"Timeless Inspirations: Poetic Persian Music - Reflections in Art”

"Timeless Inspirations: Poetic Persian Music - Reflections in Art”

Showing at the Nevada City Winery Gallery April 10th – May 18th

Artists: Liz Collins, Jennifer Rain Crosby, Aimee Had, Susan Lobb Porter,

Jennifer Rugge, Wendy Spratt, Richard Swayze and Mark Wilcox

Vocalist, Poet, Composer: Marjan Vahdat

Opening Reception, Art Talk and Performance: Friday, April 18th | 5:30–7:30 PM

Featuring a performance by internationally acclaimed Persian vocalist, poet & composer Marjan Vahdat.

(Art Talk & Performance at 6 pm) 

Come sip lovely wine while you view the music-inspired artwork; then be suspended in timelessness and the pure sound of the heart’s landscape, with a performance by Marjan Vahdat. Her silken voice will stay with you forever.

*Opening Reception – Marjan’s CDs will be available for sale.  

ABOUT THE SHOW

“Timeless Inspirations: Poetic Persian Music- Reflections in Art”, is a group art exhibit resulting from an intimate collaboration between Marjan Vahdat’s profoundly sensitive poetry-imbued Persian music, and the work of local and regional visual artists.  

Artists were given a wide-open invitation to create artwork, inspired by Marjan’s music. The artists’ approaches of course were varied, some included conversations with Marjan, or just silently absorbing the music, or researching everything from topography, her culture, and history to 13th - 19th century Persian poets. All the while, Marjan’s timeless velvet voice serenaded the artists and influenced their art. 

This collaboration between art, poetry, and exquisite music not only made for an enriching exchange but also a vast range of stunning interpretative artworks.