Iran Art

Iraqi Musician Jehad Says Tehran Concert Will Reflect His Native Culture

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – Iraqi oud virtuoso Moaana Jehad has said that his Tehran performance will give the Iranian audience a true reflection of Iraq’s ancient and…
Iranian Institute Releases Audiobooks of Azerbaijani Poems, Folktales

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – Avaye Chirok, a major Iranian institute that produces audiobooks, has released three books of Azerbaijani poetry folktales recited by…
Hava, Maryam, Ayesha Wins Award at Dhaka Filmfest.

TEHRAN.(Iranart) - Iranian film Hava, Maryam, Ayesha, directed by Sahraa Karimi, has won the best actress award at the 18th Dhaka International Film Festival…

Iranian Artists Forum to host exhibition of theater posters, photos

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Collections of theater posters and photographs will be showcased in an exhibition, which will open at the Iranian Artists Forum on Friday.
Art exhibit raising funds for flood victims of Sistan-Baluchestan

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Tehran’s Mojdeh Gallery is organizing an online exhibition of visual arts to raise funds for the flood victims in Sistan-Baluchestan…
Sureh-Mehr seeks to implement Leader’s guideline on translation movement

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- An official of Sureh-Mehr, a major publishing company affiliated with the Art Bureau, said on Monday that the company is seeking to…
Big Sky festival picks three Iranian docs

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Three Iranian documentaries “Asak”, “Asho” and “Sunless Shadows” will be competing in the 17th Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which…
Overseas musicians performing at Tehran Southern Nights festival

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- A group of musicians from France, Austria, the Netherlands and Egypt has joined musicians from southern Iran in Tehran to perform during a…
University of Münster to set up Iranology department

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The Center for Islamic Theology at the University of Münster in Germany has announced its plan to establish a department for Iranian…
Iraqi oud player Moaana Jehad to perform in Tehran

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iraqi oud virtuoso Moaana Jehad will be giving a performance at Tehran’s Rudaki Hall on January 26.
12th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts postponed

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The organizers the 12th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts announced on Sunday that the festival would be postponed until February 18.
Translations of Persian writers’ books to go on display at Tehran exhibit

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Copies of Persian books translated into other languages will be showcased in a fair, which will open today at the Art Bureau in Tehran.
Eugenio Barba, Romeo Castellucci postpone programs at Fajr theater festival

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The organizers of the 38th Fajr International Theater Festival announced Sunday that the theater companies of Italian stage directors…
Hossein Zenderoudi’s Voute Azurée Tops Tehran Auction

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – Hossein Zenderoudi’s painting Voute Azurée was the most expensive work sold at the 12th Tehran Auction on Friday as it fetched 32 billion…
7th Khayyam Intl. Exhibition of Photography opens in Tehran

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The 7th Khayyam International Exhibition of Photography opened at the Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran on Friday, honoring the top…
Iranian troupe to perform “Coriolanus” at Kerala theater festival

TEHRAN –(Iranart) - The Tehran Independent Theater Company will perform “Coriolanus” at the International Theater Festival of Kerala (ITFOK), which will be…
Fajr Festival Announces Short Films Lineup

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – A lineup of 10 short films have been selected to go on screen at the 38th Fajr Film Festival, the organizers announced on Friday.
Kayhan Kalhor Wins globalFEST Artist Award

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – Celebrated Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor won the Artist Award of the globalFEST, North America’s most important world music…
Mahmoudi Brothers Gain Iran Recognition for Afghan Migrant Filmmakers

TEHRAN. (Iranart) - The Fajr Film Festival has announced that it will screen To Die in the Pure Water, a drama by Tehran-based Afghan brothers Navid and…
Iranian photographers honored at Kyrgyzstan Ala Archa exhibit

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Several Iranian photographers were honored with awards at the 1st Ala Archa International Exhibition of Photography in Bishkek,…

Folios from Shahnameh Extremely Welcome at Fourth Baran Auction

TEHRAN –(Iranart) - Five folios from a rare manuscript of the Shahnameh, the epic masterpiece of the Persian poet Ferdowsi, was the top lot of the 4th Baran…
Key Facts About Fourth Baran Auction

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – Seventy-one ancient works, some dating back more than a century, will be put on sale at the fourth edition of the Baran Auction.
Iranian Art Sets Auction Records in Baran’s Third Biggest Sale

TEHRAN –(Iranart) - Over half of the art may have been guaranteed to sell before this year’s Baran Handwriting Impression & Calligraphy Auction even got…

