(MENAFN- The Peninsula) By Fazeena Saleem | The Peninsula
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), the first campus in Education City, is marking its 20th anniversary, by showcasing diversity and success of their alumni through an outstanding exhibition.
The exhibition 20/20/20 is being held at the VCUarts Qatar Gallery until October 21, with artworks of 20 alumni demonstrating their talents as a testimony of success. 20/20/20, is curated by VCUarts Qatar alumni Maryam Yousuf Al Homaid and Ahmad Oustwani.
'The exhibition highlights the success we have achieved in the last 20 years, Dr. Akel I. Kahera, VCUarts Qatar Dean told media speaking on sidelines of the exhibition.
Emphasising on the reasons for choosing an exhibition by the alumni he said, 'One of the ways to really acknowledge the success of a university is through the alumni. Many people know that students come, they get a degree, what do they do after that is mostly unknown. Alumni are the true testimony to the larger community; so part of our success relies on the alumni. They carry the legacy, from one generation to another. That's why we focused on the alumni.
Since, 1998, VCUarts Qatar has produced 650 alumni. The 20/20/20 exhibition is a sample of the fruitful achievements of 20 VCUarts alumni in a spectrum of multidisciplinary creations.
Among the exhibits, ‘Hmmm…' is a creation of Hana Al Saadi. A sculpture of a ballerina wearing an abaya arises questions about the objectification of women for the viewer. This is an extension of her previous work done to have a deeper understanding of the society.
‘Genetics-DNA' the art work by Maryam Faraj Daham Al Suwaidi, is a brief description where it shows clearly the effect of the environment on the variable where it expresses that whatever your background is, the environment around you is what will define you as a person, and will have a major influence on your identity.
Sahar Mari's ‘experiment 1208 (yellow, orange, magenta and blue) are part of a color experiment aeries using Islamic pattern design. Each pattern constellation is colored using one color palette and replicated in different variations, which highlights the effect of color and balance in each composition.
20/20/20 is the first of a slew of events to be held to mark the 20th anniversary of VCUarts Qatar. Giving a glimpse of the future events, Dr. Kahera said, ' We will have programmes that will invite the public, programs that will chronicle our success, programs that will educate, will celebrate and acknowledge, and capture the history of the school here in Qatar.
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