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Call for Presentations: IAAB's 2012 International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora
IAAB is proud to announce the 5th IAAB International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora to take place October 13-14, 2012 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Proposals are now being accepted for presentations and workshops at the 2012 Conference. - 2/10/12
Information Sessions on Iran Sanctions in Berkeley and Santa Clara
Get the latest information and advice on the Iran Sanctions Regulations and ensure you are in compliance with the law. Panelists will discuss a range of topics, including transferring funds to and from Iran for family transactions, importing and exporting, purchasing and selling property, and managing inheritances and investments. - 2/9/12
Newsha Tavakolian At British Museum's Exhibition "Hajj: Journey To The Heart Of Islam"
Journey to the heart of Islam will be the first major exhibition dedicated to the Hajj. Coinciding with the exhibition, "The Fifth Pillar", a book showcasing photography of Newsha Tavakolian, published by Gilgamesh Publishing U.K will be launched worldwide. - 2/8/12
Exhibition at MGMoA in Oklahoma: Persian Pictorial Rugs
A rare assemblage of pictorial rugs from the Middle East, this exhibit features several rugs from private collections in the United States, primarily from that of M. Mehdy Douraghy, and two rugs from the museum's collections. - 2/7/12
The Deaf And The Mutes: Scupltures of Reza Hosseini Eshlaghi at Aaran Gallery
At age of 25, Reza Eshalghi is among the most promising sculptors of his generation. His latest series is a depiction of Court of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( 1831-1896 ). A fresh look at ugliness and beauty, a parody to show repetition of history. Raising the question: Is anything new under this ancient Blue sky. - 2/7/12
Pacific Symphony to Celebrate the Iranian New Year, Nowruz
Pacific Symphony, in its ongoing quest to discover new musical landscapes through its acclaimed American Composers Festival (ACF), this year celebrates the Iranian New Year festival of Nowruz, which marks the arrival of spring and has been celebrated since ancient times. - 2/6/12
Patriot of Persia: Muhammad Mossadegh and a very British Coup - Public Lecture and Book Launch in London
On August 19, 1953, the government of Muhammad Mossadegh, Iran's nationalist prime minister, succumbed to an Anglo-American coup in favour of the Shah. How did this happen? What combination of forces worked against the septuagenarian prime minister as his dream of a truly independent Iran collapsed around him? - 2/6/12
2nd Annual National Iranian American Day of Service
In the spirit of the Iranian New Year, Norooz, we will be organizing teams of volunteers in cities throughout the U.S. to participate in a variety of service projects. This is our chance to give back to those communities in which we live and work, while also sharing a piece of our rich culture and philanthropic spirit. - 2/3/12
NYU to Host "Iran on Film: A Forum on Culture, Politics, and Daily Life in Iranian Documentary Cinema"
New York University will host "Iran on Film: A Forum on Culture, Politics, and Daily Life in Iranian Documentary Cinema," an event, in partnership with independent broadcaster Link TV, featuring excerpts of four documentary films and a panel discussion, on Thurs., Feb. 9 - 2/2/12
Call For Film Submissions: 5th Annual Iranian Film Festival in San Francisco
The 5th Annual Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco, a showcase for the independent feature and short films made by or about Iranians from around the world, is inviting the filmmakers from all over the world to submit their films to the next edition taking place September 2012. - 2/2/12
A Question of Methodology: Feminist Studies of Gender and the State in Contemporary Iran
Program at Bernard Center for Research on Women in New York City -- Most feminist studies of post-1979 Iran focus on the legal setbacks that women encountered and their collective strategies for regaining the formal grounds they lost with the establishment of an Islamic Republic in Iran. - 1/30/12
February 4, 2012: Day of Mass Action to Stop War on Iran
The U.S. government is shaping public opinion to accept military intervention in Iran in the name of "national security." Fabricated stories that claim evidence of Iran pursuing nuclear weapons is being blasted through mainstream media and repeated by almost every mainstream politician. - 1/29/12
London: Peace Coalition Campaign Against War On Iran
On Saturday, 28 January, from 2pm-4pm, the Stop the War Coalition is launching a campaign against a war on Iran at the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square. The protest will be joined by politicians, academics, students, trade unionists, aid workers, justice and peace groups and church representatives. - 1/27/12
Colour of Love - Artists for Hope: Exhibition in support of the Omid Foundations
Iranian artists have come together to put on an exhibition in support of the Omid Foundations. Show your support by purchasing the donated works of art. Despite their past difficulties, and the obstacles still facing them, the young women at the Omid-e-Mehr center have dreams like all of us. - 1/26/12
"Feast Your Eyes" on Ancient Iranian Luxury Metalwork at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
"Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran," on view at the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries beginning Feb. 4, explores the beauty, role and function of luxury metalwork in ancient Iran. - 1/26/12
The Idea of Iran: the age of the great Saljuqs
The Centre for Iranian Studies, LMEI, SOAS and the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oxford are pleased to announce the ninth annual Soudavar Memorial Foundation Symposium in London. The ninth programme in our The Idea of Iran series will take place on Saturday 4 February 2012 and will focus on the age of the Great Saljuqs (11th and 12th centuries CE). - 1/23/12
The Immortal Song of Freedom: A book talk at UCLA by Parvaneh Bahar, Author
Ms. Parvaneh Bahar, is an Iranian-American author, human rights activist. She will be speaking on her new book which is about her father, Malek o' Shoara Bahar, one of the most popular and respected poets of modern Iran. - 1/20/12
Submissions for the 5th Annual Noor Film Festival are now open!
