Institute of Art & Design University of Sindh
Sabhiya Abro
The Institute of Art & Design was established as Department of Fine Arts in 1970 at University of Sindh, Jamshoro Campus, with two year bachelor program i.e BA(Pass) in Fine Arts. In 2005 the Department of Fine Arts was upgraded as the Institute of Art & Design, offering Four-Year Degree Program such as Bachelor of Fine Arts, (Major in Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, each), Bachelor of Design, (Bachelor of Communication Design), (Bachelor of Textile Design), Bachelor of Art History and One year Diploma in Music. The four year Bachelor and One year diploma program in Music is designed with emphasis on Studio and research disciplines to encourage students for developing their individual style and understanding of Art as well as Design. After having completed four years Bachelor in any of the major area of studies, students may optional M. Phil leading to Ph.D in Art & Design, for further research and specialization in respective major field of studies.
Presently Institute of art and design is suffering from lack of permanent teaching faculty in Textile Design Department and Department of Art History, Mr. Namatullah Khilji is the Director In charge of the Institution, According to Mr. Naimatullah Khilji. He feel honored to be heading the Institute where he once in 1990 Enrolled as an apprentice/ a student. The Institute at that time, used to be called Department of Fine Arts and it was been nestled in a single row of three classes in the Premises of Geography Departments building.My heart swells with pride to see it as an Institute with five independent departments i.e. sat in a magnificent and spacious two story building with imposing facade and sprawling lawns .since its inception in 1970,
The Institute has been striving to produce Finest Artists /Designers that could cater to the professional needs of the country in the field of Art and Design, As well as Art Education should be the essential part of our society.
Institute of Art and Design is running five Departments presently, where they have five permanent Faculty members in The Department of Fine Arts, five in Communication Design Department and no permanent faculty in the Department of Textile Design, rest are the Research associates and Teaching Assistants. Institute of Art and Design is somehow managing the situation, and the Classes are Conducted by the Research Associates, and Teaching Assistants.
Mr. Naveed Akhtar senior Teaching Assistant is hired since 08 years and he is giving his Services as the Teacher/Supervisor for the Final Thesis project and Regular Classes, in the Textile Design Department, Every year there is a Huge Attendance in the Textile Design Department said Mr. Naveed. further he added that Students are very much Interested in the Field but due to lack of Facilities they are facing Problems. But despite of that fact students creatively finish their Thesis projects. Not only this Institute is facing issues like no Computers in Lab, very few hand Looms, Printing Machines, even the Electricity problem is also there, due to the fluctuation most of the Tube lights and fans are out of order. In charge Director Naimatullah Khilji sadly share that he tried his best to fix the problems but he said no one listen to him he forward applications but get no response. All the problems on one Side, every year Institute of art and Design produce Brilliant, Young and talented Artists and Designers who came from different parts of Sind and all over Pakistan.
This is the hard work of the Faculty members and Students who is working so hard to make the institute Going On. The Department of Fine Arts is one of the leading departments at Institute of art and design and it already has a History infect it is the Foundation of this Institution.In the First year all the students have Study Foundation where they enhance their Skills of Fine Arts and Design. Subjects like Sculpture, Painting, Design, Drafting, Art History and Visual Arts are been taught by the highly Professional Instructors/ Teachers.
Communication Design department is one of the most Active Departments at Institute of art and Design, Students Study the Art of Communication through the Different mediums like Electronic and Print medias, Art Education is an Independent Education in the world, because it dependent upon the Creativity are the Views of Young and talented teacher Rabella Abro Lecturer Communication design department. Further she told us that An Artist and Designer always have to come up with Brand New Idea to design the Massage in order to hit the target Audiences. Communication Design is a modern Field every Time the Technology is changed the Medium of Art Changes with it.
Art and Design not only work as the piece of Art to appeal the eye of a viewer but also beauty and Aesthetic plays an important role so does the Art Education.
Practical work carried out under supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi
Department of Media & Communication Studies, University of Sindh
