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Art residency project in a house in Thizy-les-Bourgs, France

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    **We are hosting volunteers only between the 26th of July to the 15th of August.**

    I am Héloïse and with my partner Pierre-Yves, we are begining an art residency project in a house in Thizy-les-Bourgs, in Haut-Beaujolais.
    The spirit of the house is turned into feminity, cooperation, care, open-mindedness and frugality.

    I am architect in sustainable building and urban planning, i am passioned by art and creative stuff in general : drawing, painting, infography, music composition, video montage... I did some volunteer in Canary Island, Brasil, Argentine, Portugal... I love travelling ! Pierre-Yves is librarian, he loves cinema, he is very talentuous in illustration, infography...

    We are looking for creative people to share a piece of our world and to contribute to the building project.

    The place is 2 hours by bus "Car du Rhône"( or reachable by train) from Lyon or one hour by car. We don't have a car !

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    House sitting
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    The place is dedicated to share culture, to learn and to express ourselves through art (painting, drawing, photography, theatre, dance, cinema ...).

    The house is located in a beautiful village in Haut-Beaujolais, where there are nice walks in the country side and it is 10km from a lake where you can bath. The house is located in a walkable distance to a bakery, a supermarket, a market, a vegetable shop, a kebab, a bar-restaurant...

    We can speak french, english, and also some spanish and german.

  • Help

    Help

    We are now refurbishing the house and the garden : plenty of tasks !
    We ask for 3 hours help per day of help.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    German: Intermediate
    Spanish: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    By staying here, you will have :
    - a bed in a shared room (with 1 or 2 other workaway)
    - a shared bathroom
    - a shared workshop for creative work in your free time

    Please note that there is no internet (but there is a 4G network and i can share connection)

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    There is no Wifi but 4G network is quite good. I can share internet access with my phone if needed !

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Pets hosting is OK but not in the bedrooms

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 573499827861

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