Finnish Filmmakers See Opportunities in Co-Production with Iran

TEHRAN –(Iranart) - Three Finnish cineastes talked about their country’s film industry and the possibility of joint productions with Iran.
Kenro Izu Talks Platinum Print, Digital Photography and Passion to Visit Sacred Places

TEHRAN. (Iranart) - Veteran Japanese photographer says he was surprised to see that so many historical houses in Iran were renovated with a small budget.
From Art Tourism in Iran to Baran Auction with Mahboubeh Kazemi Doulabi

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – The manager of Taraneh Baran Gallery and Baran Auction believes Iran has the capacity and the means to organize exhibition museums for…
Iranian Architect: Soltaniyeh Dome’s Double-Shell Structure Is Unique

TEHRAN. (Iranart) –Iranian architect Parviz Talaei says the Mausoleum of Il-khan Oljeitu, known as the Soltaniyeh Dome, a 700-year-old brick structure located…
Licensed Buskers Gain Reputation on Tehran Metro Underground

TEHRAN – (Iranart) - The Tehran Metro Underground busking scheme is a hit with performers and the travelling public. Passengers enjoy hours of live music,…
Aydin Aghdashloo Lauds Baran Calligraphy Auction

TEHRAN – (Iranart) - Aydin Aghdashloo regretted the fact that modern Iranian society has distanced itself from traditional Persian art.

Hossein Hashempoor: Why Is Art Budget Same as a Few Footballer Salaries?

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – The current economic downturn in Iran has to a great extent affected the art and culture market. Thanks to a lack of budget, many Iranian…
Hossein Hashempoor: Telly Put Iranian Music in Life Support

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – There are some questions that need to be asked over and over again from the IRIB, which claims to be a state television yet never bothers…
Hossein Hashempoor: Iran Art and Strictness - Why?

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – Iranian artists insist that critics who target art day in day out should likewise take a good look at their own fields and critique them…
Persian Calligraphy: A Capital Market for All Seasons

TEHRAN – (Iranart) - More and more investors in the world are looking at the art market as an alternative to traditional investment assets. At the same time,…
Hossein Hashempoor: The Curious Case of Filtering Iran Art

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – Just like art works, media outlets and websites should who what is going on in the real society.
Hossein Hashempoor: Why Women’s Concert is Held Before Darkness

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – Women singers don’t have opportunity to have the music album, their only chance to being seen are these concerts which dedicated to women;…
Hossein Hashempoor: Artist vs. President - How Would It Be Like in Iran?!

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – Our artists are yet to forget how the Culture Ministry was left to its own devices to face the conservative camp three years ago. The…
Hossein Hashempoor: Forbidden Still - Referendum on Art, Women Musicians

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – The only way out, the only response to the threats to the art world has to be unity and ceaseless demands from officials and through legal…

Costumes Show, Installation Art in Ordibehesht Gallery

New costumes and clothing by Shaghayegh Arabi and installation art works by Fereydoun Ave are in view in Ordibehesht Gallery. The exhibition includes a…
1st Festival of Iranian Fashion - Opening Ceremony

Aseman Art and Culture Center was the venue for the opening ceremony of the first Festival of Iranian Fashion (CIPAL) in Tehran. Artists and fans attended the…

Cultural-historical works discoverd in southern Iran

TEHRAN, (IRANART)- Cultural works from the third millennium BC were discovered on the surface and during exploration within the precincts of Dembe Kooh, near…
Iran Architect Receives 2016 Inspireli Award

Inspireli Awards, the premier global contest for aspiring architects and designers, has announced the winners of its sixth edition.
9 Iran Projects Win 2A Asia Architecture Awards

nine projects from Iran were among the winners of the second 2A Asia Architecture Award which were announced at a ceremony in Vienna last week.
Zaha Hadid Architects to Hold Workshop in Tehran

contemporary Architects Association in Tehran will conduct a workshop in cooperation with designers from Zaha Hadid Architects, a reputed British architecture…
Farmani Group Surprises Iranians; Parisa Manuchehri Wins AMP

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iranian architect Parisa Manuchehri has won the Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) in Spain, the organizers have announced.
Iranian Architect wins “Aga Khan” Award for unique design

Iranian architect Leila Araghian won the UAE’s prestigious “Aga Khan” Award for her unique design of Tabiat Pedestrian Bridge.

Ehsan khaje amiri song for "hashto nim"

Most expensive work in 7th Tehran Auction

Vista Gallery Unveils Hamid Jafarishakib’s Eastern Dream