Institut National des Arts de Bamako

Institut National des Arts de Bamako
	Institut National des Arts, Bamako, 1972
Established	1933
Focus	Visual and performing arts; Traditional crafts;
Formerly called	Ecole Artisanale du Soudan; Maison des artisans du Soudan; Institut National des Arts (INA); Maison des artisans du Mali; Maison des Artisans de Bamako;
Address	Boulevard Du Peuple
Location	Bamako Bagadadji, Bamako, Mali
Coordinates	12°38′44″N 7°59′38″W / 12.64556°N 7.99389°W

The Institut National des Arts de Bamako (INA) is a national school for the arts in Bamako, Mali. It was the only school of its kind in Mali until 2004.^[1] Originally set up to train Sudanese artisans, it now offers courses in jewellery making and design, illustration, painting, sculpture, photography, music, and theatre. It has produced many of Mali’s most well-known artists and has hosted numerous exhibitions, workshops, and performances.^[2]

^ Davisa, Paul R. (2014). "An Institution for Post-Independence Art: US-RDA Cultural Policy and Encadrement Malien at the Institut National des Arts". Critical Interventions: Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture. 8 (1): 96–118. doi:10.1080/19301944.2014.889952.
^ Keller, Candace M. (Ph.D.). "Threads of Change: the Transformation of West African Textiles - Contemporary Art in Mali". Michigan State University Museum. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

[Davis-1] Davisa, Paul R. (2014). "An Institution for Post-Independence Art: US-RDA Cultural Policy and Encadrement Malien at the Institut National des Arts". Critical Interventions: Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture. 8 (1): 96–118. doi:10.1080/19301944.2014.889952.

[museum-2] Keller, Candace M. (Ph.D.). "Threads of Change: the Transformation of West African Textiles - Contemporary Art in Mali". Michigan State University Museum. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

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