Akto - FINE ARTS

Programme description

Fine Arts is the specialisation which develops visual artists το serve Art, which also specialises the in various applications of Painting, required by the employment market, so that graduates can respond to such requirements. There are numerous prospects for a direct professional channel of young and talented painters - creators, with a university education, specialised in various applications of painting, who, with their skills and the theoretical education, are in a position to create original, artistic compositions of a high aesthetic quality value. In this way they will cover demands in the fields of advertising, decoration, publishing, etc. in a market that has great needs and where the existing education, even at the Highest School of Fine Arts, does not require this professional dimension and is exhausted on the cultivation of artistic education. This course is directed towards young men and women who are interested in acquiring a tertiary level education in Painting, but at the same time not to be limited throughout the duration of their studies, to an exhausting and one - sided art pursuit attempt and who, along with their artistic path, wish to also have, a successful professional career and a secure financial standing to last a lifetime.

Duration of Studies

The duration of studies for the university program, which leads to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree from Middlesex University, is three years. A prerequisite for this program is the foundation course or the existence of previous experience which is confirmed by a portfolio presentation and a personal interview with the Director of Studies. This same procedure is followed for introduction to any higher level of study.

Professional Placement - Employment Market

Research in the job market proved that there was a significant shortage of talented painters with a University education, specialising in different professional applications of Painting. The Fine Arts and Technology program was created to cover this gap and is expected to provide the job market with talented artists with a rich education, who, along with painting, are in a position to respond to any type of application. Illustrations of printed material, packaging, Story Boards etc. in advertising, advertisement posters, giant posters, signboards, book illustrations, magazine article illustrations, newspapers and any nature of print, wall illustrations signage of professional areas, illustrations of architectural plans for the exterior and interior, stage design, Byzantine painting, hagiography, mosaics and many other applications which are not easy to number. as well as all types of illustrated leaflets, packaging, recorded advertising, story boards, etc. A graduate from this department can also handle the demands associated with murals as well as trademarks for businesses, architectural illustration designs for interior and exterior areas, etc., as well as to the demands of Byzantine painting and hagiography. The places in which a painter-illustrator can offer his/her services are boundless, with the rich conjectural education that he/she exhibits, the exceptional talent for illustration, knowledge and rich talent.