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Date: 09 Apr 2003
From: Rachid Aadnani <raadnani at wellesley.edu>
Subject:Calligrapher in Boston Area Tomorrow

Wellesley College is delighted to welcome to campus a leading
calligrapher and artist, Khaled al-Saa'i, whose exhibition of
contemporary Arabic calligraphy will be on display at Slater
International House on Thursday and Friday, April 10-11. Mr al-Saa'i,
who received his MFA from the University of Damascus in 1998, has
received awards in many international art competitions, and his work has
been exhibited in many countries, including in France, Spain, Iran,
Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, and the United States. Mr al-Saa'i has
also taught calligraphy at the University of Damascus, the University of
Michigan, and the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris.
The calligraphy style for which Mr. al-Saa'i is most famous is diwaanji
jali, an elaborate script used only for official decrees and legal
documents in the royal court of the Ottoman Empire. Mr. al-Saa'i plays
with tradition by employing this script for transcribing verses by
contemporary poets, including Octavio Paz and Mudhaffar Al-Nawab. Mr.
al-Saa'i infuses his images with an intensely poetical vision and draws
on Sufi philosophy in examining the core of things.
While at Wellesley College, Khaled al-Saa'i will hold a two day
exhibition presenting some of his most recent works (Slater
International House, 2:30-6:30 pm, April 10th and 11th). He will also
conduct two calligraphy workshops. The first workshop in the series will
be reserved for the students of Arabic at Wellesley, whereas the second
one (Friday April 11th, 9:00 - 11:00 am PNW208) will be open to the
general public as space allows. Mr. Al-Saa'i will also head a jury that
will select the best calligraphy piece done by a Wellesley College
student. He will present a symbolic award to the composer of the
selected piece during a reception on Friday (4:30 pm). This will be
followed by an informal talk by the artist and a slide presentation
introducing some of his major projects.
Please join us in our celebration of the beauty of Arabic Calligraphy
and the wonderful work of a talented artist.
For more information and to reserve space in the calligraphy workshop
please contact: Rachid Aadnani- raadnani at wellesley.edu

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