Nowruz spurs art exhibition in Toronto
Toronto is home to an estimated 200,000 Iranian immigrants. On Wednesday, Toronto Star reported of an art gallery celebrating Nowruz:
"On March 21, 300 million people worldwide will celebrate Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Some members of Toronto’s Iranian community started gearing up last week with an artistic spin on the holiday — an exhibition at Moss Park’s Queen Gallery.
Organized by Queen Gallery director (and former Tehran architect) Mahrokh Ahankhah, the show features five Iranian artists who live in Toronto — Afsaneh Safari, Davood Mategh, Firoozeh Tangestanian, Sayeh Irankhah and Touka Neyestani. Although the exhibition’s works range widely, Nowruz’s theme of rebirth is mirrored in these artists’ lives as many try to make a fresh creative start in Canada.
Most importantly, Ahankhah says, the show, like the holiday, is an opportunity for friends and family to get together and celebrate — particularly on the 26th, when Queen Gallery will host a closing celebration with music and storytelling. .."
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