GREY BOX, GMBB KL: Saturday (21th December 2024), the creative students of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), hosted their final-year project showcase titled, "SoArt", which incorporates the word, "Soar", meaning fly aloft or about with the word, "Art".
This exhibition showcases the stunning works of over 35 graduating students from the Graphic Design course, covering Animation, Web Design, Branding and Publishing.
The theme of this graduation show, showcases the event, as a platform for the artistic & creative students to "Soar", which so happens, the official mascot of the showcase, is a duck (yes, ducks can fly).
It's a Weekend of Activities
Aside from showcasing all the hard work of the creative students of UTAR, this showcase also incorporates many activites throughout the two-days. For instance, on 21st December 2024 (Saturday), there will be a student sharing session, Fan workshop, musical performance by the students and a henna workshop.
While on 22nd December 2024 (Sunday) there will be workshops continuing from Saturday and talks by creative industry leaders, some of whom, are alumni's of UTAR.
Here are the activities schedule
And Here Are The Speakers Lineup!
Let's View The Works of The Students Here!
We were treated to explore a wide array of creative student's works. From showcasing a whole set of Website design, all the way to viewing some animation works from the students, let's explore together.
1) Emily
Raising Youth is Emily's selection for her final-year project, which showcases a magazine that puts importance of parents bonding with their teenagers, it's some sort of a Public Service Announcement theme. Emily is from the magazine publication course.
2) Kashvina
Kashvina created a webpage for her client, who runs a cafe called Pouf Bake. It seems to have taken some inspiration from the famous Dou Dou Bake. Pouf Bake's website includes basic information, such as, Menu, About Us and more, and it was designed with a minimalistic outlook and user experience in mind.
3) Yu Tong
Yu Tong's final-year project showcase consists of both a web design and some branding & print publishing elements. The website is for a Bagel Shop client called Bagelhaus, which has a Korean-Inspired theme, similar to the real life Park's Bagels.
4) Windy
Windy also comes from the magazine publication course. Windy's final-year project works are local tourism themed, which puts a younger generation touch to a tour magazine of Kuala Lumpur. At the same time, she's created an AR Filter (Augmented Reality) of her work as part of the showcase.
Additionally, there's a showcase of 2D And 3D Animation!
That's all from the showcase for now, mark your dates to visit the showcase.
They will be exhibiting their works in Grey Box, GMBB KL till 22nd December (Sunday). Mark your dates this weekend to visit their showcase, from 21st December 2024 till 22nd December 2024! from 10:00AM till 8:00PM, details are as followed:
Showcase Date: 21st December 2024 - 22nd December 2024
Time: 10:00AM - 8:00PM
Location: Grey Box, GMBB.
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Thank You, UTAR!🫶🏼
Rtist would like to express our sincere gratitude to UTAR and Emily Kee for inviting us to be a part of this incredible showcase event. We're thrilled to be the official media partner for "SoArt" and looking forward to continuing our partnership moving forward!
We were impressed by the talent and dedication of the students at UTAR in making this event a success and we look forward to seeing what they achieve in the future!
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📌For more updates on the showcase, be sure to follow the official Instagram page for the event: @soartexhibition
Find TAR UMT students & alumnis here: https://www.rtist.co/portfolios/universiti-tunku-abdul-rahman?school_id%5B%5D=universiti-tunku-abdul-rahman
