The arts and the pandemic are realities and challenges
The activities of the third international conference, organized by the College of Arts and Design, were launched remotely in University of Jordan On Thursday evening, April 2, 2021, under the title “The Arts and the Pandemic: Realities and Challenges,” with the participation of researchers from Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Iraq, with the aim of shedding light on the future of art, in light of the transformations imposed by the pandemic. CoronaThe role of the arts in raising awareness during the pandemic. The conference – which was opened remotely by the Dean of the College, the Jordanian Dr. Rami Haddad – discussed methods and challenges of teaching arts, the consequences of the pandemic on the artistic movement and artistic works, and the role of social media and cell phone applications in the artistic movement during the pandemic and after it. Haddad said in the opening speech that art is a true reflection of the culture of society, with all its basic influences on the individual’s life, from various psychological, professional, economic and social aspects, while the head of the scientific committee of the conference, the Jordanian Dr. Muhammad Nassar, explained that the conference represents a meeting point for researchers and scholars from various Arab universities, and seeks to unify efforts to serve scientific research, and exchange opinions and scientific ideas, to reach recommendations and proposed solutions to the challenges and problems facing the arts during the pandemic.
The impact of Corona on contemporary art
From Lebanon, the Christian father, Dr. Youssef Tannous, said that the contemporary artistic movement was affected by the Corona crisis, and that art is an area of outlet, spreading awareness among members of society and supporting them psychologically, to overcome the repercussions of the pandemic and the psychological pressure it leaves behind. On the sidelines of the conference, a virtual exhibition was held with the participation of 40 international artists from 17 countries, including the President of the Arab Art Center, Karima Ghanem, the Cultural Advisor Naima Acherkouk, the President of the Moroccan Syndicate of Fine Arts and Photography, Afif Bennani, and the Arab plastic artists Mohamed Khasif, Youssef Saadoun, Shafiq Al-Zoukari, and Othman Shamlani. The Iraqi writer and member of the Writers Union in Sweden, Hamoudi Abdel Mohsen, also participated in this conference from Sweden, and from England, the photographic artist, author, and composer Rizq Kiran, and from France, the visual artist Maria Qarmadi.
