With help of some foremost calligraphers like Seyyed Hussein Mirkhani, Ali Akbar Kaveh, Ebrahim Bouzari and Seyyed Hassan Mir Khani, and the cooperation of such great professors, like Dr. Mehdi Bayani and other lovers of culture, the first calligraphy association was founded under the supervision of the time's Ministry of Culture and Arts, offering calligraphy courses to the applicants. The institute was granted the title of 'Iran's Association of Calligraphers' on 19 Shahrivar, 1346 H.J. and followed its effective and forward-moving programs full-heartedly. In the 3rd decade of its foundation, with regard to the increasing popularity of calligraphy among people especially teenagers and youths, the association began to develop branches around the country
The Association can be called the oldest independent art institute in the country, and and regarding the precedence and the extent of activities and programs, it is unique in the Middle East and even in the world. The board of representatives, which is higher in status than the board of trustees, is responsible for programming and approval of the priorities and the articles of culture and arts to make the right decisions and provide consultation.
The Executive Manager of the council, the art assessment council, the board of inspectors and the board of arbitrators are the other major pillars of this great association.