Other Lands Other Sounds
July 31 – August 11, 2026

Are you an artist or musician ready to break out of the box?
4 deadlines for applications: March 20th, April 17th, May 22nd, June 19th

Early bird deadline: May 1st (€100 discount)–

Our iconic programme returns in 2026 to a brand new home in Northern Portugal: the Court of Cavalum, an enchanting 18th-century mansion 30 minutes outside of Porto. Join us for a riotously fun, cross-arts journey that brings together visual artists, musicians, and performers for twelve days of collaborative creation. Experience a carefully curated programme of movement sessions, ensemble workshops, skill shares, field trips, creative briefs,  mentoring and more. Working across disciplines, participants will co-create new works—performance, installation, sound, movement—culminating in a promenade performance through the halls and rooms of this extraordinary historic space.

We are looking for musicians and artists of all stripes—professional and non-professional, students and self-taught—who are ready to step outside their comfort zones and experiment with collaboration
across genre and practice.

Open to artists working in the fields of music, visual arts, dance, theatre, performance, and live art.
Spaces for approximately 9 musicians, 5 visual artists, 1 movement artist and 1 performance maker
4 application deadlines, spaces are limited; support provided for those applying to Culture Moves

Europe funding
Fee – from €1210, includes tuition, spaces, accommodation, and food (does not include travel)
1 work exchange placement available for documentation, 1 bursary for a local Portuguese artist Curated, and facilitated by Filipe Sousa (PT, Tutor at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance, and Artistic Director at Skoola), Beatriz Martinez (SP, Coordinator of the International Contemporary Photography Master Program at EFTI School of
Photography), Kate Smith (UK/US, Founder of Curiosa and The Embodied Voice).

For all the info and to apply visit: https://www.curiosa.org.uk/olos2026

For more info write to Discover.[email protected] or visit us on instagram: @discovercuriosa