Lalit Kala Akademi:
The 64th National Exhibition of Art (NEA), organized by the Lalit Kala Akademi, India’s National Academy of Art, was recently inaugurated in New Delhi with a grand ceremony.
- Lalit Kala Akademi, National Academy of Art, New Delhi, was set up by the Government of India as an autonomous body, on 5th August, 1954, to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, in and outside the country.
- It was inaugurated on 5th August 1954 by the then Minister for Education, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- The Akademi was given the status of statutory authority in 1957, under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
- Headquarters: New Delhi.
- It functions through its General Council, Executive Board, and other Committees.
- It has regional centres situated at Chennai, Lucknow, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Garhi.
- It is funded by the Ministry of Culture.
- The institution has been involved in identifying and showcasing visual art.
- It has preserved and documented a permanent collection of the highest order that reflects the vitality, complexity, and unfolding patterns of contemporary, modern, folk, and tribal art in India.
- It promotes the Visual Art of India in various countries of the world through Cultural Agreements and Cultural Exchange Programmes.
- The National Exhibition of Art is the most prestigious annual event of the Lalit Kala Akademi.
- Begun in 1955, it is directed towards showcasing and representing visual advances in the year.
