Lahore : The Arts Society of Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Medical & Dental College Lahore hosted SKZMDC’s most awaited intercollegiate event, the “SKZMDC ARTS FEST ’18” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Farid Ahmad Chairman & Dean Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex/Principal Medical College.
10 teams from the most prestigious colleges of the country including Allama Iqbal Medical College, Ameer ud Din Medical College, CMH Medical College, Akhtar Saeed Medical College, Rehbar Medical and Dental College, Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore College for Women University, Nawaz Sharif Medical College Gujrat, Fatima Memorial Medical College and University of Lahore competed for the title of “Champions of the Arts Fest”.
The Arts Fest ’18 was a full day event from 8am to 10pm. It was a team-based contest where the participants competed with each other in a multitude of fine arts activities, performing arts and fun games i.e. Craftivity, Photo Exhibition, Painting Exhibition, Tug of War, Live Sketching, Hunger Games, Cosplay, GPS Treasure Hunt, Pipes & Marbles, Charades, Vines, Rang Barsay, Knee Breaker, Snakes & Ladders etc.
Each segment holds points in a grand scoring system, so a total of 18 different categories contributing to the scoresheet ensured a tough and engaging competition among the teams till the end and a food court section was also arranged consisting of many booths where students sell their home-made food items.
The team of CMH Medical College got highest score and they awarded the Arts Fest Champions Trophy and were immortalized by the title of “Champions of the Arts Fest ‘18”.
Prof Dr Farid Ahmad Khan appreciated the efforts of organizers for holding the Intercollegiate Arts Festival 2018 in SKZMDC and said that these festivals provide a platform for the students where they can show their creative skills, which increase their level of self-confidence in every sphere of life.
The judges for the competitions were Lahore Arts Council Deputy Director Zulfiqar Ali Zulfi, Mr. Ghulam Mustafa and Kehkshan Jafri and event was attended by Faculty members of Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex including Prof. Haroon Dar Faculty President Arts Society, Prof. Dr. Nasreen Ehsan Co-President Arts society, Prof. Dr. Ayesha Humayun Registrar Medical College and Prof. Dr. Sadia Shahzad Alam.
The event was organized by a management team of 200 students led by the Core Team of 5: President Shahroze Wajid, Vice President Ashfaq Razzaq, Director General Mahnoor Hasnat, Co Director General Arfaa Asghar and Event Coordinator Fatima Qureshy. More than 500 students participated from different colleges of Pakistan.