Lalitkala Campus is the first college for fine arts in Nepal which was established in 1934 A.D. Students had no option and had to travel to abroad for taking higher level education in fine arts and for that reason Lalitkala Campus was established. It is conducting bachelor level in fine art under the faculty of Humanities and Social Science .  It offers ­Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Music, Painitng, Sculpture and Graphic Communication, Dance. Lalitkala Campus is located at Bhotahity, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tribhuvan University provides a bachelor’s degree in the field of arts and design, which is termed as Bachelors of Fine Arts (BFA). This course falls under the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The total time required by the students to complete this course is 4 years.

The Branch of Arts offers its students mainly focusing on training in the visual expressions for far reaching education experience. The aim of this course is to develop the student’s creative potential and the artistic factor in them .

Institution

Lalitkala Campus is the first and the only one college that offers these courses of fine arts- Music, Painting, Sculpture,Graphic Design and Dance under Tribhuvan University affiliation. The college is situated at Bhotahiti, Kathmandu.

Scope and Career Prospects

Job Prospects

Graduates, holding a BFA degree can pursue a job as fine craftsmen, sight and sound specialists, performing artists, craftsmanship executives, workmanship educators musician,singer,dancer ,Painter, Sculpture,Designer ,arts critics , and art historian . Studios and multimedia firms seek for BFA degree holder who can fulfill the expectations of the consumers. Tough competition in the field of video games, special effects and 3D-animation has increased the need of professionally trained artists.

Students considering for this degree more often seek after majors like musician,pottery, dancer, experimental writing, visual communication, painting, photography, printmaking, mold, studio craftsmanship, and theater.

Some Job options directly related to the degree are:

• Exhibition Designer
• Musician
• Fine Artist
• Illustrator
• Painter
• School Music Teacher
• Music Studio
• Print Maker and many more
• Further Studies

Fine Art graduates may proceed to MFA and Ph.D. in Fine Arts and Music at the Central Department of Fine Arts, TU.