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👋 Come help restore a beautiful stone room and join an artist in France! 🇫🇷🛠️🎨

The experience

I’m looking for volunteers to help with the renovation of a large room with stone walls. The walls are currently covered in layers of plaster and old wallpaper, and I’d love to bring them back to their original bare stone beauty! 🏚️✨
I’m a full‑time sculptor with a workshop and gallery in Australia (October–May) and an atelier here in France (June–September).

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate French

Between 24 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

If you love working with your hands, exploring heritage buildings, and being around an active art studio, I’d love to have you join the project! 🙌🎨
Come help create a beautiful space and be inspired by the world of sculpture and craftsmanship! 🪵🔨🇫🇷

Activities & Shift

This summer, I’d like an extra pair of hands for:
✅ Helping to remove plaster and wallpaper
✅ Manipulating heavy timbers and general renovation work
✅ Assisting with sculpture projects
✅ Helping with light housework
🌞 The schedule is very flexible — you can decide when and how you work — as long as you contribute about 20 hours per week.

Rules

Respect. politeness, consideration for each other, and, if you speak Spanish or French I would very much appreciate help with learning those languages.