The Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and culture (IRCICA) here has announced 8th International Calligraphy Competition for the year 2009 corresponding to Hijri year 1430. It will be dedicated to renowned Syrian calligrapher Badawi al-Dirani who lived from 1894 to 1967. An organizing committee has been set up under the secretary general of the IRCICA Dr. Halit Erin. Members of the jury are drawn from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Morocco, Egypt, Iran and Iraq. Mr. Mohammad Tamimi is the Competition coordinator.
The Centre organized its first international competition in 1986 and since then the event has been held every three years.
The announcement was made in March this year and deadline for registration has been set at October 30 this year. The deadline for the entries being received is February 28, 2010 at the Secretariat at Istanbul. The selection jury will meet in April 2010 and results will be announced in May 2010. For details, the aspirants can contact The International calligraphy Competition Secretariat (IRCICA),
P.O.Box 24, 80693 Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey, Phone: +90 212 259 17 42 , Fax: +90 212 258 43 65, (Yildiz Sarayi, Seyir Köskü, Barbaros Bulvari, 80700 Besiktas-Istanbul). E-mail: calligraphy@ircica.org
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May 2009 |
