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National College of Arts Lahore , usually referred to
by its acronym NCA, is a famous old College in Lahore, Pakistan.
Like all old institutions, the
National College of Arts,
has a historical tradition. Much of its present tone was set long ago when it
was known as the Mayo School of Arts. Gazetteers written about the city of
Lahore in 1915 describe the work being done at the school as one of the cultural
highlights of the urban center.
History
The Mayo School of Industrial Art was set up to commemorate Lord Mayo, the
British Viceroy to India. A teacher of painting and sculpture Lockwood Kipling,
working then in Bombay in a Parsi School, was appointed its first Principal
parallel to his charge of the Curator of the Lahore Museum. The Museum and the
School were conceived together.
In 1958, the school was upgraded by the then West Pakistan Government into the
National College of
Arts. In 1963, the Government recognized the College as a premier arts
institution in Pakistan, was taken away from the Department of Industries and
placed under the Education Department with its own Board of Governors. The new
policy in 1972 further recognized the achievements of the college and planned
its development into a center of Excellence in the Visual Arts. A high-powered
Board of Governors was constituted to ensure a measure of autonomy under the
Federal Ministry of Education.
In 1985, through an ordinance the college has been granted the status of an
autonomous degree awarding institution and now awards Bachelor Degrees in Fine
Arts, Design and Architecture. The ordinance also empowers the institution to
institute postgraduate programmes in the field of Visual Arts.
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