Wednesday Gatherings

For this mwonth’s Virtual Wednesday Gathering, we are thrilled to present Iranian activist and visual artist Sarvin Haghighi for a discussion on the current protests against the Iranian regime within Iran and elsewhere.

Join us: https://ctschicago-edu.zoom.us/j/97135339976

Savin Haghighi is an artist and an executive for a global nonprofit organization.  But first and foremost, she is an Iranian woman.  A Chicago resident since 2013, Sarvin pays homage to tradition, embracing her childhood nostalgia while providing cultural commentary on a woman’s experience in the contemporary Middle East. Sarvin transcends the visual and incorporates the written word in her compositions, particularly the poetry of thirteenth-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic Rumi. This confluence of painting, poetry, and calligraphy bestows an homage to tradition in our frantic modern world.