Iran Art

Mobarak festival opens with message calling puppets representations of ancient myths, future dreams

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The 18th Mobarak Puppet Theater Festival opened on Sunday with a message from Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mojtaba…
“The Snow Calls” crowned best at Big Sky Documentary Film Festival

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iranian filmmaker Marjan Khosravi’s “The Snow Calls” has been selected as best feature at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in…
“Driving Lessons” wins awards at CineVoyage filmfest

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iranian director Marzieh Riahi’s “Driving Lessons” has won awards in three categories, including best direction and best screenplay, at…

Iranian troupe restages “True West” at Tehran theater

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iranian director Omid Saeidpur is restaging American playwright Sam Shepard’s play “True West” at Molavi Theater in Tehran.
“The Night Visitor” comes into Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN – (Iranart)- A Persian translation of “The Night Visitor: And Other Stories” by B. Traven has recently been published by Qoqnus Publications in Tehran.
Rendition of “Journey in Blue” tribute to Hans Christian Andersen: Persian translator

TEHRAN – (Iranart)- Shaqayeq Qandehari has said that her Persian translation of Stig Dalager’s “Journey in Blue: A Novel about Hans Christian Andersen” is a…
Siri Hustvedt’s “Blazing World” published in Persian

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- American novelist Siri Hustvedt’s “The Blazing World” has recently been published in Persian in Tehran.
Violent modern world suffers from lack of common humane language: filmmaker Majidi

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi said that the violent modern world is suffering from a dearth of a common humane language and a disregard…
Busts of Khayyam, Nikola Tesla to be set up in Belgrade, Tehran

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Busts of the Persian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam Neshaburi and Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla will be set up in Belgrade and Tehran…
“Artists in Times of War” by Howard Zinn comes to Iranian bookstores

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- A Persian translation of Howard Zinn’s “Artists in Times of War” has recently been published by Logos Publications in Qom.
Adaptation of Macbeth to go on stage at Tehran theater

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iranian director and writer Shadi Asadpur plans to stage an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s masterpiece Macbeth at Tehran’s Divare…
Narges Abyar calls for more cooperation between Iranian, Turkish cineastes

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar has called for more collaboration between Iran and Turkey on the film industry.
Tehran gallery to unveil new sculpture from Parviz Tanavoli’s Lion Series

TEHRAN – (Iranart)- Hedayat Gallery in Tehran plans to unveil a new sculpture from world-renowned Iranian artist Parviz Tanavoli’s Lion Series on Friday.
Iranian association sets up Khorshid Medal to honor doc producers

TEHRAN – (Iranart)- The Association of Iranian Documentary Producers (AIDP) has established an award named the Khorshid Medal to honor a producer in the…
36th Fajr Music Festival announces winners

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The 36th Fajr Music Festival wrapped up by honoring winners in various categories at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Monday evening.
Iranian artists in two Bonhams online auctions

TEHRAN.(Iranart) –An exhibition entitled "New Day, New Wave" held on the Bonhams website on February 18, featuring 57 works by 31 Iranian artists.
Italian De Palma-Fratta perform two acclaimed concerts in Tehran

TEHRAN.(Iranart) –With two exclusive classical music concerts, the Italian duo, Dino De Palma (violin) and Gianna Fratta (piano) completed a tour in Iran…
Green puppet show warns about global garbage crisis

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iranian playwright and director Nasrin Khanjari plans to stage a puppet show warning about the garbage crisis around the world.
International Tourism and Handicrafts Exhibition opens in Tehran

TEHRAN.(Iranart) –The Tehran International Tourism and Handicrafts Exhibition opened in a ceremony on Tuesday.
Czech envoy awards Iranian winners of ICEFA Lidice

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The Iranian children who won awards at the 48th International Children’s Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice received their prizes at the…

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…

Designs by Iranian architects win at WA Awards

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – Several Iranian architects and interior designers have been honored at the 35th edition of the WA Awards, which is organized by the World…
Fourth episode of “Domus Eyes on Iran” released

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- The fourth episode of “Domus Eyes on Iran”, a video series dedicated to architecture and design, was released during a special ceremony in…
Azadi Tower, Ambassador of Iranian Culture in the Corona Days/ Mahdi Afzali's explanation

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – Azadi Tower, one of the subdivisions of the Rudaki's Arts and Culture Foundation, in days that Iran is struggling with coronavirus outbreak…
Farhad Ahmadi Dies at 70

TEHRAN.( Iranart)-Farhad Ahmadi died of cancer in Tehran on Monday. He was 70.
ICHHTO registers Versailles Palace of Iran as national heritage site

TEHRAN (Iranart) – The Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) has registered the Sabet Pasal Mansion, commonly known as the…
Siah Armanjani dies at 81

TEHRAN.(Iranart)- Siah Armanjaani has died of heart failure. He was 81.
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.
Joint projects of Iran and Armenia

TEHRAN,(HONARONLINE)- Iran and Armenia cooperate in the field of reconstruction of Armenian churches in Iran and Iranian monuments in Armenia.
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…

Vocalist Salar Aqili sings “Sun of the Orient” in memory of health workers died of COVID-19

The Song of Alireza Ghorbani , "Ba Man Bekhan", releases

36th Fajr Music Festival – First Night