The Qatar America Institute for Culture (QAIC) is excited to announce the opening of its first virtual exhibition “Transcendent Text: Exploring Universal Values Through Islamic Calligraphy,” in partnership with the National Human Rights Committee in Qatar. The exhibition aims to tie ancient Quranic text and Islamic teachings with the contemporary Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was first composed in 1948, as well as the United Nations Charter.

This 20-piece exhibit features the work of renowned Master Calligrapher and Sculptor, Sabah Arbilli, whose vibrant and vastly-technical paintings perfectly merge the beauty of color and expression with the sacred art of Islamic calligraphy.