The Noor Iranian Film Festival (NFF), founded in 2005, is an international event, with the goal of educating and informing the non-Iranian community about the culture and heritage of Iranians around the world through the medium of cinema. - 1/16/12
Farhang Foundation's 2012 Nowruz Banner Design Unveiled
Navid Ghaem Maghami, a San Francisco-based graphic designer, has been selected as the winner of Farhang Foundation's 2012 Nowruz Banner Contest. His winning design, unveiled today for the first time, will be featured on light pole banners on various major streets across Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley - 1/14/12
Minoo Moallem to talk "Carpets and Computers" at the Tech Museum
Minoo Moallem is Professor of Gender and Women's Studies at UC Berkeley challenges the mainstream stereotypical representation of Islam and Muslims as backward, fanatical, and pre-modern by showing how Islamic nationalism and fundamentalism are by-products of modernity. - 1/13/12
"Feast Your Eyes" on Ancient Iranian Luxury Metalwork at the Freer and Sackler Galleries
"Feast Your Eyes: A Taste for Luxury in Ancient Iran," on view at the Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries beginning Feb. 4, explores the beauty, role and function of luxury metalwork in ancient Iran. The exhibition features more than 40 works fashioned in silver and gold between the founding of the Achaemenid Empire ca. 550 B.C.E. and the beginning of the Islamic period in the seventh century. - 1/12/12
Iranian Film Festival 2012 at Freer Sackler in Washington, DC
The Freer's 16th annual Iranian Film Festival is cosponsored by the ILEX Foundation, with additional funding from the Iran Endowment Fund. It is curated by Tom Vick of the Freer and Sackler Galleries; Carter Long of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and Marian Luntz of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. - 1/6/12
Exhibition: Arash Hanaei's 02-blissefullartist-arrivingshoes-empty-earth.psd at Aaran Gallery
This exhibition brings together four different projects: The Blissful Artist/Arriving Shoes/Empty/Earth series are installed as an inhomogeneous collage whose content can correlate at least at one point. These projects together juxtapose different topics in one single domain and are considered either unfinished or in progress. - 1/4/12
British feature film smuggled out of Iran during the green revolution prepares for a U.S. Premiere January 16th
I Am Nasrine is a love story that chronicles the challenges facing a young Iranian girl who comes to live in Tyneside, UK and tackles a number of controversial themes around refugees and global politics. Shot in 2009 by South Shields filmmaker Tina Gharavi, the project has been eight years in making. - 12/29/11
Poster exhibit explores Persian influences on European art, culture and science
European artists' posters inspired by Persian art and culture are currently on display during a showcase at Tehran's Niavaran Cultural Center. The exhibit, featuring 26 posters by artists from 15 European countries, was opened during a ceremony at the main gallery of the center on Tuesday. - 12/22/11
Exhibiton: Farhad Ahrarnia's "Canary in a Coal Minne"
Until the 1980s, British coal miners would take a caged canary with them underground. Because the bird sings most of the time, if the oxygen level dropped or any dangerous gases were emitted, its silence meant its death, and was an early warning system. - 12/19/11
Nazanin Pouyandeh's Exhibition at Aaran Gallery: "Entre Chien et Loup"
Nazanin Pouyandeh juxtaposes her memories and the outside world. The energy emanating from her paintings are transmissions of her cross cultural identity. - 12/18/11
Nowruz across Southern California
For the last three years, Farhang Foundation has celebrated Nowruz (Iranian New Year) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). 2012 will be no different, with festivities taking place on Sunday March 18, 2012 and promising to be splendid, as always. - 12/15/11
IAAB Presents Camp Ayandeh 2012 -- Apply Today!
