About Lalit Kala Akademi:
- It was inaugurated on 5th August 1954 by the then Minister for Education, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
- The Akademi was given the status of statutory authority in 1957, under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
- Headquarters: New Delhi.
- Governance: It functions through its General Council, Executive Board, and other Committees.
- Regional Centres: It has regional centres situated at Chennai, Lucknow, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Garhi.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Culture.
- Functions of Lalit Kala Akademi
- It has been at the forefront of promoting and nurturing visual arts in India through national and international exhibitions, artists' camps, workshops, scholarships, publications, documentation, research initiatives and collaborative cultural programmes.
- It has preserved and documented a permanent collection of the highest order that reflects the vitality, complexity, and unfolding patterns of contemporary, modern, folk, and tribal art in India.
- It promotes the Visual Art of India in various countries of the world through Cultural Agreements and Cultural Exchange Programmes.
- The National Exhibition of Art is the most prestigious annual event of the Lalit Kala Akademi.
- It continues to provide an important platform for artists and remains committed to strengthening India's visual arts ecosystem.
