Sunday, August 15, 2021
The First International Festival of Peace Illustration in the Narrations of Saadi, Hafiz and Mowlana 2021
The First International Festival of Peace Illustration in the Narrations of Saadi, Hafiz and Mowlana
Theme: Peace and Friendship in the works
of the three brilliant poets Saadi, Hafiz, and Mowlana
For centuries, distinguished poets and
scholars have admired the works of Saadi, Hafiz, and Mowlana, the three open
minded Iranian Persian poets whose humanitarian thoughts are clearly reflected
in their collected works. Their poems offer lots of recommendations on making
peace and philanthropic efforts which can lay the ground for establishing peace
and friendship between all people and nations.
The First International Festival of Peace
Illustration in the Narrations of Saadi, Hafiz and Mowlana is hosted by Shiraz,
the cultural capital of Iran and the birthplace and home of Saadi and Hafiz,
the two outstanding Persian poets who have gained worldwide fame.
The competition themes:
Peace and Friendship in the works of the three
brilliant poets Saadi, Hafiz, and Mowlana
Saadi:
When territory can be taken by gentle means, Shed
not blood by your strivings in conflict:
By your manhood! All earth’s rule Is not worth
one blood-drop’s trickling to earth! I’ve heard that Jamshid of blessed
constitution.
Wrote thus upon a stone above a wellspring: At
this spring many like us have drawn breath,
Then gone on as they closed their eyes: We’ve
taken the world in manliness and force,
But carried it not with us into the tomb!
Saadi: The sons of Adam are limbs of each
other
Having been created of on essence. When the
calamity of time afflicts one limb. The other limbs cannot remain at rest. If
thou hast no sympathy for the name of a man.
Hafiz: Plant the tree of friendship, that, to
fruit, the heart’s desire bringeth: Up-pluck the bush of enmity, that countless
troubles bringeth.
Hafiz: The ease of two worlds is the
explanation of these two words: With friends, kindness; with enemies, courtesy.
Hafiz: Be in love with God, the Only True
Friend, and keep away from His enemies. Think fair and be fair so that you can
turn evils away
Mowlana: If you are going to war with me here.
I'll do keep peace with you dear
And if you start a war with me, I'll go to a
peaceful place. As the God's world is not limited in any case. One world is at
war but what reigns over the other world is peacefulness. It is only in the
meaningful world that what matters is not to make conquest. Water and fire,
like reason and love, are brothers. And they represent the same essence,
although seemingly different to others.
Terms and Conditions:
1. It is a free to enter competition and open
to anyone over the age of 18
2. Participants are needed to provide
their full names, postal address, email address, their phone number and submit
a brief biography of themselves along with their submitted works.
3. Every participants should illustrate
at least one of the poems specified by the competition organizers.
4. At least a 3-step sequencing picture,
i. e. three single or multiple framed illustration should be provided for each
relevant poem.
5. Participants should send the selected
poem(s) along with their submitted work(s).
6. Participants can submit one to five works
for consideration.
7. The illustrations can be black and
white or colored.
8. There is no limitation in the use of
digital or manual painting techniques.
9. To submit their works, participants
should send them by email to the following address:
10. The submitted works should be in A3 or A4
paper sizes.
11. The size of the sent file should not be
more than 2 MB.
12. The competition organizer, Shiraz
Municipality, shall reserve its absolute right to publish the submitted works
and use the selected works for the purposes of advertising or holding a public
exhibition.
13. The selected works will be published in a
high quality book-sized exhibition catalogue and sent to the selected artists.
14. Participants need to follow @peace_contest
on Instagram for receiving important news about the reviewer panel, winners,
and exhibition of the selected works.
15. Participants should ensure the originality
of the submitted works and will be responsible for any potential legal
consequences of violating the conditions of participation.
Awards:
1st Prize: $1500 + Honorary Diploma + Shiraz
Peace and Friendship Medal
2nd Prize: $900 + Honorary Diploma
3rd Prize: $600 + Honorary Diploma
Submission deadline: Oct. 31 2021
Contact us: E-mail: Peacecontest2021@gmail.com
