LAHORE:Punjab University Postgraduate Research Centre of Creative Arts (PRCCA) organised a one-day exhibition and art symposium on ‘Creative Arts, Research and Society.’
Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Chairman Prof Dr Shahid Munir, University of Home Economics Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Syed Faleeha Zahra Kazmi, Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities Prof Dr Amra Raza, Director PRCCA Prof Dr Ahmad Bilal, Head of Textile Department Asna Mubashara, faculty members and students were present.
In his address, Dr Shahid Munir elaborated the role of creative arts in building creative economies of the world. He said that he was impressed with the work of the researchers as they were bringing together arts, technology, and science together and making some of the most astonishing art works. Prof Dr Faleeha Zahra Kazmi congratulated research scholars and PRCCA on a successful event and asked to put on the show at UHE. Dr Amra Raza said that PU was developing an interdisciplinary research culture and PRCCA was disseminating a similar vision. Dr Bilal said that the symposium reflected the broad based spectrum of research potentials amidst creative arts, ranging from music, design, performing arts and film.
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