An activity at the VCUarts Qatar Research Week
Doha: Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar’s (VCUarts Qatar) Office of Research and Development recently organised a Research Week at its campus building in Education City.
The aim of the event was to present VCUarts Qatar faculty with an informal platform where they could share their exciting and diverse research with each other. It also enabled participants to explore opportunities for further collaboration among themselves.
The faculty from the departments of the Liberal Arts and Sciences, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Painting + Printmaking, Art History, Art Foundation, Graduate Studies, the Library, and the Innovative Media Studios, took turns in sharing a synopsis of their research. Collectively, the areas of interest ranged from astronomy, data, computation design, fine art, design thinking, pedagogy, ethnography, audio, and sound, to women and gender studies, and archeology.
In addition to these presentations, workshops aimed at enhancing creative and pedagogical research were held each afternoon. These workshops were conducted by invited guest facilitators from Qatar and abroad.
A highlight of the week was the introduction of DIS:CO. Serving the VCU School of the Arts in Richmond, and the VCUarts Qatar community, DIS:CO (abbreviated from ‘discovery and collection) is a community-driven online repository of relevant opportunities in support of research, scholarship, creative activities, and professional development across disciplines.
Dr. Diane Derr, Associate Dean for Research and Development, VCUarts Qatar, shared an online demonstration of the new website’s purpose, functions, and layout with an audience from both VCUarts Qatar and VCU, Richmond, campuses.