IAAB is pleased to present Camp Ayandeh 2012, its celebrated annual Iranian American high school leadership camp, which is being held July 3rd-11th at Whittier College in Los Angeles, California. Camp Ayandeh is open to rising high school students through incoming college freshmen. - 12/14/11
"Cura; the Rise and Fall of Aplasticism" at Tehran's Aaran Gallery
In the aplastic play, Cura; the Rise and Fall of Aplasticism Golshiri repeats Malevich's exhibition. He finds himself imprisoned in art's highest summit of feasibility and in the meantime, its emptiest abyss: The Black Square, 1915. - 12/14/11
Reza Milani Photography Exhibition at Seyhoun Art Gallery in Tehran
You are reborn as many as everybody on earth. your happiness, your sorrow, your plays and your roles, your sight is often joyful and sometimes gloomy... - 12/9/11
"For Immediate Release: A Tribute To Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof" in New York
Exit Art's Digimovies is pleased to announce a pair of screenings to mark the one-year anniversary of the Iranian government's imprisoning and silencing of two of its most politically outspoken and internationally revered filmmakers. - 12/5/11
Parviz Tanavoli to showcase his Persian carpets in Dubai
The Iranian Etemad Gallery in Dubai will be hanging a collection of Persian carpets created by veteran Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli from December 9-14. - 12/4/11
10th Tehran International Cartoon Biennial announced
The cartoon section of the biennial is dedicated to works on "Superstition" theme. "Persian Cat" is the theme of the character design section and participants of the comic strip section should submit works with the theme of "Dilemma". - 11/28/11
A Panel Discussion on U.S.-Iran Relations in the Wake of the Arab Spring - Confrontation or Accommodation?
November 30 at University of Chicago -- Recent developments in the Middle East have changed the context of US-Iran relations. While past grievances remain, this transformation has given rise to new opportunities as well as constraints. - 11/23/11
Performance: Siavash Kasrai's Scarlet Stone in Los Angeles
This epic piece is based on the last work of Siavash Kasrai, Moher-ye Sorkh (Scarlet Stone) which re-tells the most famous tragedy of Iranian mythology, namely Rostam and Sohrab. The production uses the modern rendition of Ferdowsi's ancient mythology to portray the current struggle of the people of Iran, especially those of the youth and women, in their brave quest for freedom and democracy. - 11/21/11
Pooneh Jafarinejad Painting Exhibition at Seyhoun Art Gallery
In my point of view regardless of "a woman", one of the most beautiful and mysterious elements of nature is "trees". It's frequently been the subject of painting for almost all of my favorite painters. With every season, trees take different colors and represent themselves with a distinct personality each time. - 11/18/11
Women in the Arts 2011 Honoring Shirin Neshat
The Brooklyn Museum Community Committee hosts its ninth annual Women in the Arts luncheon, honoring the award-winning, world-renowned photographer and video artist Shirin Neshat. - 11/13/11
Yalda Night in London: Celebrating the Iranian Winter Solstice
November 30th at Leighton House Museum - A free event celebrating the spirit of the Iranian celebration of Shab-e Yalda as part of the Nour Festival of contemporary Middle Eastern and North African arts. - 11/9/11
Lecture at LACMA: Darius III, the last of the Achaemenids
Lecture by renowned scholar offers glimpse at the last king of the Achaemenid Empire. Pierre Briant, a Professor of History and Civilization of the Achaemenid World at the College de France, will speak about Darius III, the last king of the Achaemenid Empire, who confronted the Macedonian invasion. - 11/8/11
Exhibition - Written Images: Contemporary Calligraphy from the Middle East
Sundaram Tagore Gallery is honored to bring the work of these important artists to the attention of New York. In addition, this exhibit will travel to our galleries in Beverly Hills and Hong Kong in 2012, creating a truly national and international audience for these artists. - 11/6/11
Noor Film Festival in Florida
The Ancient Persia - Modern Iran Program Series presents selected highlights from the 4th Annual Noor Iranian Film Festival - November 5-6 at the Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona State College, Daytona Beach - 11/2/11
Iranian Director Bahram Beyzai at UCLA
November 20-21 -- Bahram Beyzai, born 26 December 1938 in Tehran is a prominent Iranian film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, film editor, producer, and researcher. - 11/1/11
Islamic Galleries at the Met Have a Grand Re-Opening
It was eight years in the making. Now, New York's Metropolitan Museum is re-opening its enormous collection of Islamic art in a grand new setting. The objects span nearly 13 centuries and many cultures - and include items ranging from paintings to architectural works to medieval Korans. - 10/29/11
Lectures at UCLA: Negotiating Identities: Iranian Jews Conversion to Islam and the Baha'i faith
