Calligrapher/ Artists – Accepted Artwork
Akemi Lucas: Blue Rose
Amirbehnam Tehranifar: Holiness 2 (with green circle)
Amol Saraf: Forgiveness
Andrea Wunderlich: Stolpersteine - Tripping Stones
Annie Cicale: alance-II-A and Balance-II-B
Asghar Mohammadi: Khalgh Gooyand and Balaghalola
Bahareh Bayat: Sun
Baikei Uehiro: Both works
Charlotte Chan: Moon & Stars
Christina Schneck: Flying
Christine Haggarty: Heart Sutra Mantra
Debra Self: Many Paths and Dark Motion
Diane Abt: Fern Hill
Dominique Simond : Pour connaitre les hommes
Eric Carson: Revelation 23
Erika Vincze: Ambrosian
Georgia-C&G Angelopoulos: Three Vases
Gemma Black: RENGETSU
Hadeer Omar: The TV and I understood
Hassan Makaremi: Me
Hoonaz Afaghi: Untitled, 12.5x12.5, Calligraphy-Painting
Ildiko Ogasawara: The violet
Izzy Pludwinski: In All Your Ways
Jaime de Albarracín: OMNIA
JoAnn B. Brand: Shorebird Constellations
Johann Georg Maierhofer: Alphabet
Judy Detrick: Hammurabi
Kayvan Mokri: Untitled, 37*37, Mixed Media on Canvas
Korea Kim Jong Chil: Han(한)
Kristian Kabuay: Kalayaan
Larry Thomas: Enchantments and Hexes
Linda Turner: Rustic Meditation I and Rustic Meditation II
Mahmoud Gamal: And the leg is wound about the leg
Mahmoud Mostafa: If We had sent down this Quran upon a mountain
Mahsa Shoghi: Silver Nothing and Golden Nothing
Marcy Robinson: Death
Mari Emily Bohley: Hoarfrost and Palimpsest sketches
Marika Koskimäki-Ketelä: Midsummer Fest
Mayur Munj: Devnagri Script
Mohammad Abdolahi: خطت که سبزه ز گلبرگ تر بر آورده
Mohammad Alian & Fateme Kazemi: Siyah Mashgh Nastaliqu and Shekasteh
Mohammad Reza Dehshiri: Untitled 12x12 and Flight 8x13.8x8
Mohammad Reza Amouzad: Maranjan & Maranj 12x12
Mohan Saraf: Universe is Family
Motoko Kamada: Whisper
Patricia Buttice: The Lie
Peyman Mehdizadeh: Hakim Khayyam
Raoul Martinez: O Sleep
Rick Paulus: Bani Adam and Hope
Ronald Y. Nakasone: Akatsuki and The Way
Sajad Hemati: Light Digital Photography
Shigemasa Horio: MU and DOKUDAMI
Sultana Jesmine: PLAY to MEMORIZE
Takako Matoba: 人 (hito)
Termeh Yaghoubi: Gilymaj
Thomas Stewart: Atmabandhu
Thomas Ingmire: Human Cosmos and Afghanistan
Tree Gelb Stuber: Tikkun Olam
Tyrus Clutter: Superaedificat and Bruised
Werner Schneider: Both works
Accepted Calligraphers/ Artworks
“Calligraphies in Conversation” 4th International Exhibition at the
Skylight Gallery of San Francisco Public Library
Exhibition Date and Place:
September 17 to December 31, 2017 at the Skylight Gallery of San Francisco Public Library, California, USA. Opening reception with calligraphy presentations on September 17, 2017 at 1 – 5 p.m.
We are honored to announce the accepted calligraphers/artists and their artworks for the Calligraphies in Conversation 2017 exhibition.
We received over 250 submissions from local, national, and international calligraphers and artists living around the world including the U.S., Germany, Canada, Iran, Japan, Hong Kong, France, Hungary, Australia, Qatar, Peru, Korea, Egypt, Israel, Finland, and India. All of the submitted works were in a very high quality form and we regret that we had to exclude some of them due to space limitation. We want to thank all of the calligraphers and artists who submitted works and encourage the ones that are not accepted to stay in touch and submit works for our future exhibitions.
