Pooya Aryanpour and Morteza Darehbaghi at MEEM Gallery in Dubai
Meem Gallery and Mehrnoush Fatholahi are pleased to present the opening of a joint exhibition displaying the work of Iran's leading contemporary artists Pooya Aryanpour and Morteza Darehbaghi on 22 February. - 2/4/10
CHINA ACTION DAY: Demand China end support for Ahmadinejad and Basij Militia
China is supporting Ahmadinejad's crackdown against the Iranian people, most recently by arming the Basij with anti-riot equipment and crowd control vehicles. These Chinese arms pose a lethal threat to the millions of Iranians who plan to protest for freedom and democracy in Iran on February 11th. - 2/3/10
IRAN: WHAT LIES AHEAD? THE MOVEMENT, SANCTIONS AND THE WEST
The exciting, powerful and determined resistance movement, which emerged during last summer's election fall-out, has created one of the most serious political crises in Iran since the revolution of 1979. And it refuses to go away. Meanwhile, Western leaders talk of increasing sanctions, repeating hypocritical accusations of Iran's nuclear programme. - 2/2/10
Exhibition by Reena Kallat and Sara Rahbar: Never Run Away
The two artists in this exhibition, Reena Kallat and Sara Rahbar, live on different continents, Asia and North America, or sometimes on the same one, namely Asia (India and Iran), from where their observations about the nature of power as it effects belonging informs their individual practices. - 2/1/10
Exhibition: Tehran, Virtual and Real - In Memory of "Mehdi Sahabi"
I am incapable of registering what I am witnessing these days. My city and I are intertwined. It is a city that is fighting; and as much as the government crackdown is now widespread, so is the people's struggle. Close to the hours of demonstrations, all mobile phones are disconnected, and all SMS messages are barred. It is a misery to try to find out the news. Despite all that, the progressive Greens are present everywhere and the entrenchments are alive. - 1/28/10
The Trail of Green: A one-day Public Art event for 22 Bahman, Anniversary of the Revolution in Iran
Los Angeles, CA- iGreen presents The Trail of Green. A Public Art event in solidarity with the people in Iran. Thirty years after the revolution, people are still deprived of the most basic human rights in Iran. In anticipation of major protests on the streets of Iran, iGreen will do it's part to support Iranian people's struggle for freedom and justice. - 1/28/10
Global Music Double Fundraiser: PAF Board Member, Fabian Alsultany and Doctors Without Borders
Please join us for a party in support of the health, wellness and recovery of our good friend Fabian Alsultany (GlobeSonic Sound System, Persian Arts Festival Board Member & Inspirational Force). Proceeds from this event will directly raise funds in Fabian's name for "Doctors Without Borders" towards their relief efforts in Haiti. - 1/27/10
Farhang Foundation and LACMA Proudly Present Gusheh be Gusheh
Farhang Foundation, together with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art announced today the premiere of Gusheh bé Gusheh, taking place at LACMA's Leo S. Bing Theater on January 28, 2010 at 7 p.m.Gusheh bé Gusheh is a traditional Persian music concert collaboration, led by the renowned European-based Iranian musician and composer Khosrow Soltani whose compositions have rejuvenated traditional Persian music. - 1/26/10
World Premiere of MITHRA by Iranian composer Behzad Ranjbaran in Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Symphony Music Director Bruno Ferrandis leads the orchestra in a world premiere by award-winning contemporary composer Behzad Ranjbaran on February 13-15 at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa. - 1/26/10
Ballet Afsaneh to perform "Celebration of Planet Earth" in Mountain View, California
Saturday, February 27, 2010 - Ballet Afsaneh presents an unprecedented alliance of international artists promoting peace and environmental consciousness with breathtaking music and dance performances. - 1/25/10
Program in Sunnyvale, California in Support of Iranian Journalists
Saturday, Jan 23rd 2010 - 7:30 to Midnight -- Join Us to Support Iranian Journalists who have been forced to flee their country to escape the relentless repression since the fraudulent presidential election in Iran . We invite you to a special event to benefit Iranian journalists, photographers, and bloggers who are in urgent need as they search for safe refuge. - 1/23/10
UCLA Film & Television Archive: 20th Annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema
Iran's entry to the 2010 Academy Awards, About Elly, on Feb. 20; Actress Gohar Kheirandish in person on Feb. 7; A new feature from director Bahman Gohbadi on Feb. 6; Director Shalizeh Arefpour in person on Feb. 5 - 1/22/10
