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FACULTY OF VISUAL ARTS. The Faculty of Visual Arts established in 2005 under the university Act No.16 of 1978 by the Gazette No. 1400/24 dated 08th July 2005 of Sri Lanka. The faculty which consists of nine departments is located at No. 46, Horton Place in Colombo 07. It offers four-year Bachelor of Visual Art (BVA) Special Degree in nine ...
Lionel Edirisinghe Memorial Music Competition and Classical Music Festival – 2023. University of the Visual and Performing Arts is a public university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka, specializing in art, design, fashion and the performing arts.
The special Gazette notice issued by her Excellency the President of Sri Lanka formally announced the establishment of the University of Visual and Performing Arts with effect from 1 July 2005. This university was founded in order to promote and develop the Visual and Creative Arts as well as to offer recognized higher educational qualifications in these spheres of study.
It is also the only higher education institute in Sri Lanka that offers special degree programs in visual and performing arts. The Institute aspires to nourish the cultural roots of communities, as well as develop into a reputed and financially independent institution purely dedicated to the creative arts.
The field of Sabaragamuwa dance is a prominent dancing style in the Sri Lankan dancing culture as it exhibits the esteemed and proud Sri Lankan heritage to the world. This program has been designed as a four-year special degree to produce resourceful graduates with a theoretical and practical knowledge of Sabaragamu Dance.
The special Gazette notice issued by her Excellency the President of Sri Lanka formally announced the establishment of the University of Visual and Performing Arts with effect from 1 July 2005. This university was founded in order to promote and develop the Visual and Creative Arts as well as to offer recognized higher educational qualifications in these spheres of study.
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The origin of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts could be traced back to 1893, when the Ceylon Technical College commenced a course on Drawing and Design. In 1949, the Department of Drawing and Painting moved from the Technical College at Maradana to the ‘Heywood’ building at Horton Place, and was subsequently renamed as the ‘School of Art’.
