Arts Council Insitute of Arts and Crafts (ACIAC) is a non-profit institution with a highly subsidised fee structure, which makes education accessible to a large section of society and prepares them for careers in Fine Arts, Graphic Design and Textile Design. In the 51 years of its existence, the ACIAC Alumni have made a significant contribution to the cultural life of the city and country.
Many of its graduates are prominent artists of the country; among them are Shaje Kazmi, Sania Kazmi, Imran Mir, Azra Fatmi, A.G. Khalid, Rauf Khalid, Nahid Raza, Shakil Siddiqui, Akram Spaul, Noorjehan Bilgrami, Tabinda Chinoy, Shakil Ismail, Omar Farid, Fasihuddin Qureshi, Ahmer Ali Kazmi, Mansur Salim, Shehroz Wania, Sabah Naqvi, Masood Omar, Shaikh Rashid Siddiqui and Faizi SeemaTahir.
Its faculty has included renowned artists such as Ozzir Zuby, Afsar Madad Naqvi, Liaquat Hussain, Bashir Mirza, Maqsood Ali, Mansoor Aye, Masood Kohari, Rasheed Ahmed Arshad, Maqsood Ali, Qudsia Nisar, Meher Afroz, Mrs. Matri, Saima Rauf, Rubina Ashraf, Shahrukh Baqi, Farhan Ihsan, Munir Shah, Sadiq and Kamran Hamid, among others.
