Year 2025 marks the 150 Years of Excellence of the National College of Arts (NCA), Lahore, Pakistan since its inception as the Mayo School of Art (MSA) in 1875.
As it now stands in its 150th year, the National College of Arts (formerly, the Mayo School of Art) is gearing up to celebrate its 150 years of excellence through a series of archival, visual and performing art, design, and architectural exhibitions; symposia and seminars, and seminal research publications, culminating at the first of its kind, The NCA Triennale 2025.
The first edition of The NCA Triennale, 2025: Kasb-e-Kamal Kun is scheduled to take place in October 2025.
The NCA Triennale 2025 is rooted in the National College of Arts’ historic motto, Kasb-e-Kamal Kun; Keh Aziz-e-Jahan Shavi, (Seek excellence in your work, so you may be
admired by the world) – a mastery of the working hand that transcends limits of the priorly known, familiar creative bounds and cerebral constructs.