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The All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) is an independent arts organisation inIndia, founded inDelhi in 1928.[1] In the decade after Indian independence, many of its functions were transferred to three national academies:Lalit Kala Akademi,Sangeet Natak Akademi andSahitya Akademi for the fields of visual arts, theatre arts and literature.
AIFACS organises art exhibitions and makes awards to artists across the country. Among the most prominent artists exhibited in the 1940s wereAmrita Sher-Gil,Sailoz Mookherjea andManishi Dey. Many other followed in the long history of the AIFACS. The AIFACS Hall is located on Rafi Marg and was contracted bySir Sobha Singh.[2]
Its most prestigious awards include the Kala Shree, Kala Vibhushan and Kala Ratna, inaugurated in 1988.[3] Twelve awards are given in each of these grades every three years. The highest award is the Kala Samrat.
The Society also published a newsletter several times a year, and older editions are posted on the society's website since 2010.
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