Do Picho (Asociación cultural y residencia artística)

Do Picho is a non profit artist residency dedicated to the promotion of the freedom, creativity and safety of artists, as well as to the promotion and protection of human rights and the environment. It opened its doors in August 2024. Do Picho’s main aims are: supporting artists in their art production, by offering them a space, safe environment, connections, and support; building a community of artists that will be provided, before, during and after their stay at Do Picho, with opportunities to interact, learn from each other, get inspired and inspire, and potentially collaborate; fostering connections between the artists that will be residing at Do Picho and Galician artists and the broader community in Galicia; contributing to the cultural life of Palas de Rei, Lugo, Santiago and Galicia, and to the experience of caminantes – the nearly 500,000 people yearly walking the Camino de Santiago, many of which pass through Palas de Rei. Specifically, Do Picho supports artists and projects that engage with: environmental issues and their impact on people, worldwide and specifically in Galicia; LGBTQI issues; human rights more broadly. Do Picho is not a neutral space. It seeks to be an agent of change, a safe space that promotes and models acceptance of differences, teamwork, openness, freedom from discrimination and any type of violence, and respect for the environment. It aims to create and support community, both within its walls and within its expanding base of artists and other contributors, and outside, in Palas de Rei, the province of Lugo, and Galicia and its neighbours.