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The
Nepal
Art
Council
(NAC)
was
established
in
1962
as
a
national
institution,
with
the
prime
objective
of
promoting
the
art
and
artists
of
Nepal.
King
Mahendra
was
the
patron,
with
incumbent
Prime
Minister
Kirti
Nidhi
Bista
as
Founding
President,
Nepal’s
leading
modern
artist
Lain
Singh
Bangdel
as
General
Secretary
and
independent
promoter
of
the
arts
Gen.
Mrigendra
SJB
Rana
as
Treasurer.
It
was
conceived,
constituted
and
initiated
as
a
Public-Private
partnership.
A
brainchild
of
Bangdel,
NAC
was
brought
to
life
through
his
total
dedication,
and
the
unceasing
support
of
his
peers:
Prime
Minister
Bista
and
Gen.
Mrigendra
Rana.
It
was
later
registered
as
a
service
oriented
non-profit,
non-government,
organisation,
and
has
remained
a
pioneering
and
leading
institution
in
the
arts
ever
since.
The
completion
of
the
current
building
in
1991,
with
grants
from
the
Government
of
Nepal,
Government
of
India
and
donations
from
the
private
sector
have
allowed
the
Council
to
further
expand
the
range
of
its
activities.
In
recent
years,
the
premises
of
the
Council
have
been
renovated
and
infrastructure
upgraded
to
meet
international
standards.
By
pioneering
the
nurturing
of
artistic
talent
for
over
half
a
century;
the
Nepal
Art
Council
has
played
a
pivotal
role
in
helping
a
new
generation
of
contemporary
Nepalese
artists
working
in
various
genres,
to
emerge
and
attain
the
level
of
excellence
we
witness
today.