Natural Ventilation: An event in New York by Iranian-American Society of Architects and Engineers
Natural Ventilation: an Architectural tool for sustainable design in the past and the present. Presented by Mr. Mashiyat Ashraf, Principal Architect, New York City Transit. Mashiyat is a graduate of the Fine Art Faculty of Teheran University. His work has taken him to England, India before relocating to US. - 1/20/10
Programs across the globe to remember Iran's Montazeri and Bazergan
Programs will be held in January and February in cities in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States to commemorate the 40th day of death of Iran's reformist Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri and the the 15th anniversary death of the liberal politician and former primer minister Mehdi Bazargan. - 1/18/10
Iranian Dress Exhibition in Tehran
Iran's House of Fashion will be holding dress exhibitions in Tehran first weeks on January 28, 2009 and third week of February. In the main part of the exhibition, fusion and international designs, and creations of master dressmakers of the nation will be displayed. - 1/16/10
Unique Zan Foundation: Third Annual Essay Competition
This year's essay theme is: "Unique Iranian Women in History: Drawing Inspiration from the Past." Applicants must be enrolled as students at the time of submission and at the time awards are announced. - 1/15/10
Kennedy Center: Masters of Persian Music
Sunday, February 28, 2010 - This edition of Masters of Persian Music features two of the most important figures in Persian classical music touring with the next generation of musical masters! Kayhan Kalhor on kamancheh and Hossein Alizadeh on tar are joined by remarkable young vocalist Hamid Reza Nourbakhsh. - 1/15/10
Oakland Youth Orchestra commissioning Omid Zoufonoun
The Oakland Youth Orchestra is proud to announce that we are commissioning an orchestral piece with traditional Persian instrumentation, to be debuted at a free concert on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 3:00 pm at the Scottish Rite Center in Oakland . The piece is being composed by award-winning composer, conductor and educator Omid Zoufonoun - 1/14/10
Farhang Foundation Kicks Off the New Year with Meet Farhang
In continuing its mission to promote the study and research of Iranian art, culture and history for the benefit of the community at large, Farhang Foundation kicks of the year, with its first official Meet Farhang event in Los Angeles, inviting members of the community to join and learn more about the Foundation and its efforts, in an intimate setting, while meeting the featured artists at this event and their work on display, representing the Iranian culture and art. - 1/5/10
Women in Iran: Continuities and Discontinuities of Context
Speakers at an event on January 15 at the University of California, Irvine will focus on Iranian Women's issues: Women in Pre-Islamic Iranian History; Women's Rights in Islam; Muslim Feminism and Democracy Movement in Iran; Women in Literary and Cultural Production - 1/5/10
Sohrab Sepehri - A Window to Color
In mid-December we went to one of Tehran's most important exhibitions of the year. The Tehran Museum of Modern Art is holding a retrospective exhibition of the paintings of Sohrab Sepehri from their own collection and a few other collections. -Syma Sayyah, Tehran - 1/3/10
Gatherings In Orange County In Solidarity With The People In Iran
We are inviting our fellow Iranians to attend a massive patriotic gathering as a support for the people of Iran and condemnation of violence and murder of the unarmed civilians. This gathering will take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5pm to 7pm - 1/2/10
Candlelight Vigil In New York In Solidarity With The People In Iran
Solidarity Committee for Advancement of Democracy in Iran will be holding a candlelight vigil on Sunday January 3rd at the Union Square in New York to honor Iranians killed during a peaceful rally in Tehran and to support the democracy movement of Iran. - 1/2/10
March in Washington DC to Demand an End to Violence Against Iranian People
On January 3rd, 2009, we will gather to show our solidarity with the movement for democracy in Iran. We will address the international community and the U.S. government and demand that they use all diplomatic leverages on Islamic Republic of Iran to end the violence on the streets and in prisons. - 12/30/09
Memorial Service and Tribute to Grand Ayatollah Montazeri in Oakland, California
Program: Recitation of Quran, talks by Dr. Ali Sadeghi Tehrani, and Dr. Mohsen Kadivar (live video conference) - 12/26/09
Exhibition: Falnama – The Book of Omens
