All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society
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The All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) is an independent arts organisation in India, founded in Delhi in 1928.[1] In the decade after Indian independence, many of its functions were transferred to three national academies: Lalit Kala Akademi, Sangeet Natak Akademi and Sahitya Akademi for the fields of visual arts, theatre arts and literature.
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AIFACS organises art exhibitions and makes awards to artists across the country. Among the most prominent artists exhibited in the 1940s were Amrita Sher-Gil, Sailoz Mookherjea and Manishi Dey. Many other followed in the long history of the AIFACS. The AIFACS Hall is located on Rafi Marg and was contracted by Sir Sobha Singh.[2]
Its most prestigious awards include the Kala Shree, Kala Vibhushan and Kala Ratna, inaugurated in 1988.[3] Twelve awards are given in each of these grades every three years. The highest award is the Kala Samrat.
The Society also published a newsletter several times a year, and older editions are posted on the society's website since 2010.
References
[edit]- ^ Society, All-India Fine Arts and Crafts (1952). Catalogue of Indian Art Exhibition in Australia. All-India Fine Arts & Crafts Society.
- ^ Dayal, Mala (2010). Celebrating Delhi. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-670-08482-1.
- ^ "92nd Annual All India Art Exhibition to be held from 9th-25th December at AIFACS, Galleries Delhi".
- "Platinum jubilee of a golden era..." The Hindu. 12 August 2002. Archived from the original on 8 May 2003. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
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