Knowing
Government School of Fine Arts established in Colombo
Significance
3
Category 1
Education
Category 2
Year
1953/
Region(venue)
Sri Lanka
Region(content)
City
Colombo
Content
The Government Institute of Arts was renamed as the Government School of Fine Arts under the Department of Education. The first principal was J. D. A. Perera, succeeded by David Paynter, then Stanly Abeysinghe.
Renamed as the Government College of Arts and Crafts, and Institute of Aesthetic Studies’ (IAS) in 1974, then ffiliated to the University of Kelaniya in 1980. Finally becomes University of the Visual and Performing Arts (UVPA) in 2005.
Participating artist(s)
FM No.
1785