Government College of Art & Crafts Assam

Government College Of Arts and Crafts Assam or GCAC is one of the oldest art colleges in Northeast India. It offers Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Degree) (B.F.A.) to students of Northeast India.

Government College Of Arts and Crafts Assam

Type	Government
Established	15 August 1947 (1947-08-15)
Founder	Jibeswar Baruah
Affiliations	Gauhati University
Principal	Krishna Goswami (in charge)
Location	Basistha Mandir Rd, Ganesh Nagar, Basishta, Guwahati, Assam 781029, India, google maps , Guwahati , Assam , India 26°06.04′N 91°47.81′E
Website	official website

History

The School of Art was started in a single room in the Don Bosco School at Paanbazar in 1947 by Jibeswar Baruah.

In 1979 twenty bighas of land was allocated to the School of Art. Two Assam-type houses constructed at the time are used as a student hostel and for sculptures.

Alumni

• Temsuyanger Longkumer

References

• government college of art craft from glory towards oblivion
• directories

• http://assam.gov.in/web/cultural-affairs-department

External links

• Government College of Art and Crafts Start Fighting for Their Rights after Decades of Deprivation Archived 16 December 2024 at the Wayback Machine