Vakalo Art & Design College

Vakalo Art & Design College
Κολλέγιο Βακαλό
TypePrivate college
Established1958
Academic affiliation
University of Derby
Location, ,
CampusUrban
LanguageGreek
English
ColoursBlue
Websitevakalo.gr

The Vakalo Art & Design College, also known as Vakalo College, is a private college in Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1958 by George Vakalo, who was a painter and set designer, along with Eleni Vakalo, a poet and art historian, Panagiotis Tetsis, a painter, and Frantzis Frantzeskakis, who published an artistic review called Zygοs. Vakalo was the first school in Greece to teach applied arts and design at a higher level.[1][2] Today, it still operates as a college and is called Vakalo Art & Design College.

At Vakalo College, students can study for three years in programs like Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Digital Design.[3] They can also continue their studies with postgraduate programs in Visual Communication, Architectural Design, and Digital Design. Since 1996, these programs have been approved by the public University of Derby in the United Kingdom.[4] Additionally, the college offers one-year workshops in subjects like comics, photography,[5] drawing and painting, book design, stage design, and web design.

Degrees Available

The following degrees are available through Vakalo College via the University of Derby:

  • BA (Hons) in Design (Graphic Design, Interior Design, Digital Design pathways)
  • MA Visual Communication (Graphic Design, Illustration and Book Design, Typography, Digital Design pathways)
  • MA Architectural Design (Interior Design, Landscape Design, Spatial Design, Theatre Design, Hotel Design pathways)

Other websites

Official website

VAKALO ART & DESIGN COLLEGE (University of Derby) [1] Archived 2020-07-26 at the Wayback Machine

Vakalo Art & Design College on Instagram

Vakalo Art & Design College on Facebook

References

  1. "Κολλέγιο Βακαλό". Athens Voice. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. "Ιστορία". Vakalo College. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. "BA (Hons) Design Programme Specification" (PDF). Athens: Vakalo College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2023. The Vakalo Art and Design College has been offering programmes of studies in design, validated by the University of Derby since 1996
  4. "Vakalo Art and Design College (Athens, Greece)". University of Derby. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. "Κολλέγιο Βακαλό Art & Design: Θεωρία και πρακτική της φωτογραφίας" (in Greek). Kathimerini. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.