Master of Visual Art Programme provides a unique opportunity to extend beyond the boundaries of art education
methodologies available in Pakistan. Whereas the undergraduate programme at the NCA attempts to introduce
students to the basics of fine art practice, with an emphasis on the acquisition of technical skills, the MA Programme
proposes to emphasize intellectual growth and critical discourse in the context of an already established art practice.
In a time when it is recognized that various disciplines within art practice are converging, it is essential that students
are offered the opportunity to understand this change in approach to art practice and discourse so as to locate
themselves and their work within a local and a global context. The Programme provides a theoretical and visual
infrastructure that discusses local practice and discourse within the broader contexts of South Asia and the rest
of the world. The Programme addresses the issue of exchanges of information, and politico-historical realities that
have created the hierarchies currently existing in the world with reference to the visual arts. The proposed ethos
of the course springs from the necessity to understand these dynamics in view of the advent of globalization and
multiculturalism.
South Asia is a region that has continuously been in a state of flux and the result has been a potentially rich
cultural context for the making of art that is both eclectic and dynamic. This perception of geopolitical reality is
a phenomenon which is not simply a part of historical debate, but is concurrent with contemporary issues in art.
This awareness can exist only if these issues of the local and the global are tackled at the level of graduate study, in
order to establish a generation of young artists who are cognizant of the realities of discourse, criticism and visual
perceptions within the context of their own work and that of others. The Programme has, therefore, been structured
to provide an interface between art theory and art practice, as well as between the historical and the contemporary.
It is important to recognize the historical and geographical uniqueness of Pakistan within the context of the visual
arts and to locate the Pakistani artist within the framework of international debate. The Programme is structured
to encourage students to interact with the wider environment of the city and specifically to establish links with
traditional practitioners and artists who may fall outside of institutionalized art practice. The course is designed to
raise questions and examine pre-established notions of western hegemony within art practice and discourse. Thereby
reclaiming and validating the rich cultural heritage of this region and its contribution to art practice the world over.
To introduce a program of studies that draws its strength from a two-pronged project of theory and practice. It
augments graduate students’ ability to create a strong link between their art practices and theoretical concerns
through contextualizing research models in the local as well as global art expression.
• To build a link between theory and studio practice by exploring relationships between ideas and skills.
• To develop an intellectual discourse while drawing from disciplines such as Philosophy, Anthropology,
History and Psychology.
• To develop skills in traditional art and crafts and enable students to translate conceptual concerns into
visual expression.
• To inculcate research and writing skills and develop a multidisciplinary approach.
• Applicants with minimum 16 years of education or equivalent qualification in the relevant fields with minimum 60% marks from an HEC recognized institute are eligible to apply.
• Candidates must pass NCA's own aptitude test at par with GAT.
Total Number of Credits | 42 |
Taught Subjects (Credits) | 36 |
Thesis (Research & Design Credits) | 06 |
Total Number of Semesters | 04 |
Semester Duration | 18 Weeks |
Classwork | 16 Weeks |
Testing and Evaluation | 02 Weeks |
Course Load /Semester | 9-12 Credits |
Studio Courses | 60 % |
Theory / Seminar Courses | 40 % |
Course Code | Courses | Contact Hours | Studio / Theory | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
VA-5101 | Art Theory and Criticism I | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA-5102 | Third Space Seminar I | 3 | Studio | 3 |
VA-5103 | Research Seminar I | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA-5104 | Studio Practice I | 6 | Studio | 3 |
Total | 12 |
Course Code | Courses | Contact Hours | Studio / Theory | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
VA- 5201 | Art Theory and Criticism II | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA- 5202 | Third Space Seminar II | 2 | Studio | 2 |
VA- 5203 | Research Seminar II | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA- 5204 |
Studio Practice II
a. Course work b. Placement with a traditional practitioner |
8 | Studio | 4 |
Total | 12 |
Course Code | Courses | Contact Hours | Studio / Theory | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|---|---|
VA-6101 | Elective Course (Theoretical Course) | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA-6102 | Third Space Seminar III | 3 | Studio | 3 |
VA-6103 | Research Seminar III | 3 | Theory | 3 |
VA-6104 | Studio Practice III | 6 | Studio | 3 |
Total | 12 |
No | Course Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
1 | Visual Art Thesis | 6 |
Total | 6 |
A range of mandatory and optional courses will be offered. Students will be required to follow an individual course of study in all the art practice options available within and outside the campus after consultation with their course tutors.
Principal NCA
Programme Director
BFA National College of Arts, Lahore
MA Chelsea College of Arts, London
PhD (Fine Arts), Post Doc. Research Fellow AVA, London
Advanced Drawing, Concordia University, Montreal
Associate Professor
BFA, NCA Lahore, Pakistan
MA (Hons.) Visual Art,NCA Lahore, Pakistan
Associate Professor
BFA, MA (Hons.) Visual Art
NCA Lahore, Pakistan
Associate Professor
Ed.M (MPhil) Art Education
Columbia University Newyork
Lecturer
MFA (Painting, Printmaking)
Virginia Commonweath,
University, USA
Lecturer
BFA, MA (Hons.) Visual Art
NCA Lahore, Pakistan
Lecturer
BFA, MA (Hons.) Visual Art
NCA Lahore, Pakistan
Lecturer
MA (Hons.) Visual Art
NCA Lahore, Pakistan
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