National College of Arts

National College of Arts

Motto	Kasb-e-Kamal Kun Ke Aziz-e-Jahan Shavi
Motto in English	Seek excellence in your work, so you can be admired by the world
Type	Public art school
Established	1875 (as Mayo College of Arts)
Principal	Prof. Dr. Murtaza Jafri
Administrative staff	70
Students	1200
Location	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	HEC, PCATP
Website	nca.edu.pk

The National College of Arts (NCA) is a degree-bestowing art university in Lahore, Punjab. Created as the Mayo School of Industrial Arts in 1875, it is the first art college in Pakistan. It became a degree-awarding institution in 1985 and a university in June 2011. The main campus of the school is situated between the Lahore Museum and the town hall. A smaller secondary campus with a more limited class offering is located in Rawalpindi.

History

John Lockwood Kipling first principal of Mayo College of Arts with son Rudyard Kipling.

One of two art colleges created by the British Crown in British India in reaction to the Arts & Crafts Movement, the Mayo School of Industrial Arts was named in honor of the recently assassinated British Viceroy of India Lord Mayo in 1875. Its first principal was Lockwood Kipling, who was also appointed the first curator of the Lahore Museum, which opened the same year in an adjacent building. The school was renamed the National College of Arts in 1958. Designated the premier art institution in the country, it was transferred to the Education Department from the Department of Industries in the 1960s. It received degree-awarding status in 1985 and created its first graduate programs in 1999. In 2006, the school opened a second campus, at Rawalpindi. It became a university in June 2011.^[1]

Departments

The school features the following departments:

Department of Architecture
Department of Fine Arts
Department of Communication Design
Department of Ceramics Design
Department of Product Design
Department of Textile Design
Department of Musicology
Department of Film and Television
Department of Multimedia Arts
Department of Fresco Painting

Principals

Mayo School of Arts

1875-1894 - Lockwood Kipling
Percy Brown
1903-1913: Bhai Ram Singh^[2]
1913-1930: Hugh Lionel Heath^[3]
1930-1942: S. N Gupta
1943-1947: Mian Muhammad Hussain^[4]
1947-1954: Ghulam Nabi Malik
1954-1956: Sidney Spedding
1949-1965: Qazi Mohammad rafique

National College of Arts (1958 - present)

Shakir Ali
Khalid Iqbal (Acting)
Iqbal Hassan
Abbasi Abidi
Salima Hashmi
Sajida Haider Vandal
Naazish Ata Ullah
Fozia Qureshi (Acting)
Ustad Bashir Ahmed (Acting)
Sajjad Kousar (Acting)
Dr. Shabnam Khan (Acting)
Dr. Murtaza Jafri (2013–Present)

References

↑ Nadeem Omar Tarar, From Primitive Artisan to Modern Artists, Colonialism, Culture and Art Education in Punjab, South Asian Studies retrieved on September, 2011
↑ Ali, S. Amjad Painters of Pakistan Islamabad: National book Foundation 1995 pg 34
↑ Hugh Heath Principle of Mayo School, Lahore. 1871-1938
↑ http://www.nca.edu.pk/archives/

External links

Universities in Lahore

Public universities	Government College University ITU Lahore King Edward Medical University Kinnaird College Lahore College for Women University National College of Arts Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design University of Education University of Engineering and Technology University of Health Sciences University of the Punjab University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Virtual University of Pakistan

Private universities	Ali Institute of Education Beaconhouse National University COMSATS University of Science and Technology Forman Christian College Global Institute Lahore Hajvery University Imperial College of Business Studies Institute of Management Sciences International Fashion Academy Pakistan Islamia College Lahore Garrison University Lahore Leads University Lahore School of Economics Lahore School of Fashion Design Lahore University of Management Sciences Minhaj University National College of Business Administration and Economics National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences National University of Modern Languages Qarshi University The Superior College University of Central Punjab University of Lahore University of Management and Technology University of South Asia

These universities are recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

List of cultural heritage sites in Punjab, Pakistan

Forts	Derawar Fort Lahore Fort Rohtas Fort

Tourist attractions	Shalimar Gardens, Lahore Hazuri Bagh Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore Kamran's Baradari

Monuments	Minar-e-Pakistan Hakimon ka Maqbara Islamic Summit Minar Nicholson's Obelisk Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal Chauburji Tomb of Bibi Jawindi Tomb of Jahangir Tomb of Nur Jahan Tomb of Lala Rukh House of Abdus Salam, Jhang Shrine of Jalaluddin Bukhari Shrine of Nuriya Shrine of Baha'al-Halim Tomb of Jani Khan Tomb of Nadira Begum Tomb of Ali Mardan Khan Cypress Tomb

Government buildings	Governor's House National College of Arts Quaid-e-Azam Library Lahore High Court building

Religious sites	Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam Data Durbar Complex Badshahi Mosque Katasraj temple

Museums	Lahore Museum Javed Manzil

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