NCA Rawalpindi-Fine Arts

Fine Arts
Course Outline
Faculty

The Department of Fine Art offers a four year course leading to bachelor degree in Fine Arts. Many graduates of the Fine Art Department at NCA have found fame and recognition in Pakistan and abroad.

The Department of Fine Arts is the foremost programme for artistic and intellectual discourse and activity in the country. It involves leading professionals to contribute through their teaching/ presence and provides freedom/venue to students for developing into successful creative individuals with independent aesthetic choices. It aims that students should have academic skill, analytical ability and confidence to find independent solutions. It trains students, at the end of their course, in becoming practitioners with meaningful understanding of tradition and information of contemporary.

To attain this, the Department of Fine Art offers a range of courses, which include studio and theory. Divided into Majors of four different disciplines: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Miniature Painting; Studio Drawing, Studio Electives, and Fine Art Seminar.

Each student of Fine Arts, in the 2nd Year is introduced to all 4 Major subjects, before choosing one to pursue in 3rd and 4th years. During this period, Studio Drawing and Fine Art Seminar contribute towards developing an individual approach.

The Department of Fine Arts, in accordance to the vision of NCA, facilitates students to enrol in Elective Courses, offered by the Department as well as from other departments of the institution. Recognizing the need for a multi-disciplinary pedagogy, the programme is structured to encourage exposure and experience beyond a student’s selected course of studies/Major Subject.

Miniature Painting
Painting
Print Making
Sculpture

In this course, students are taught the skills and traditional techniques of miniature painting. They are encouraged to develop an awareness and sensibility of contemporary practices of this art form. They learn the making of wasli (traditional paper), handmade brushes, and preparation of colours. The use of the traditional along with the contemporary approaches expand the vision and equip with technical possibilities.

The Painting course introduces students to a variety of media, including oil, acrylic, water colour, mixmedia and tempera. Students are encouraged to articulate their pictorial ideas on a variety of surfaces employing a range of techniques and mediums.

The Printmaking course imparts training regarding all intaglio techniques such as dry point, etching, engraving, photo-etching and aquatint. The planographic processes, such as offset and direct method lithography; relief printing processes such as woodcut and lino-cut are also taught along with silkscreen printing and digital printmaking.

Sculpture as a medium has moved from making three dimensional objects to site-specific installations and videos. The multidimensionality of this process links it with technology and materials, both new and old. It allows the students to explore and define new frontiers in material, form and expression. The students are encouraged to experiment with a range of mediums and materials.

Foundation Semesters

1st Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
FNDN-1101	Drawing I	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1102	Drafting I	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1103	Design Process I	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1104	Sculpture I	Foundation	Studio	3
COMP-1101	English Language and Literature I	Compulsory	Theory	2
FNDN-1106	History of Art I	Foundation	Theory	2
FNDN-1107	Introduction to the Arts I	Foundation	Theory	1
COMP-1102	Pakistan Studies	Compulsory	Theory	1
			Total	18

2nd Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
FNDN-1201	Drawing II	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1202	Drafting II	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1203	Design Process II	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1204	Sculpture II	Foundation	Studio	3
COMP-1201	English Language and Literature II	Compulsory	Theory	2
FNDN-1206	History of Art II	Foundation	Theory	2
FNDN-1207	Introduction to the Arts II	Foundation	Theory	1
COMP-1202	Islamiyat	Compulsory	Theory	1
			Total	18

3rd Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
FA-2101	Introduction to Fine Art I Painting/Miniature Painting/Sculpture/Print making	Core	Studio	8
FA-2102	Drawing I	Core	Studio	4
FA-2103	History of Arts I	Core	Theory	2
FA-2104	Fine Art Seminar I	Core	Theory	2
			Total	18

4th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
FA-2201	Introduction to Fine Art II Painting/Miniature Painting/Sculpture/Print making	Core	Studio	8
FA-2202	Drawing II	Core	Studio	4
FA-2203	History of Arts II	Core	Theory	2
FA-2204	Fine Art Seminar II	Core	Theory	2
		Elective	Studio/Theory	2
			Total	18

