Kerala Lalithakala Academy, Thrissur was founded in the year 1962. Art and literature occupies a prominent place in Thrissur. The main aim of the Academy is to encourage the culture, sculpture, painting, plastic and visual arts.

Kerala Lalithakala Academy in Thrissur is the nerve center of artistic and cultural events and discussions in Kerala. The master artists interact with the new upcoming artists and thus share their experiences. The academy plays a vital role in the establishment of culture that mainly tries to develop various activities specially in the field of visual arts like Graphics, Paintings, Ceramics, Sculptures, Photography and other allied fields of fine arts.