Together with resident artists Aarti Jadu, Inbal Nissim and Javad Kashani, we invite you to explore the first exhibit after dark and join our Multilingual Poetry Reading /Listening Circle - a monthly gathering inaugurated in 2023.

For the duration of سخن دل Sokhaneh del—language/speech of the heart, we will explore the poetry of Maulana/Rumi. Please bring your favourite Rumi poem to share/read in Farsi or whatever translation is dear to your heart. Javad will also read a selection of poems in Farsi for us and speak about three of their mixed-media works on paper exhibited, which Maulana’s poems have inspired. You're also very welcome to come along to listen. 

Over the course of the residency, there will be three sessions on-site:
— Thursday, 28 March (complete)
— Friday, 26 April
— Friday, 31 May *

At our last session, a special guest, to be announced, will join us.

Press 'Join the guest list' to book. 

Attendance is free. Bookings are essential for planning purposes. 

* If you want to participate in the special meal we are planning, the ticketed price for the last session is $5, payable at the door. As this offering is limited, to assure your dinner, please add the meal ticket to your free registration.

Image credit: Extra from ghazal/ode 1759 by Maulana/Rumi translated by Haleh Liza Gafori from the original Persian documented as part of Badiozzaman Forouzanfar's collection of Rumi's works.