Summary

Is stone really that hard? Is carving stone difficult? Can I carve a sculpture in stone even if I don't have bear strength? If you want to try it out, you'll find the right opportunity here.

In this one-week taster course, participants are familiarized with the basics of stone carving:

- With the stones themselves
- With the tools
- The chipping technique
- With the design of a stone sculpture

In addition to our Peccia marble, softer types such as shell limestone or alabaster are also available. We will work by hand, placing particular emphasis on the correct, energy-saving hammering technique. We will also learn how to cut the stones.

Participants can work on realizing their own ideas or work on the stone without any ideas.

With a soft stone and in a smaller format (up to 40 cm), we can easily create a small jewel in a week.

Course language: German. Language skills of course leaders: English, French

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: Sculpting, Creative Retreats, Modeling, Nanas / Objects
Date: May | Jun | Jul | Sep | Oct
Language(s): German, English
Level: Beginner
Place: Peccia, Switzerland
Accommodation: not included
Catering: No meals
Services: Our school offers optimal conditions for learning sculpture in all its forms.

All necessary tools are provided by us.

The atmosphere at the Scuola di scultura is ideal for getting to grips with artistic work.

Working together in the course groups encourages creative design.

The Scuola di Scultura maintains its buildings, workplaces and technical facilities to a professional standard.

The didactics of the Scuola di Scultura combine practical creative work with theoretical consolidation.

Our courses are taught and supervised by highly qualified instructors.

Accommodation

Ambience of the houses
If you rent a room in one of our course houses, you will be staying with the other participants in one of the old Ticino houses in the area. The original furnishings are charming and the atmosphere around the open fire is very cozy...
Costs:
Double room for 1 week: 200.- CHF
Single room for 1 week: 300.- CHF
Please bring your own towels, bed linen is provided.
Hotel rooms or a rustico (Ticino vacation home) can also be rented as accommodation, we are happy to help with the arrangement!

Catering

Breakfast and lunch will be organized by the participants themselves and can be arranged freely, in the evening there will be a meal together in one of the accommodation houses in Prato Sornico.

Various chefs are happy to cook for our course participants and offer dinner in the Ex-Osteria Mignami during the week (Mon-Fri). Dinner costs CHF 26 including starter/main course/dessert (drinks such as wine, beer etc.) can be purchased from them by the bottle.

sequence

Arrival: Sunday meeting point 5.15 p.m., organizational matters, getting to know the workshop and the workplace, moving into the accommodation and eating together, if desired.
Working hours: Monday to Friday: 8.30 am to 12 noon, 2 pm to 5 pm.
Beyond that, you can work freely.
Departure after the end of the course, possible until 10 am on Saturday.

Arrival

Arrival is by car or public transport.

Arrival by car via Gotthard (A2) / San Bernardino (A3 / A13) or Chiasso (A2) / exit "Bellinzona Sud/Locarno" direction Locarno (main road) / tunnel Locarno / exit "Vallemaggia/Centovalli/Onsernone" (DO NOT leave Locarno!) continue direction Vallemaggia (from the end of the tunnel 40 km to Peccia)

Coming from western Switzerland and Valais: Simplon route to Domodossola / Centovalli / Ponte-Brolla, then turn left into Vallemaggia (from here 35 km to Peccia)

Arrival by public transport from Locarno SBB station. Take the "Vallemaggia" bus to Bignasco, then change to the Postbus to the "Peccia Paese" stop.

Arrival in Peccia: Turn left towards Piano di Peccia, after 30 meters there is a bridge over the river, here you can park your car on the left. The sculpture school is located directly on the river opposite the former stone processing company Cristallina S.A.

Scuola di Scultura 1, 6695 Peccia, Ticino, Switzerland

Cancellation policy

If you cancel up to 28 days before arrival, you will receive a 90% refund of the booking price.
After this, if you cancel up to the day of arrival, you will receive a 100% refund of the booking price.

Cancellation of course/seminar/accommodation: From registration up to 4 weeks before the start of the course/seminar, a cancellation fee of 10% will be charged for the course, seminar and accommodation. 4 weeks or less before the start of the course/seminar, a cancellation fee of 50% will be charged. If you cancel 1 week or more before the start of the course/seminar, the entire fee is due unless you provide a replacement.