The Higher School of Fine Arts & Marble Craftsmanship Panormos Tinos is a public institution under the General Directorate of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture. The school provides a three-year program and graduates obtain a Level 5 degree of Marble Craftsmanship, according to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Each semester is accredited with twenty (20) ECTS credits. In order to graduate from the school, a student must have accumulated a total of one
hundred and twenty (120) ECTS credits.
The school admits students who have a high school diploma, following entry exams.
The courses are:
- Marble Carving: Tenure track position to be announced. Currently taught by Charis Koutsouris (external associate).
- Sculpture (Leonidas Chalepas)
- Drawing & Painting (Konstantinos Ntaoulas)
- Art History (Efthymios Lazongas)
- Architectural Drafting (Maria Vidali, external associate)
In the 3rd year of study, students are also required to submit a body of work as thesis exhibition focusing on painting/sculpture.
The weekly schedule includes 32 hour of class time, distributed across the courses. Specifically:
- Marble Carving: 16 hours
- Sculpture or Drawing/Painting: 9 hours. The Sculpture class and the Drawing/Painting class are interspersed every two weeks.
- Architectural Drafting: 3 hours
- Art History: 4 hours
Attendance in all courses is mandatory due to their studio based nature and the particular characteristics of the subjects which are taught. The materials used in the classes are provided free of charge, as well as meals (lunch and dinner) during five
days each week when the school operates (Monday through Friday), excluding holidays. Free accommodation is not provided and students are responsible for finding housing in rented apartments in the town of Pyrgos or in nearby settlements (Panormos, Platia, Venardados, Ysternia, Marlas). In collaboration with the Panormos Local Municipality and the Municipality of Tinos, the school offers a guesthouse for 2 students, where they can stay rent-free from October to June of the academic year, after an application and selection process.
Up to three graduates, according to their placement in the final grade ranking, are admitted without entry exams every year to the Athens School of Fine Arts or to the Department of Fine and Applied Arts at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki or to other departments or schools of higher education institutions in Greece that specialize in fine arts.
