National College of Arts

National College of Arts
Seal of the National College of Arts
Other name
NCA
Former name
Mayo School of Arts
Mottoکسب کمال کُن کہ عزیز جہان شوی
(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
TypePublic
Established1875; 149 years ago (1875)
Vice-ChancellorMurtaza Jafri
Students1,400 (Fall 2023)
Location,
CampusUrban
Websitenca.edu.pk

The National College of Arts (Urdu: نیشنل کالج آف آرٹس), also referred as NCA, is a public art university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[1][2]

NCA was founded in 1876 as the Mayo School of Industrial Arts as the second oldest art institute in South Asia, it is located at the Mall Road near Lahore Museum.[3] It offers Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Film and Television, Master of Visual Art, Master of Interior Design, Master of Multimedia Art, and Bachelor and Master of Cultural Studies degrees across multiple majors mostly relating to design.

  1. ^ "Thesis display: NCA students showcase their creative work – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Saving the legacy of the National College of Arts". Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. ^ Rizvi, Dua Abbas (9 April 2017). "DISCOURSE: The Value of an Art Degree". Dawn. Retrieved 31 August 2024.