Nomáda Cerámica is back with 2 workshops in 2026!

1/ Aug 29-31: Introduction to Sound Ceramics Workshop

  • 2 days building whistles and flutes

  • 1 day firing

2/ Sep 4-9: Sound Sculpture Workshop

  • day 1-3 building

  • day 4 firing

  • day 5 waxing and photos

  • day 6 departure (or in the afternoon/evening of day 5)

  • Led by Nómada Cerámica (Julieta Bilbao & Martín Merlos). A gathering for artists wanting a visceral experience of ancient pottery. Clay as living memory, exploring its sonic, ritual, and performative possibilities.

    Sao Pedro do Corval has been a center of pottery since humans learned that clay has miraculous properties. We will be processing clay sourced on site and wood fire in our purpose built bottle kiln. Bring your own sonic project or choose from a variety of pre Columbian musical instruments used in shamanic ceremonies.

    J&M are inspirational artists, musicians and playful hands on teachers.

  • The workshops are structured as an intensive space for creation, practical research, and curatorial support.

    The focus focus will be on studio work, the development of individual pieces, and the collective exchange as a mode of growth.

  • Artists working in ceramics, contemporary art, performance, or theater—interested in exploring the intersection between body, clay, ritual, and territory.
    No specific technical experience is required, but openness to collaborative processes and poetic/material experimentation is essential.

    Max. 10 participants.

  • Price per person: TBD (We know joining this workshop is a commitment, so we also offer flexible payment plans if needed - just text us!)

    Includes Breakfast and light lunch.

    All materials and use of tools.

  • Playground Alentejo, São Pedro do Corval, Portugal

    Dates:

    Aug 29-31 Introduction to Sound Ceramics Workshop

    Sep 4-9: Sound Sculpture Workshop

    Group size: max 10 participants

About Nómada Cerámica

Julieta Bilbao and Martín Gastón Merlos are Argentine ceramic artists with over 15 years of experience.
They are the founders of Nómada Cerámica, a project dedicated to research, production, and dissemination of sonic ceramics.
They have led over 400 activities across Latin America and Europe.
Their practice combines ancestral techniques, traditional wood firing, and wild clay exploration, blending ceramics, body, music, archaeology, and pedagogy in a poetic, transdisciplinary approach.

Join us!

Fill out the form below if you are interested in joining the workhop or in case you have any questions! We are happy to help out :)