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TEHRAN -- The Iranian Artists Forum will be hosting a festival opening on May 5 highlighting pottery and earthenware from Kalpurgan, a region in Sistan-Baluchestan Province famous for its old geometrical patterns.
Kalpurgan is located 25 kilometers southeast of Saravan in Sistan-Baluchestan Province where the art of pottery-making in this region dates back a thousand years, the forum reported in a press release published on Friday.
The festival has been arranged to pay tribute to the deceased artisan of the region Delmorad Delvari, who helped revive pottery making in the region over the past decades.
Moreover, several other programs have been arranged during the festival including an exhibition of pottery works, as well as screening films and documentaries on the process of making the earthenware.
A group of cultural figures from Tehran and Sistan-Baluchestan provinces are also expected to attend the opening ceremony.
The forum is located on Musavi St., off Taleqani Ave.
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