SPEAKING + EVENTS
Lectures, conversations, workshops, exhibitions, and programs exploring
art, design, faith, culture, representation, and interfaith understanding.
Met Expert Talk Series
Understanding Hindu Art
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
What can lived faith reveal that a museum label cannot?
Invited by The Metropolitan Museum of Art to present an Expert Talk for the Household Gods: Hindu Devotional Prints, 1860–1930, exhibition, Sangeetha Kowsik explores Hindu devotional art through the perspective of a practicing Hindu, Hindu Chaplain, museum professional, artist, designer, and daughter of a U.S. Hindu temple builder.
Drawing upon lived experience, scholarship, travel, and a career in art and design, she brings deeper context to Hindu iconography and the spiritual stories behind the objects we encounter in museums.
Exploring the spiritual and cultural significance of Hindu devotional art at The Met.
Persian Poetics
IN CONVERSATION WITH MUHAMMAD ALI MOJARADI
A conversation with Persian Poetics founder Muhammad Ali Mojaradi exploring Persian poetry, art, spirituality, calligraphy, and the ways faith and cultural traditions are interconnected and continue to inspire contemporary creative practice.
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Exploring the interconnectedness of Persia and South Asia
International Museum of
Muslim Cultures Presents:
FAITH IN ART- virtual series
In partnership with the Islamic Art Society.
https://islamicartssociety.org/
Artists Sangeetha Kowsik & Paul Barchilon join our Deputy Executive Director Lina Ali for an Artist Talk
A Sufi Muslim singer. A Hindu artist. A shared language of music, art, and faith.
UMER PIRACHA BOSTON, MA
HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL
ISNA CONVENTION HOUSTON, TX - MEETING USTADH HAJI NOOR DEEN