Motto | کسب کمال کُن کہ عزیز جہان شوی Kasb-e-kamal kun ke Aziz-e-Jahan shavi |
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Motto in English
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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 | Murtaza Jafri |
Academic staff
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70 |
Students | 1200 |
Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations |
HEC PCATP |
Website | nca.edu.pk |
The National College of Arts (Urdu: قومی کالج هنر) or NCA is a public art school located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Founded as the Mayo School of Industrial Arts in 1875 by the British alongside the Lahore Museum. John Lockwood Kipling became the schools first principal and in 1958 the Mayo School was restructured by as the National College of Arts. It was granted degree-awarding institution in 1985 and recived an university charter in 2011.
NCA is Pakistan's oldest art school and the second oldest in South Asia. As of 2016, the college is ranked as Pakistan's top art school. The college maintains three departments; fine art, design and architecture, combined teaching over 800 students. The college runs faculty and student exchange programs with School of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Instituto Superior de Arte. It also hosts the UNESCO Chair in architecture.