5th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
FA-3101	Fine Arts Major I Painting/Miniature Painting/Sculpture/Print making	Core	Studio	8
FA-3102	Drawing III	Core	Studio	4
FA-3103	History of Arts III	Core	Theory	2
FA-3104	Fine Art Seminar III	Core	Theory	2
		Elective	Studio/Theory	2
			Total	18

6th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
FA-3201	Fine Arts Major IIA Painting/Miniature Painting/Sculpture/Print making	Core	Studio	8
FA-3202	Drawing IV	Core	Studio	4
FA-3203	History of Arts IV	Core	Theory	2
FA-3204	Fine Art Seminar IV	Core	Theory	2
		Elective	Studio/Theory	2
			Total	18

7th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
FA-4101	Fine Arts Major III Painting/Miniature Painting/Sculpture/Print making	Core	Studio	8
FA-4102	Drawing V	Core	Studio	4
FA-4103	Contemporary Art Seminar V	Core	Theory	2
		Elective	Studio/Theory	2
			Total	16

8th Semester

Thesis 18 credits

Elective Courses

From 3rd semester onwards, a student will be able to choose elective courses from within his/her department and from other departments with the help of assigned advisor. Each Elective Crouse will be of 2 credit hours.

Code	Courses	Type
FA-2101	Introduction to Fine Art IA Painting/Miniature Painting/ Sculpture/Printmaking	Studio
FA-2102	Introduction to Fine Art IB Painting/Miniature Painting/ Sculpture/Printmaking	Studio
FA-2103	Drawing I	Studio
FA-2104	History of Arts I	Theory
FA-2105	Fine Art Seminar I	Theory
FA-2106	Calligraphy	Studio
FA-2201	Introduction to Fine Art IIA Painting/Miniature Painting/ Sculpture/Printmaking	Studio
FA-2202	Introduction to Fine Art IIB Painting/Miniature Painting/ Sculpture/Printmaking	Studio
FA-2203	Drawing II	Studio
FA-2204	History of Arts II	Theory
FA-2205	Fine Art Seminar II	Theory
FA-2206	Traditional Techniques of Miniature Painting	Studio
FA-2206	Traditional Techniques of Miniature Painting	Studio
FA-3103	Drawing III	Studio
FA-3104	History of Arts III	Theory
FA-3105	Fine Art Seminar III	Theory
FA-3106	Performance Art	Studio
FA-3203	Drawing IV	Studio
FA-3204	History of Arts IV	Theory
FA-3205	Fine Art Seminar IV	Theory
FA-3206	Installation Art	Studio
FA-3207	Curatorial Studies and Critical Writing	Theory
FA-4103	Drawing V	Studio
FA-4104	History of Arts V	Theory

Nadia Batool Hussain

Nadia Batool Hussain
Assistant Professor
Head of Department
BFA, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi
Post-Baccalaureate, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, USA

Imran Ahmed

Imran Ahmed
Associate Professor
BFA, National College of Arts, Lahore
Master in Art Administration, University of New south Wales, Australia

Nadia Rahat

Nadia Rahat
Assistant Professor
BA, University of the Punjab, Lahore
B Des, National College of Arts, Lahore
M.A Education, Allama Iqbal University, Islamabad
MA Computational Arts, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

Aqeel Ahmad Solangi

Aqeel Ahmad Solangi
Assistant Professor
BFA, National College of Arts, Lahore
MA Visual Arts, National College of Arts, Lahore
MFA, Bath Spa University, Bath UK

Ayesha Maryam Durrani

Ayesha Maryam Durrani
Assistant Professor
BFA, National College of Arts, Lahore

Zahid-ul-Haq

Zahid-ul-Haq
Assistant Professor
BFA, National College of Arts, Lahore

Fatima Hussain

Fatima Hussain
Assistant Professor
BFA, National College of Arts, Lahore
Pg Dip Fine Arts, Byam Shaw School of Art, UAL, London, UK
MFA, Central Saint Martins, UAL, London, UK