Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, known as Shilpakala Academy, is the principal state-sponsored national cultural centre of Bangladesh. The branches arrange district-level festivals, programs, and training in various fine and performing arts.
The branch in Chittagong, Bangladesh's second largest city and headquarters of the eponymous district, grew out of the private-sector art gallery Chattagram Kalabhaban. The gallery was founded by artist and professor Rashid Choudhury in 1972, two years before the national academy came into being.
See also
- National Art Gallery (Bangladesh), founded by the academy
References
External links
- Shilpakala Academy at Lonely Planet