IFP- Iranian calligrapher Javad Khuran received the special jury prize of $50,000, and Habib Ramezanpur won the $20,000 cash award in the Nastaliq section, at the third Hilya International Calligraphy Award in Istanbul. Khuran and Ramezanpur received the cash prizes and commendation plaques from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...

Financial Tribune- A calligraphy exhibition titled Everlasting Magic at Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran, features 120 works by calligraphers from Qazvin Province, which is known as Irans hub of calligraphy. Among the prominent artists participating in the event are Seyed Ali Fakhari, 61, who has also held exhibitions in China, Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait,...

Financial Tribune- A solo exhibition of calligraphy paintings by the renowned Iranian artist Ali Shirazi is underway at Abaci Sanat Gallery in Istanbul. The exhibit presents contemporary Persian art of painting and calligraphy in Turkey which is a country of high importance in Islamic art, Honaronline reported. Calligraphy master Shirazi has ...

The 4th edition of Art Ceremony will be held from June 22 to July 1 at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran. This years edition will focus on two branches of art, calligraphy and calligram (calligraphy-painting), unlike the earlier events which included all visual art mediums, Honaronline reported. As the earlier editions saw more works ...

A calligraphy test was recently held in the Iranian city of Qazvin for foreign students at Imam Khomeini International University. See some of the examples of their work writing in traditional scripts below.     By ISNA