Dr. Mehrdad Amanat, an independent scholar living in Los Angeles, received his M.A in Islamic Studies in 1979 and PhD in history, in 2006, both from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is a regular contributor to the Encyclopedia Iranica. His book, Jewish Identities in Iran: Resistance and Conversion to Islam and the Bahai Faith, is published by I.B.Tauris in 2011. - 10/29/11
Iranian-Americans Have a Rare Opportunity to Make History: Sharmin Eshraghi Bock running for San Francisco District Attorney
Sharmin Eshraghi Bock is currently one of the front runners for San Francisco District Attorney. Bock, 49, was born in Iran to Iranian parents, and came to the United States when she was four. Iranian Americans should be watching this race closely, and getting actively involved in the few weeks that remain before the election, because she is poised to pull an upset. - 10/26/11
Iran invites 5 top world energy figures to join international confab
Iran is to host the 15th international conference of the Institute for International Energy Studies (IIES) dubbed "Technology and Innovation in Oil and Gas" as it has invited 5 prominent energy figures of the world to join the conference. - 10/25/11
Wonderland: Recent Photographs of Amir Mousavi
Playing with the forms that exist in his surroundings without the slightest change in them is Amir Mousavi's passion. Repeating the firm elements next to the variable ones and finding different points of concentration are his usual practice. - 10/24/11
Exhibition and Lecture in London: Persian Postal History Across Two Centuries
A rare opportunity to view an award winning collection of Persia's Postal history during the Qajar period, followed by a lecture on the subject. - 10/18/11
Talk at UCLA: A Social History of Cinema in Iran
October 24: A talk by Hamid Naficy, Northwestern University: Naficy is Professor of Radio-Television-Film and the Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in Communication at Northwestern University, where he also has an appointment with the Department of Art History. - 10/17/11
Inaugural Conference on Iran's Economy, 2011: December 7-8 in London
The newly formed International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA) is pleased to announce its first international conference on Iran's Economy to be held at SOAS, University of London, on 7-8 December 2011. This conference will be hosted by the London Middle East Institute at SOAS. - 10/15/11
Photos: Sixth Street Theater Festival in Marivan
Troupes from five countries are participating the Six Nationwide Street Theater Festival in Marivan, Iran's Kurdistan province. The international section of the Festival is being held from Oct 11-15 with performers from Tajikistan, Iraq, Japan, Turkey and France. -Saman Abbasi - 10/14/11
Panel Discussion in London: Persian Culture as a World Culture:
November 4th, 2011: Panel discussion followed by a concert to mark the 10th anniversary of the Soudavar Memorial Foundation - 10/13/11
PAAIA's Bay Area Chapter Sponsors Panel Presentation on Iran Sanctions
Thursday, October 20 at Stanford University: Please join us as prominent legal experts discuss a range of topics relating to the recent OFAC sanctions against Iran and their implications on Iranian Americans, including: transferring funds to/from Iran for family transactions, imports/exports, purchasing/selling property, managing an inheritance and investments. - 10/9/11
EXHIBITION: Maryam Amini's "The Manner of Silence"
The Running Horse will present a solo exhibition covering several aspects of the practice of Maryam Amini, a notable growing Iranian artist whose multifarious body of work reflects with grace the dark yet delightful nature of the "human". - 10/6/11
Second Annual Iranian-American Women's Leadership Conference
Dedicated to trailblazers, the conference is led by Iranian-American woman who have created their own paths, become pioneers in their fields, and achieved both professional and personal successes. With inspiring panel discussions, this conference aims to educate, invoke courage and creativity, and inspire women to pursue their goals. - 10/5/11
Sotheby's annual modern and contemporary Arab and Iranian art sale
London: October 04, 2011 -- Responding to the ever-growing demand for innovative and quality works from the region, Sotheby's auction of Contemporary Art / Arab & Iranian features a diverse group of paintings and sculptures representing the modern masters from private collections as well as contemporary works fresh to the market. - 9/25/11
"The Silent Tavern": Persian and Kurdish classical music in Sacramento, San Jose and Los Angeles
Persian music tour of California, in September and October 2011; exploring Persian Classical and Kurdish melodies by some of the foremost musicians of Persian classical music. - 9/23/11
Persian Visions: Contemporary Photography from Iran and Roya Falahi's Headbang
The W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, together with Farhang Foundation present Persian Visions: Contemporary Photography from Iran, and Headbang: Roya Falahi - 9/19/11
ArteEast 2011 Benefit Auction in New York
