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Lists of art awards cover some of the notable awards presented for art, some for a specific form or genre, some for artists from one country or region, some more general. The lists are organized by the region of the body issuing the award, although the awards may not be restricted to artists in that region.
"Zaroori Tha" by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is the most-viewed Pakistani video on YouTube. It is also the first Pakistani video to reach 1 billion views. On the American video-sharing website YouTube, "Tajdar-e-Haram" sung by Atif Aslam became first Pakistani music video to cross 100 million views.
It was a step taken by Pakistan National Council of the Arts, Ministry of Culture & Pakistan in order to revive the most popular folk art, which was dying due to negligence. Two groups were sent to China for Rod puppet training in 1975 & 1979 & a third was sent to Poland in 1987.Since then its quest to promote the art of puppetry, at home and ...
In 1958, the school was renamed the National College of Arts and Mian Barkat Ali was appointed as principal. [8] Designated the premier art institution in the country, it was transferred to the Ministry of Education from the Ministry Industries in the 1960s. It received degree-awarding status in 1985 and created its first graduate programs in 1999.
After independence in 1947, there were only two major art schools in Pakistan - the Mayo School of Art and the Department of Fine Arts at the Punjab University. [2] Early pioneers of Pakistani art include Abdur Rahman Chughtai who painted with Mughal and Islamic styles, [2] and Ahmed Parvez who was among the early modernists of Pakistan. [3]
The year 2010 in art involved various significant events. Events. February 3 – The sculpture L'Homme qui marche I by Alberto Giacometti sells in London for ...
Karachi School of Art (KSA) (Urdu: دانش کدہَ فنون ، کراچی) is a college of art in Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1964 by Rabia Zuberi , it was the first private art center in Pakistan and the first art institution of any kind in Karachi .
The 2nd Arts Olympiad was held between 2001 and 2004 with the theme of Me in the New Millennium. [6] Starting in the 3rd Arts Olympiad (2005–2008), the theme was shifted to relate art and sport [7] to promote the artist-athlete ideal. [8] The fourth Arts Olympiad (2009–2012) continued the same theme with title My Favorite Sport. [9]