The virtual opening ceremony of the Final Exhibition of Department of Graphic Design & Multimedia was inaugurated yesterday (August 20, 2021, Friday) at 7:30 pm by Professor Mostafizul Haque, an eminent artist of the country and also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology, on Zoom. The renowned media personality, Afzal Hossain, Syed Gousul Alam Shaon, Managing Partner and Country Head of Grey Advertising Bangladesh Ltd., and Iresh Zaker, Managing Director of Asiatic Experimental Marketing Ltd., were present in the occasion as special guests. Professor Shamsun Nahar, Vice-Chancellor in-charge of the university chaired this ceremony. The Dean of the Faculty of Management and General Studies, Prof. M Abdul Halim Shaikh, PhD, the Advisor Architect Hosne Ara Rahman, other officials, teachers, students and alumni of the Department were present in this online event.
Sk. Shahbuddin Ahmmed, the Head of the Department (Acting), Mohammad Ferdous Khan, the Coordinator of the Department, the modules teachers of the exhibition Abdul Halim Montu, Arafat Hossen, Shahriar Khaled, alumni of the Department, and the participants of the exhibition gave their speech on the occasion. This programme was hosted by the course teacher Abdul Halim Montu and technical support was provided by Shaminur Rahman, Lecturer of the Department.
A total of 34 students from the 29th and 30th Batch participated in this exhibition and showcased their portfolio. The students presented different types of multimedia and graphic design works like drawing, typography, poster design, magazine design, newspaper design, illustration, newspaper advertisement, 3D and motion graphic design, television commercial, corporate identity design, video editing etc. This exhibition and portfolio display had been presented as a part of the academic activity of the 4-years BA (Hons) in Graphic Design & Multimedia program.
The exhibition is going on from August 20, 2021- August 27, 2021 on Chitrakola Virtual Art Gallery, the first online based 3D and virtual art gallery in Bangladesh.
It is noteworthy to mention that, Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology was established in 2003 and many of our graduates are currently employed in different advertising agencies, newspapers, TV channels, and other media outlets.