Nepal Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) is the umbrella organization of Nepali artists, researchers and art critics, and an arts institution for research and for exhibitions. A museum in

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, in a neoclassical building from the 1930s,''Nepal's national art collection at risk in building damaged by earthquake''

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, 8 May 2015. presents collections of both traditional and contemporary paintings and other works. It was formerly part of

Nepal Academy The Nepal Academy ( ne, नेपाल प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान), formerly known as Royal Nepal Academy ( ne, नेपाल राजकीय प्रज्ञा–प्रतिष्ठान), is an autonomo ...

. The Nepal Academy of Fine Arts has also published a number of books about art and Nepali artists.

History

It was established on 13 April 2010 (31 Chaitra 2066 BS) by legislative parliament of Nepal and the operations were started on 15 April 2010 (2 Baisakh 2067 BS). The academy is located at

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, a palace built by

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in 1928 for his wife, Deela Kumari Devi. Kiran Manandhar served as the founding Chancellor of the academy.

Academic Council and Academic Assembly

NAFA has two constituent parts - Academic Council and Academic Assembly. The major function of the Academic Assembly is to make policies and programmes for the development of Nepali art. The major function of the Academic Council is to execute those policies and programmes in association with Nepali artists. The Academy Council also collaborates with other art organizations occasionally. The Academic Council consists of Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor, Member Secretary and the Members of Academic Council. Each cabinet serves for 5 years.

Departments

As of 2022, the departments in the academy are as follows: * Traditional Art *

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* Folk Art *

Painting Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

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* Architecture and other Creative Arts

Awards

The academy grants many awards and honours to various artists for their contribution to Nepali artform. The awards given by the organization are: * National Araniko Award (''Rashtriya Araniko Samman'') * National Fine Arts Awards (Rashtriya Lalit Kala Puraskar) ** Traditional Painting ** Modern Painting ** Modern Sculpture ** Traditional sculpture ** Folk Art ** Handicraft ** Architecture and other Creative Arts * Special Awards ** Traditional Painting ** Modern Painting ** Modern Sculpture ** Traditional sculpture ** Folk Art ** Handicraft ** Architecture and other Creative Arts * Province-level Awards (An award from artist from each of the seven provinces) * National Fine Arts Journalism Award (''Lalit Kala Rashtriya Patrakarita Puraskar'') * National Fine Arts Writing Award (''Lalit Kala Rashtriya Lekhan Puraskar'') The awards are presented annually. National Araniko Award is felicitated to two artists every years. The winners of the National Araniko Award are presented with a cash prize of रु100,000 and National Fine Arts Awards with रु60,000 for each category. Similarly, the Special and Province-level Awards carries a cash prize of रु25,000 for each category or province.

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