The first international research conference on ‘Performing and Visual Arts’ at the University of Jaffna organized by the Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan Faculty of Performing and Visual Arts will be held on the July 26, 2024 under the theme of “Contemporary Challenges in Creative Arts”. A Cultural Event is scheduled for July 27, 2024, following that.

This conference attempts to create a space to generate discourses related to artistic, aesthetic, and performative creation and productions. Subjective works need to be investigated from objective perspectives. Creative arts could enable societies to progress rather than merely being a tool to be admired by people. It would open up a venue where the creative arts embedded in indigenous culture could be standardized to the expectations of an international arena. Besides, the creative arts could also be used to mitigate the harmful impact of anti-social activities.