In 2014 Iris and Arnout added to the nomadic family. They restored a gigantic 1000 square
meter wine farm, situated in the paradisaical
Cava area Penedes. Since 2015 this former wine estate, has been a residency for professional artists called Mas Els Igols. A maximum of 10 artists are welcome to stay and work on
their artistic endeavors.
In 2017 the academy up scaled to a building with a professional exhibition space in a central location next to the Arc de Triomf. Today a maximum of 20 students can study there on a daily basis. Both residents and students get the chance to exhibit work in the gallery district of Barcelona.