to learn from artists such as Kuba Ambrose and Amanda Sage and got to know a wide range of tools and knowledge of how to birth the inner vision to a canvas.

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Isabel Seda/Aguabel

Isabel grew up surrounded by music, dance and art.
She studyed illustration in Hamburg and since 2020 works as a freelance illustrator, mainly collaborating with musicians, therapists and conscious events.

For Isabel painting is a very powerful tool to experience HERE & NOW :

That moment of divine creation, when the mind can take a rest and we permit ourselves to just „let it flow“ like water.

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Yari Bonilla

Yari, born in Peru, has been guiding ceremonies since 2014, with a focus on native medicine plants and sustainability. His major arrow leads to the Wachuma cactus, and he walks the bridge between two continents, South America and Europe, analysing how the calendar wheels align and complement one another.

Yari plays multiple instruments and composes his own music.

 

Paula Katharina

Paula is a student of nature, its songs and its memory, as well as a ceremonialist, walking her prayer of simplicity and preparing the ground for varied seeds of joy to sprout.

She lives a simple life in a community in southern Portugal, where she built her own home. In addition to tending to vegetable gardens, fruit trees, and a natural forest, she is an artist, alchemist, musician, painter, and composer of her own songs.

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