Athens School of Fine Arts
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The Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA; Greek: Ανωτάτη Σχολή Καλών Τεχνών, ΑΣΚΤ, literally: highest school of fine arts), is Greece's premier art school[citation needed] whose main objective is to develop the artistic talents of its students.
History
The Athens School of Fine Arts was established on 12 January 1837, known as the School for the Arts. In the beginning the school of arts included three departments: the Crafts School (part-time school), Industrial Crafts School (full-time school) and Fine Arts School (full-time higher education).
The third department was the real ancestor of today’s School of Fine Arts and began to function as a daily school in 1840. In this department subjects like
In 1843 with royal decree School of Fine Arts was promoted in a five-year study higher education school. Director of the school was the famous architect Lissandros Kautantzoglou. During the period 1844–1862 the studies program was influenced by Europe's Academies of Fine Arts which taught neoclassicism. Some of the great students of this period finally became teachers in the school. Some of them are
In 1910 the faculty acquired the independence from the named National Technical University. The same year the first four women were accepted to the School of Fine Arts.
In 1923, the new Director, Nikolaos Lytras (Nikiphoros' son), reorganized the workshops to give them more independence and promoted newer styles of painting.
In 1930, Education Minister Georgios Papandreou completely revamped and upgraded the old school, and gave it its current name (Ανώτατη Σχολή Καλών Τεχνών).
In 1929
HQAA evaluation
An external evaluation of all academic departments in Greek universities will be conducted by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) in the following years.[1]
Notable alumni
- Vangelis (1943–), composer and painter
- Athanase Apartis (1899–1972), sculptor
- Venia Bechrakis (1974–), artist
- Georgios Bonanos (1863–1940), sculptor
- Yannoulis Chalepas (1851–1938), sculptor
- Giorgos Charvalias (1956–), painter
- Vasileios Hatzis (1870–1915), painter
- Giorgio de Chirico (1888–1978), painter
- Demetrios Farmakopoulos (1919–1996), painter
- Alekos Fassianos (1935–), painter
- Dimitrios Geraniotis (1871–1966), painter
- Giorgios Gounaropoulos(1890–1977), painter
- Nikolaos Gyzis (1842–1901), painter
- Georgios Jakobides (1853–1932), painter
- Vaso Katraki (1914–1988), engraver
- Aggelika Korovessi (1952–), sculptor
- Ioannis Kossos (1822–1875), sculptor
- Lazaros Pandos (1958–),[2][3] painter, photographer
- Sophia Laskaridou (1882–1965), painter
- Thanos Leivaditis (1934–2005), actor, screenwriter
- Nikiforos Lytras (1832–1904), painter
- Michael Nikolinakos (1923–1994), actor, painter
- Yiannis Maltezos (1913–1987), painter
- Yiannis Moralis (1916–2009), painter
- Dimitris Mytaras (1934–), painter
- Aglaia Papa (1904–1984), painter
- Dimitris Papaioannou (1964–), choreographer, visual artist
- Theodoros Papagiannis (1942–), sculptor
- Heleni Polichronatou (1959–), painter, sculptor, art historian
- Georgios Prokopiou (1876–1940), painter
- Georgios Roilos (1867–1928), painter
- Michael Tombros (1889–1974), sculptor
- Yannis Tsarouchis (1910–1989), painter
- Spyridon Vikatos (1878–1960), painter
- Spyros Vassiliou (1903–1985), painter
- Androniqi Zengo Antoniu (1913-2000), painter
- Sofia Zengo Papadhimitri (1915-1976), painter
See also
- List of universities in Greece
- List of research institutes in Greece
- National Technical University of Athens, the oldest Polytechnic University in Athens, which can trace its roots to the formation of the Industrial Crafts School in 1837.
- Education in Greece
- Academic grading in Greece
References
- ^ "External Evaluation Report" (PDF). Athens School of Fine Arts. 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Lazaros Pandos citation on Zitros Book Publications". Zitros (in Greek). 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
- ^ "Lazaros Pandos painter and photographer on the American College of Greece Art Collection". ACG Art Collection. Archived from the original on 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
External links
- Athens School of Fine Arts - Official website (in Greek and English)
- Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2014 - 2020 (in Greek)
- Athens School of Fine Arts Research Unit (in English)
- Athens School of Fine Arts DASTA Office (Career Office & Innovation Unit) (in Greek and English)
- Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQAA) (in Greek and English)
- "ATHENA" Plan for Higher Education (in Greek)
- Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET) (in Greek and English)
- okeanos (GRNET's cloud service) (in Greek and English)
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