At the Smithsonian Institution: Whether by consulting the position of the planets, casting horoscopes, or interpreting dreams, the art of divination was widely practiced throughout the Islamic world. The most splendid tools ever devised to foretell the future were illustrated texts known as the Falnama (Book of omens). - 12/17/09
San Francisco Joins the International Day of Solidarity in Support of the People of Iran
As Iran witnesses its largest protests since last June's contested elections, artists and activists outside Iran have organized a celebration of the civil rights movement. On Saturday, December 12th, people from around the Bay Area will be joined by thirty cities worldwide to support the students and activists on the street of Iran by taking part in Arts United 4 Iran. - 12/11/09
Artists for Iran, a Celebration of the Arts and Human Rights
Los Angeles's Levantine Cultural Center presents an extensive roster of artists and performers in "Artists for Iran," a celebration of the arts and human rights in conjunction with United4Iran.org, which is coordinating related programs in 27 cities worldwide. - 12/10/09
Sohrab Aarabi 'Freedom Warrior of Iran' will be Memorialized in Bronze
San Francisco City Supervisior Ross Mirkarimi will unveil renown sculptor, Paula Slater's bronze portrait sculptures of Sohrab ‘Freedom Warrior' and Neda ‘Angel of Freedom' on December 12th in San Francisco as part of "Arts United 4 Iran". - 12/9/09
International Human Rights Day event at George Washington University to bring Iran awareness
December 10 coincides with the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights being accepted by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Concurrency of this event with the suppression of the freedom movement of the Iranian nation indicates the long and difficult path ahead for Human Rights activists in that country to achieve its goals. - 12/8/09
We Are All Iran: A Literary Reading to Mark the 6-Month Anniversary of the Iranian Elections
Bay Area writers from the Association of Iranian American Writers (AIAW) will share their literary work at a reading at the San Francisco Public Library's Koret Auditorium on Saturday, December 12, 2009 from 2-4:00 pm. The event will bear witness to the extraordinary courage of the Iranian people on the six-month anniversary of the contested elections, which took place on June 12, 2009. - 12/5/09
Celebrating Iranian Women Poets
December's Shab-e She'r (Poetry Night) in New York will celebrate Iranian Women Writers on December 9 from 6-7:30pm. This special evening will feature Farnoosh Fathi and Soraya Shalforoosh! - 12/3/09
Shohreh Aghdashloo and Houshang Touzie to perform "An Iranian in Heaven"
In 2009, Iranian American actress Shohreh Aghdashloo won the Emmy for best supporting actress in a miniseries or movie for her role as the wife of Saddam Hussein in House of Saddam. The actress, was also nominated for an Oscar for the 2003 feature film House of Sand and Fog. - 12/3/09
Rumi in Performance by Shahram Shiva in New York
Shahram Shiva is a performance poet, award-winning translator and scholar of Rumi and author of several books. He is known for his rich and entrancing concerts of Rumi, the 13th Century Persian mystic poet. - 12/2/09
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam at the British Library
To mark the 150th anniversary of Edward FitzGerald's publication of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the British Library is exhibiting a wide selection of richly illustrated editions of the poem, together with fascinating background information on its long history. - 11/30/09
United 4 Iran to Host International Human Rights Day Events December 12
In celebration of the United Nations' International Human Rights Day December 12, United 4 Iran will facilitate Arts United 4 Iran, a day devoted to worldwide displays of musical, visual, and performing arts in solidarity with Iranians and their fight for human rights in Iran. - 11/28/09
Turquoise Letters: An exhibition of paintings and films from British-based Iranian painter Kourosh Salehi
Kourosh Salehi will show a collection of his paintings and film installations at the Idea Generation Gallery, East London, 10 - 16 December 2009. Salehi is part of a group of post-revolution Iranian artists who have merged East-Western traditions to articulate a new language of exile. This exhibition, a collection of paintings and video art, surveys the most recent work of this important painter. - 11/27/09
Iranian Progressive Youth organizing "Focus Iran II" Conference at Delft University, Netherlands
On December 7, The National Student's day in Iran is being held. A large number of Iranian students commemorate this date annually. We, "Iranian progressive youth" (IPY) in collaboration with student union in Delft (VSSD) are planning to organize a conference with regard to this occasion on December 5, 2009. - 11/27/09
