According to “Bangladesh shilpakala Academy Act 1974” (Act 31 of 1974) Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy was established. Mission and Vision of this academy are being described in that act and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ordinance of 1989.
- To develop fine arts, and creed and to create ample opportunities and facilities for their development, in line with hope and aspiration of the nation.
- To arrange workshops, seminars and discussion sessions with eminent and geniuses, scholars and artists.
- To arrange short-term higher training courses in the specialized branches and practices of fine arts, crafts and culture.
- To train up apprentice-artists for enhancement of their intelligence and wisdom.
- To arrange specified scholarship under the Ordinance to the indigent but talented apprentice-artists, especially to the singers, dancers or instrumental artists.
- To search out unknown or less-known artists and to create congenial atmosphere for their proper exposure and enhancement.
- To evaluate the contributions of the institutions dedicated on fine arts and culture and if necessary to sanction financial aid for their activities and to assist in development of the intellect and qualities of its trainee and trainers.
- To arrange competition on the subjects related to fine arts, performing arts and culture and to award prizes among the proficient performers.
- To collect educative films on arts and culture or to produce such films inside the country and to patronize the arts and culture in the country by displaying them.
- To make performers, singer, artistes of the country aware of the new dimensions and ideas, invite the artists and cultural troupes from different countries of high standards and to arrange their performances in front of them in the country.
- To arrange different cultural functions for the necessity of the state.
- To organize research program inviting competent person to solve different problems of Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Painting and Culture, to publish the deliberations and to arrange selling those deliberation.
- To arrange different exhibitions and cultural functions to uphold art and culture of the country.
- To send cultural troupes to different foreign countries with the approval of the government.
- To perform any other activities related, contextual and supplementary to all the above mentioned activities.










