Ikaria is home to a variety of dramatic Mediterranean landscapes with olive and pine woods, picturesque villages and excellent beaches. The Ikarian Centre is located on a mountain top near the village of Arethoussa. The program combines independent study and studio space to foster

individual work inspired by the Ikarian landscape. At the outset, the instructor will review the aims and interests of each participant as a basis for ongoing individual consultation and problem-solving. Instruction is in a broad range of visual vocabulary with emphasis on the special problems of painting landscape and some portraiture. The Ikarian weather in May is particularly good for painting outdoors.

The course includes elective techniques workshops such as colour and composition, pictorial depth, and various media. Support is provided for a range of media including watercolour and acrylic, oils, and pastels (live models will involve an additional fee.)

While the Program will be taught in the English language, students of all languages are encouraged to attend. The goal is to encourage exchange between artists from Canada, countries of the European Union and Greece.

Transportation is provided for excursions and onsite painting trips to tavernas, quiet Ikarian villages and beaches. A weekly-guided Eco-tour will lead students along the traditional footpaths of Ikaria.

The Program is open to participants at all stages of artistic development. Students may enroll in either one or two week sessions.

Individual private critiques with the instructor, and an informal group exhibition are held at the conclusion of each session. There is also an optional group critique. Participants should be mindful of the restrictions on media materials and size that travel imposes.

• Matthew Stern: In May 2007, I followed Tom Campbell to the island of Ikaria in Greece for a course in goat wrangling and landscape painting. The island is very rustic and without many ‘tourist’ attractions. It is a strange and beautiful place; full of lizards, snakes, insects and even a person or two. See his painting diary: http://flakewhite.wordpress.com/category/greek-landscapes/
• Patsy B: “My painting trip to Greece with Tom Campbell is one I’ll always remember. The unique, unspoiled landscape of Ikaria is spectacular with its coastal roads and picturesque villages set on marble stone beaches. Waking to the magnificent mountain views outside my window was more than I could have imagined. Tom is an excellent and inspiring teacher. He made the whole experience fun and exciting”…
• Ginny P: “Painting in Ikaria with Tom Campbell and a terrific group of students was an experience I’ll not forget. Everything lived up to my expectations and I would do it again”…

Location: Ikarian Centre, Arehtousa, Ikaria.

Duration: 22/5 – 4/6/2011 (two weeks)

Fee (including accommodation): For the fees and accommodation cost please return to this page later

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Transportation: A car is at participants’ disposal 24 hour X 7 days / week

Materials: Please contact the instructor for the list of materials you should bring with you.

Extra activities:

1. Greek cooking lesson
2. Slide projection about Ikaria: history, culture and people
3. Slide projection: Greek painting
4. Tour of the island (duration: one day)
5. Hiking on the mountain (1 morning)
6. Learning Greek: basic elements of Greek (2 lessons, 3 hours in total)
7. Greek cinema projection: a selected film with english subtitles, in our “open air centre cinema”!

All the activities have no any extra charge. For the activities schedule, please contact us.

Instructor and Artist in Residence

Tom Campbell

www.tom-campbell.net

Tom Campbell spent his childhood in Canada and the United States before attending the Camberwell School of Art in London, England. At Camberwell, he studied under the tutorship of some of England’s most influential figurative artists including Ewen Uglow, Leon Kossoff and Sargy Mann. He received his Fine Arts degree in 1974. After graduation, he worked and exhibited in England until returning to Canada in 1982. While in England his career included theatrical props, painting and scenic design for theater and film. He has worked as a full-time sculptor and painter and been represented by the Bau-xi Gallery (www.bau-xi.com) in Toronto and Vancouver since 1985. His first major one-man show was at The Gallery Stratford in 1985. Tom has been exhibiting regularly since that time and teaching at various institutions, including the Toronto School of Art (TSA). He has been a member of the TSA faculty since 1988, and was Program Director and Faculty Steering Committee Chair from 1993 through 1996. Tom fosters a relaxed, friendly learning environment and focuses on developing the individual’s natural abilities towards goals that he or she has set. In his classes, Tom shares the processes and techniques he has developed in his own work. Art historical considerations and pictorial techniques are also foundations of his teaching.