Farhang Foundation SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2010: Iranian Heritage Music Video
Farhang Foundation and SoCiArts are proud to announce the second annual Farhang Foundation Short Film Festival. This year, filmmakers from all walks of life, Iranian and non-Iranian, are invited to create a music video (less than 9 minutes) of any genre or style, visualizing an aspect of Iranian arts, history, culture, crafts, geography, cuisine or lifestyle. - 11/23/09
ReOrient 2009
For four weeks, this one of a kind festival turns San Francisco into a Mecca for innovative, spirited, and thought-provoking theatre from around the world. Providing a rare opportunity for artists and audiences alike to engage deeply and directly with the Middle East in a creative and supportive setting that displaces misinformation and encourages understanding. - 11/22/09
1001 colors: Contemporary art from Iran
New York is set to hold an exhibition of paintings by 23 internationally-renowned and emerging contemporary artists from Iran. 1001 Colors, Contemporary Art from Iran will present 50 artworks created in various styles including expressionism and abstract, addressing the interplay between the traditional and modern Iranian culture. - 11/10/09
Football Under Cover in Vancouver, Canada
On November 26th DOXA will present the multiple award-winning Football Under Cover from directors Ayat Najafi and David Assman (Iran/Germany). Since its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, Football Under Cover has picked up numerous awards. This will be the BC premiere. - 11/10/09
Parviz Tanavoli and Abbas Kiarostami Exhibition in Dubai
Meem Gallery is pleased to present the opening of a joint exhibition displaying the work of two of the Middle East's most significant artists, Parviz Tanavoli and Abbas Kiarostami on 9 November. The exhibition will feature 30 pieces by Tanavoli, Iran's most eminent sculptor, and 13 photographic works by celebrated filmmaker and photographer Kiarostami. - 11/9/09
Conference at Columbia University: (Iran) After The Election
The recent elections in Iran, and subsequent challenges to their legitimacy, have been a matter of enormous internal conflict in Iran, and of seemingly endless debate in the rest of the world. As protesters continue to take to the Iranian street to voice their opposition to the elections, fault-lines are emerging amongst the ruling elite. - 11/7/09
Iranian Enlightenment Week - New York City
Nov 6-14; Asia Society: Women of Iran Film Series: Border Cafe; Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery: Roya Akhavan: Nexus; Open Center: Lecture, An Evening of Persian Mystical Poetry and Wisdom' New York University: Hafez Nazeri, Meet the Artist; Asia Society: A Conversation/Demonstration, Shahram and Hafez Nazeri; Carnegie Hall: Rumi Symphony Project: Cycle 1 performance - 11/6/09
Persian National Music Ensemble Concert: A Night with Omar Khayyam
A night of Persian Traditional/Folk Music and Omar Khayyam’s poetry. A combination of dynamic rhythms coming from different ethnic groups in Iran. Saturday November 7,2009- 7:00 PM, Recital Hall Center for the Arts, Towson University, Maryland - 11/6/09
Exhibition: A Diasporic offering to the Ancestors
Join Priya Assal and many other SF BayArea artists at Oakland’s Gallery 550 from Nov 6th to 28th 2009. This is a group show by 30 edgy artists and is NOT TO BE MISSED! - 11/3/09
The Bakhtiari Alphabet, a documentary on nomadic life in Iran, to be screened at Sacred Heart University
Directed by Reza Ghadiani and Sacred Heart University Associate Professor Cima Sedigh, this film follows the Bakhtiari tribe, a nomadic community in Iran. It provides cultural insight and engaging issues related to the challenges of educating children in a nomadic community. - 11/2/09
Green Scroll March to the Capitol on November 15
The Green Scroll is a mile long petition signed in a 195 cities all over the world. This is a petition that simply states Ahmadinejad is NOT Iran's president. This is a petition against a government that responds to peaceful protests of its own people with violence, torture, bullets, murder and rape. This is a petition that supports human rights, freedom, and the right for democracy for the oppressed. - 11/2/09
The Bakhtiari Alphabet Returns to Sacred Heart University
The documentary follows seven years of in-depth educational research in Iran by Professor Sedigh, who directed alongside Reza Ghadiani. Through cold winters, howling wind, and severe snow storms, the crew triumphed over the elements with ardent passion to capture the true voyage of the Bakhtiari tribe. -Jennifer L. Hernandez, The SOP - 11/2/09
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