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THE INTERNATIONAL CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITION

The idea of the International Calligraphy Competition was first mentioned in the “Istanbul Declaration on Islamic Arts” issued by the International Symposium on the “Common Principles, Forms and Themes of Islamic Arts” which was organised by the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) in April 1983. The masters and lovers of calligraphy attending the symposium considered various aspects of this art and emphasized the role played by calligraphy in unifying different branches of Islamic arts. They also recognized the necessity and usefulness of organising a competition of calligraphy.

THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPETITION

The purpose of this international competition is to revive and encourage the development of “Classical Islamic Calligraphy”. Thus, it aims to encourage artists of Islamic calligraphy to produce works within the framework of the traditional spirit and rules and to protect it from trends which emerged outside of the principles of “Classical Islamic Calligraphy”.
This attempt will provide a common ground to all Muslim calligraphers to exchange their knowledge and approaches, and enable the development of a mutually appreciated artistic taste by Muslims all over the world.
In the spirit to encourage young artists to emulate the examples of the great masters of calligraphy and, at the same time, to commemorate their achievements, the Centre organised the first international competition (1986) in the name of Hamid al-Amidi (1891-1982), the second competition (1989) in the name of Yaqut al-Mustasimi (?-698/1298), the third competition (1992 in the name of Ibn al-Bewwab (?-413/1022), on the occasion of the millenium of his death, the fourth calligraphy competition (1997) in the name of Sheikh
Hamdullah (833/1429-926/1520), the fifth competition (2000) in the name of Sayyid Ibrahim (1897-1994), the sixth competition (2003) in the name of Mir Imad al-Haseni (961- 1024/1554-1615) on the 400th year Hij’ra of his death and the seventh competition (2006) in the name of the Iraqi calligrapher Hāshim Muhammed al-Baghdādī (1335-1393/1917-1973). The Centre is pleased to dedicate the eighth competition to the memory of the renowned Syrian calligrapher Muhammed Badawi al-Dirani (1312-1387/1894-1967).

MUHAMMED BADAWĪ al-DĪRANĪ Calligraphy Competition will be organized according to the following calendar:

01 Announcement of the Competition March 2009
02 Deadline for registration 30 October 2009
03 Deadline for submitting the entries to the Secretariat 28 February 2010
04 Jury meeting April 2010
05 Announcement of the Competition results May 2010