Karachi School of Art (KSA) is a college of art in Karachi, Pakistan. Founded in 1964 by Rabia Zuberi, it was the first private art center in Pakistan and the first art institution of any kind in Karachi.

Courses

Degree Diploma

Departments

Fine Art

Department of Fine Art Offers four years diploma in Fine Arts with the major and minor subjects of painting, sculpture, and printmaking. At the end of the fourth-year, students must submit a thesis, which is evaluated by a panel of jurors. The department has painting and drawing studios, a printmaking workshop with two etching presses, a sculpture studio and w3orkshop with gas and electric welding plants, fiberglass and Mattel casting facilities; a ceramics department with a ball mill, glaze and material testing laboratory and a kiln

Communication Design

Communication design is a four-year diploma program in the field of graphic design and advertising. Studies include the development of analytical techniques and drawing skills, the history of graphic design and its formal vocabulary i.e. colors, composition typography. In advance levels, students get more challenging studies where class assignments are taken more like real advertising campaign. The department has visiting faculty and a computer lab.

Digital Media

KSA offers two years diploma courses in Digital Media. Computer graphics and concepts related to software and hardware are the main aim of these courses. The courses also support the understanding related to the new interactive products, hypermedia production. The courses offer training in Computer Graphics Systems, in-depth knowledge on technology, methodology, and application relevant to the design production of Computer Graphics.

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