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 6 - 9 PM: To celebrate the start of our second decade as a leading organization for the arts of the Middle East and North Africa, ArteEast cordially invites you to an evening of fine art and great food. - 9/18/11
Conference in Oxford: Coercion or Empowerment -- Official Anti-Veiling Campaigns in the Middle East and Central Asia
A one day conference focusing on official anti-veiling campaigns in the Middle East and Central Asia in the 1920s-30s from a comparative historical perspective. - 9/16/11
Spring 2012 Persian Concert Tour in US by Ostad Majid Derakhshani, Katayoun Goudarzi and Abhiman Kaushal
Iranian renowned composer Ostad Majid Derakhshani just released a statement regarding his upcoming tour with Katayoun Goudarzi and Abhiman Kaushal in the USA. According to Ostad Derakhshani this tour will begin in Spring of 2012 and should cover all major cities in the USA. - 9/15/11
Exhibition and Panel Discussion in London: Parviz Tanavoli - Artist, Teacher and Collector
Parviz Tanavoli is one of the most influential and pioneering artists of the Middle East. An artist-fabricator, teacher and collector, he was born in 1937 and lives and works between Iran and Canada. - 9/13/11
Exhibition: Simulation of Reality at Tehran's Aaran Gallery
A three man show of Sculpture , installation and paintings: Majid Biglari, Ebrahim Eskandari & Hamid Hematyan. - 9/13/11
NYU Presents Thought-Provoking Documentary on the Lives and Works of Iranian Female Artists
New York University's Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies presents Robert Adanto's Pearls on the Ocean Floor, Thursday, September 29 at 7:00P.M. at the Cantor Film Center: 36 East 8th Street. A panel of noted scholars and journalists led by The New Yorker's Laura Secor will follow the screening. - 9/13/11
Human Rights Film Night in London: Thursday 22 September
Amnesty Hampstead proudly presents its Human Rights Film Night at the Tricycle Theatre on Thursday 22 September. Featuring animation, documentary and fiction, this showcase of human rights related films offers a global portrait of issues related to Amnesty's campaigns. The short films include Jafar Panahi's film The Accordion - 9/9/11
Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco: September 10-11, 2011
The 4th Annual Iranian Film Festival - San Francisco, an annual cultural event showcasing the independent feature and short films made by or about the Iranians from around the world, will present an outstanding program this year with a never seen before discovery of a documentary produced by British broadcaster Sir David Frost called Crossroads of Civilization which was made in 1976 but never seen before - 9/8/11
An Afternoon with Iranian Animator, Noureddin ZarrinKelk
Farhang Foundation, in collaboration with theUSC School of Cinematic Arts, proudly invites all who are interested to spend an afternoon with famed Iranian animator, Noureddin ZarrinKelk, on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 2pm at the Eileen Norris Cinema Theatre at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. - 9/8/11
World poets to celebrate National Hafez Day in Shiraz
Poets from different countries will celebrate the closing ceremony of Iran's World and Iranian Poets' Conference at the mausoleum of Hafez, the Hafezieh located in Shiraz. - 9/5/11
NIAC 2011 Leadership Conference
This is the first time that Iranian Americans are coming together in our nation's capital to see first-hand how policy works and decisions are made. Additionally, it's an opportunity for us to forge closer ties with one another and learn the importance of having a voice and showing our presence in Washington, DC. - 9/1/11
Sotheby's annual modern and contemporary Arab and Iranian art sale
Sotheby's London announced a sale of Modern and Contemporary Arab and Iranian which will take place on Tuesday, 4th of October, 2011. Comprised of 123 lots, the sale will include major works by leading Modern masters - 9/1/11
Shahnaz Ensemble to go on European tour
Titan of traditional Iranian music Mohammadreza Shajarian accompanied by the nostalgic Shahnaz Ensemble will perform new musical pieces during European concerts. - 8/23/11
Persian Music: Half Red, Half Yellow concert at UCLA
Saturday Aug 27: The new generation musicians of Persian music bring the stimulating atmosphere on stage in a dynamic performance. The concert depicts two contrasting side of Persian music. - 8/22/11
Henna Hanzalizadeh Painting Exhibition at Seyhoun Galley
At the first glance, the current collection illustrates the ghosts and the moving dead bodies with whose cinematic effects we have been familiar for years; however, with a deeper look more details are revealed which little by little fade the first image away. - 8/20/11
Mehregan 2011, A Celebration of Love, Knowledge, and Commitment
The Mehregan Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the 15th Annual Persian Festival of Autumn (Mehregan 2011) is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 1 - 2, 2011 at the Lakeside Lagoon Park in Irvine, California. - 8/15/11
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