Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts

Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts
College of Arts and Crafts
कला एवं शिल्प महाविद्यालय
Established 1911
Type Public
Principal Dr. P. Rajeevnayan
Academic staff 22
Students 626 (2009)
Undergraduates 264
Postgraduates 78
Location Aliganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaIndia
Campus Urban
Nickname Arts College
Affiliations University of Lucknow
Website College of Arts and Crafts

The College of Arts and Crafts (CAC) or Government College of Arts and Crafts (GCAC) or Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts (LCAC), Lucknow was founded in 1911. College is affiliated to University of Lucknow, Lucknow. At present Dr. P. Rajeevnayan is principal of the college.[1]

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History

On November 1, 1892, School of Industrial Design was established in Wingfield Manzil, the present-day Banarsi Bagh or the Lucknow Zoological Gardens. It shifted to Aminabad and later to Baans Mandi, till finally, Public Works Department was assigned the job of building permanent premises for the institution and the foundation was laid in 1909-1910. In1911, the building was ready and from the stage of its inauguration in 1911 to the beginning of session it kept being referred to as School of Design, School of Art, or School of Industrial Design, till finally, in 1917 it was given the name Government College School of Arts and Crafts.

Nathanial Herd became the first Principal for the institution in 1911, and for many year emphasis in education remained in western realism, it was later when Asit Kumar Haldar and L.M. Sen joined the college after 1925 that a shift took place in the curriculum with the introduction of Indian School of painting. Graphic arts courses were started at the college in 1963, [2], and in 1974, the college received international recognition, when Prof. Jai Kishan Agarwal, its former principal, received the "International Print Biannale Florence Italy" award [3]. In the year 1975 the college merged with the University of Lucknow as a constituent college and its three National diploma courses were converted into degree courses.

Departments

The college has following departments:

  • Department of Fine Art,
  • Department of Commercial Art,
  • Department of Sculpture
  • Department of Art Master’s Training

Courses

Following are the courses offered by the colleg:[4]

Post Graduate Programs:

  • Master of Visual Art (Painting)
  • Master of Visual Art (Applied Art)
  • Master of Visual Art (Sculpture)

Undergraduate Programs:

  • Bachelors of Visual Art (Painting)
  • Bachelors of Visual Art (Applied Art)
  • Bachelors of Visual Art (Sculpture)
  • B.F.A. in Textile Design
  • B.F.A. in Indian Traditional Sculpture

Diploma Programs:

  • Diploma in Art Masters Training
  • Diploma in Home Art & Home Craft
  • Diploma in Furniture Design and Interior Decoration
  • Diploma in Iron & Heavy Metal Work
  • Diploma in Wood Work

Museum of College of Arts And Crafts

College of Arts and Crafts of Lucknow houses its own museum. It was established in the year 1911. The museum houses has a rich collection of ancient art and crafts. The beautiful paintings especially miniature paintings will not fail to draw anyone's attention. The terracotta objects, etchings, and ivory works form an integral part of that museum. The collection of wooden objects, porcelain, enamel, metal works deserve special mention.[5][6]

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