Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lucknow

Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lucknow, also known as the Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts (LCAC) or Government College of Arts and Crafts (GCAC) or simply the College of Arts and Crafts (CAC), was founded in 1911. It is part of University of Lucknow. Sri Ratan Kumar is principal of the college.

History
The school was established as the School of Industrial Design on 1 November 1892. Initially located at Wingfield Manzil, it moved to Aminabad and later to Baans Mandi. A purpose-built structure was started in 1909 and inaugurated in 1911. Nathanial Herd was the first principal. The school was renamed as Government College School of Arts and Crafts in 1917.

The Indian school of painting was brought to the curriculum in 1925, and graphic arts courses were introduced in 1963. Former principal Jai Kishan Agarwal received the International Print Biannale Florence Italy award in 1974. In 1975 the college merged with the University of Lucknow as a constituent college and its three National diploma courses were converted into degree courses.

Departments
The college has following departments:
 * Department of Fine Art,
 * Department of Commercial Art,
 * Department of Sculpture
 * Department of Art Master’s Training

Undergraduate programmes

 * Bachelor of Visual Art: Painting, Applied Art, or Sculpture
 * BFA in Textile Design
 * BFA in Indian Traditional Sculpture

Postgraduate programmes

 * Master in Visual Art (Painting) with specialisation in creative, portrait, landscape painting, printmaking, ceramics and mural.
 * Master in Visual Art (Applied Art) with specialisation in visualisation, photography and illustration.
 * Master in Visual Art (Sculpture) with specialisation in terracota/ceramic, portrait and life, bronze casting, stone carving.

Diploma programmes

 * Diploma in Art Masters Training
 * Diploma in Home Art and Home Craft
 * Diploma in Furniture Design and Interior Decoration
 * Diploma in Iron and Heavy Metal Work
 * Diploma in Wood Work

Museum of College of Arts And Crafts
The College is home to an arts and crafts museum, founded in 1911.

Notable alumni

 * Bhimsain
 * Sukumar Bose
 * Juhi Chaturvedi
 * Iftekhar
 * Surendra Pal Joshi, an artist known for paintings, sculptures, and murals
 * Ragini Upadhyaya
 * Lalit Mohan Sen
 * Sanat Kumar Chatterjee