On September 4–5 2025, the School ARt Gallery partners came together in Covilhã, Portugal — not just for a meeting, but for a shared moment of exchange, reflection, and inspiration.
As the project moves into its pilot phase, these two days became a space to pause and look at what has already been built — ideas, tools, collaborations — and to shape what comes next. Conversations moved between structure and spontaneity: from indicators and methodologies to creative strategies and artistic visions.
A key moment of the gathering was the introduction of the artists who will take part in the next phase of the project. Their perspectives, practices, and approaches will play a defining role in shaping how School ARt Gallery comes to life across different countries.
But Covilhã was more than a backdrop.
The “Cidade Neve” — a city shaped by history, industry, and transformation — became part of the process itself. It is also home to WOOL (@wool_covilhaurbanart), a constantly evolving urban art project that has turned the city into an open, living gallery.
Walking through the historic streets together, partners immersed themselves in this layered environment — discovering artworks, stories, and traces of change embedded in the walls. It was a reminder that public space is never static; it shifts, adapts, and speaks.
In many ways, Covilhã reflects the essence of School ARt Gallery: fragments coming together, ideas in motion, transformation in progress.
These were not just working days.
They were days of observing, listening, questioning — and imagining what can emerge when art, learning, and collaboration meet in the real world.