Founded in 1966 in Paros, Greece, the Aegean Center for the Fine Arts offering courses in the visual arts, writing and art history.
If you had three months to study art, absorb beauty, and eat well, what could you accomplish? Experience the Aegean Center and discover the joy of real education.
At the Aegean Center, students develop their art skills while simultaneously experiencing Ancient Greece, the Italian Renaissance and contemporary Mediterranean life and light. Two semester-long sessions are offered each year, as well as a series of summer workshops.
The Spring Session takes place at our permanent facility on the Greek island of Paros. The white-washed houses, the wine-dark sea, the wholesome, island-grown produce... On Paros, life assumes a different pace, with ample opportunity for self-reflection. And, of course, the classical world, with its timeless ideals of truth and beauty, is never far. Immersed in this environment, our students often experience a profound shift in perspective, and their own personal relationship to the arts is strengthened.
The Fall Session takes place in both Greece and Italy. It begins with a memorable four weeks in Tuscany, where our home base is the lovely 16th century Villa Rospigliosi just outside the medieval city of Pistoia. At the villa, all students participate in daily art history lectures which are enriched by guided visits to museums and historical sites in Pistoia, Florence, Pisa and Siena. There are also extended, three-day excursions to both Venice and Rome. From Rome, students leave for Athens for inspiring visits to the Parthenon, the Acropolis Museum, and the Archaeoligical Museum of Athens. The group then departs for Paros, where studio classes continue.