College of Fine Arts, Thrissur

At that time, art education was basically an industrial training in order to produce skilled craftsmen and related vocational labors.

During the second world war, the institution was renamed as ‘Government Trade School’.

This was also about a raise and shift in the status of ‘artist’ in the modern sense of the term.

In 1988 the title called National Diploma offered by this institute for its five year courses, gave training in Painting, Sculpture and Applied Art.

In 2000, the status of this institute was raised as it got affiliated with the University of Calicut and started offering four year Bachelor of Fine Arts ( BFA ) degree in three specialisations: Painting, Sculpture and Applied Arts.