We ask that the accepted calligraphers and artists to carefully review all the updated conditions below and read the shipment or drop off details below and send us an email at their earliest convenience confirming their participation and arranging for their choice of drop off.
TIMELINE
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July 1, 2017: Deadline for submissions
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July 9, 2017: Announcing accepted artworks and artists
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September 1 and 2, 2017 between 3 – 6 p.m.: Artwork drop-off days
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September 1, 2107: Deadline for receiving the mailed artworks
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September 17, 2017, 1-5 p.m.: Opening reception at San Francisco Public Library at Koret Auditorium (1-3 pm) and Skylight Gallery (3-5 pm)
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December 31, 2017: Exhibition closing date
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January 19 and 20, 2018 between 3 – 6 p.m.: Artwork pickup and mail back
Artwork Mail or Drop off Options
1- Artwork that is mailed should be received between August 20 and September 1, 2017 by Ziya Art Center. Artwork that is mailed should have a return label (prepaid return postage which we can use to return the work by mail without extra cost) and should have a secure returnable package. We will not be responsible to return the mailed artwork that does not have a return label. Late arrivals are not accepted to the exhibition. Mailing information of Ziya Art Center:
Address: 2055 Center St., #307
City: Berkeley
State: CA
Zip Code: 94704
Phone: 510-283-4518
Correspondence: Arash Shirinbab
Email: ziya.art.studio@gmail.com
2- Hand delivery of accepted artwork to Ziya Art Center at 2055 Center St., #307, Berkeley, CA, 94704 on September 1 and 2, 2017 between 3 – 6 p.m. Please note that our studio is on the third floor and you would need to call 510-283-4518 before your arrival to arrange the pickup downstairs.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please DO NOT send or drop any artwork directly to the San Francisco Public Library. Ziya Art Center is responsible to collect all the artworks and take them to the library on special dates for installation. Thus all the artworks should be send to or be dropped at Ziya Art Center based on the options mentioned above.
Pick Up and Return Details
January 19 and 20, 2018 from 3 pm – 6 pm are the pickup date from Ziya Art Center at 2055 Center St., #307, Berkeley, CA, 94704. Please call 510-283-4518 before your arrival to arrange the pickup downstairs. Artworks that are mailed will be mailed back within the same time frame. Any artwork that is not picked up after January 20 or does not have a return label or is returned from post office or international custom for any reason, will be discarded or remained as our property and might be discarded, used in other exhibition, or used at our fundraisers and auctions in the future.
UPDATED CONDITIONS ON SALES AND PROMOTION
We cannot display pricing of the artworks at the Skylight Gallery due to the Library’s restrictions. However, per our negotiations, we can encourage interested collectors to look the details of the artworks up on our website. We plan to create an online gallery of the selected works with full details and encourage collectors to obtain the works. Thus, the Sales condition of our exhibition is updated to the original condition in which we will retain 40% commission on all sales during the course of the exhibition. Artists are responsible for the packaging, shipment, and insurance of their artwork to the buyers.
LIABILITY
The artwork will be displayed in a safe and secure location at the Skylight Gallery and will be insured by the San Francisco Public Library through the exhibition. However, the artwork will not be insured beyond the exhibition and neither the organizer nor the hosting organizations bear any liability in this regard. Images of artwork submitted may be used in printed and digital formats (including but not limited to the exhibit book, posters and flyers, and online/ digital representations) by the organizations leading the exhibition.
AGREEMENT
Submitting artwork to this exhibition acknowledges agreement set forth in this Call to Artists. The organizations leading the exhibition may rescind the right of displaying any art misrepresented or unsuitably presented and may change the conditions if necessary.
CONTACT: For any questions, please email to ziya.art.studio.com and include the word “QUESTION” in the subject line of your email or call 510-283-4518. For more information please visit www.ziyaart.com.
PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
Ziya Art Center, San Francisco Public Library, Friends of Calligraphy, Multiverse Art Gallery, SAMENA Circle, Persian Arts Revival (PAR), and California School of Traditional Arts
Exhibit your work at the San Francisco Public Library from September 17 to December 31, 2017 through the Calligraphies in Conversation Fourth International Exhibition.
2015 Calligraphies in Conversation at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center