College of Art, Delhi

College of Art

Lalita Kalā Mahāvidyālaya
College of Art
Latin: Collegium Art
Established	1942; 82 years ago (1942)
Academic affiliation	Delhi College of Engineering (1942-1972) Delhi University (since 1972)
Principal	Sanjeev Kumar
Undergraduates	1,400
Address	20-22 Tilak Marg, Bhagwan Das Lane, Mandi House , New Delhi , Delhi , 110001 , India 28°37′22.83″N 77°14′18.15″E / 28.6230083°N 77.2383750°E / 28.6230083; 77.2383750
Campus	Urban
Website	colart.delhi.gov.in
Location of College of Art in Delhi

College of Art, Delhi (ISO: Lalita Kalā Mahāvidyālaya, Dillī) is an art college for advanced training in visual arts established in 1942 under the arts department of the Delhi College of Engineering (now Delhi Technological University),. One of the oldest art colleges of India,^[1] it is run by the Government of NCT Delhi, and has been affiliated to Delhi University since 1972.^[2][3] It is situated on Tilak Marg, near the Supreme Court of India.

College of Art was established in 1942 on Tilak Marg, New Delhi, where it offered three courses, later expanding to six courses, namely painting, sculpture, applied art, printmaking, visual communication and artistry.^[4]

In March 2021, the Delhi Government announced its plan to affiliate the college with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, a decision that was met with backlash from Delhi University, which called it "illegal and arbitrary". The Education Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, had said that the decision was taken due to the poor quality of the college infrastructure, something they intended to improve with the affiliation.^[5] The college is still affiliated to the University of Delhi, as of February 2024.^[6]

The college offers courses both at graduate and post-graduate levels; It offers courses in most mediums of Visual Art, both Creative and Applied Art.^[7] This includes Master of Fine Art (MFA, a post graduation course of two year in duration) in Applied Art, Printmaking, Sculpture, Visual Communication and Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA, an undergraduate course with 4 years duration) in Applied Art, Art History, Printmaking, Sculpture, Visual Communication. It imparts training in art techniques with emphasis on studio practicals, outdoor practicals, prescribed theory subjects and research in selected fields.

Art Education stalwarts such as Ramendranath Chakravarty, B.C.Sanyal, Biswanath Mukherjee, O.P.Sharma, E. Kumaril Swamy have since its inception, headed and nurtured this institution. The present Faculty also includes from such members, Prof. B.S.Chauhan (Principal), Prof. Meera Sarvanan, Prof. Jyotika Sehgal, Dr. Amargeet Chandok, Sh. Ashok Ninawe, Sh. Kripal Singh, Sh. R.K. Mahajan, Sh. Ch. Omkarachari, Sh. Kandagiri Ramesh, Dr. Sumita Kathuria, Dr. Kumar Jigeeshu. The Annual Art Exhibition of the college, put by students is held every year during the month of March, which is the only time students are allowed to stay back over night inside the college premises. Hindustan Times and Times of India always cover these exhibition.^[8][9]

The campus provides facilities like a library, multimedia rooms, computer-controlled looms and digital classrooms to the students, who are instructed with a structured curriculum primarily emphasising on practical training and industrial interaction rather than theoretical knowledge.^[10]

In 2008, the college added an auditorium, designed by architect as-well-as an artist Satish Gujral to its campus.^[11]

• Shekhar Gurera (1986–90)^[12]
• Gogi Saroj Pal ^{[citation needed]}
• Harun Robert
• Pradeep Sarkar (1975–79)
• Subhod Gupta
• Paresh Maity
• Amba Sanyal^[13]
• Gopi Gajwani^{[14][15][citation needed]}
• Dhiraj Choudhury