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Persian Calligraphy Art Exhibit in 2008 Mehregan Festival (Posted: 10/17/2008):

About Mehregan: Ancient Persians divided the solar year into two parts that are exactly equal. Since then, the first equinox that is called Spring Equinox, has been celebrated as "No Ruz" and the second equinox that is Fall Equinox has been celebrated as "Mehregan". Mehregan is right at the harvest time and that is why some consider it as Persian version of Thanksgiving to celebrate the harvest season and to pay homage to God’s kindness to mankind and to be thankful for what he gives us.

Persian Calligraphy at Mehregan 2008: More than 20,000 Iranian-Americans celebrated Mehregan 2008 on October 11-12, at the Orange County Fair & Events Center. Persian Calligraphy had an art booth in this festival and provided interested art-lovers and artists with information about this beautiful and original Persian art and did showcase some of the most exotic Persian calligraphy designs.

Cultural Cooperationone; One of the Ways of Expanding Ties between Countries (Posted: 8/27/2008): Iran's Ambassador to Japan has said that one of the ways of expanding ties among countries is cultural cooperation. Speaking to IRNA at the inaugural ceremony of an exhibition titled 'West Asia Miniature, Persian Miniature' featuring miniatures by a Japanese artist in the Iranian Embassy in Tokyo, Mohammad Ali Sarmadi said that cultural cooperation and such exhibitions can leave positive impact on the two countries' ties. He further said that one of the programs of the Iranian Embassy in Japan is to organize exhibitions on pottery, ceramic, calligraphy and painting with an aim of introducing Iran's rich culture to the Japanese people. Earlier, different cultural exhibits including 'Persian Glory' featuring Iran's ancient culture and civilization were held in five big cities of the country such as Tokyo, which were warmly welcomed. Iranian Embassy in Japan seeks to present Iranian culture in cooperation with domestic and Japanese artists whose works are in some way related to the Iranian culture. Sarmadi also said that miniatures on display are inspired by the works of the Iranian poets such as Omar Khayyam. On the last day of the event, a number of Japanese instrumentalists will play the Iranian musical instrument 'Ood' to the Japanese audience, he said. Organizing cultural exhibits is an important means of forging affinity among nations, Sarmadi said. --IRNA Source: mathaba.net

Calligraphy show opens at Iranian Cultural Centre (Posted: 8/10/2008): ISLAMABAD: Islam is a religion of peace and unity is key to fight the extremists sowing seeds of dissension among Muslims, said Senate Deputy Chairman Mir Jan Muhammad Jamali on Thursday. He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of a calligraphy exhibition at Iranian Cultural Centre. “We should hold seminars and conferences to promote brotherhood among Muslims of the world,” he added. Jamali said calligraphy was their great cultural asset and its promotion and patronage was very important. He appreciated the art pieces put on display in the exhibition. The works of Khawaja Mohammad Hussain, Elahi Baksh Matee, Aftab Ahmed and Anwar Sadidi are on display in the exhibition along with antique calligraphic copies of Quran. Iranian Ambassador Mashallah Shakiri addressing the ceremony said Quran was a miracle of Allah, which was effective even after 1,400 years. The exhibition will be open today (Friday) from 8am to 5pm and entry is open to all. Source: Daily Times

Tribute paid to Iranian masters of nastaliq Tehran Times Art Desk (Posted: 8/2/2008):TEHRAN - Iranian masters of nastaliq were paid homage during the closing ceremony of the second calligraphy exhibition here on Tuesday at the venue of Tehran’s Art Bureau. The second exhibition of masters of the nastaliq style of calligraphy ran for one month at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. Director of Tehran’s Art Bureau Hassan Bonyanian, culture minister advisor Mohammad-Hossein Nirumand and masters Gholam-Hossein Amirkhani, Mohammad Salahshur, and Mohammad-Hossein Attarchian were among those who attended the program.

The ceremony began with screening pictures of late masters Hossein and Hassan Mirkhani in the presence of their family members. Afterwards, secretary of the exhibit Amir Abdolhosseini gave the opening address and said that one of the goals of the second exhibit was to honor the two great masters. “We also intended to encourage youth interested in the field of calligraphy, so we organized a competition section in this exhibit. In addition, all the collection that was on display will be published in a book,” he added. Seminars on the traditional and contemporary art of Persian calligraphy were also arranged on the sidelines of the event, but were not held due to problems, Abdol-Hosseini said, adding, “We are planning to publish the submitted that were articles at a later time.” Honoring private collectors of calligraphy was the next program. Female collectors Mojgan Nankeli, Maryam Abutalebian, and Farzaneh Alavi were the first who were honored. Fereidun Jahanshahi, Javad Alavi, Adib Nirumand, Mehdi Atiqi, Hassan Seddiq, Morteza Tadayyon, and Hadi Atiqi were also among the private collectors who were honored. The ceremony ended with a music performance by tar virtuoso Keyvan Saket, Mehdi Fallah, and Maziar Sabri.Source: Tehran Times