Art And Culture

Iranian origin artists, Sahand Hesamiyan and Shahpour Pouyan, are shortlisted as the finalists for the 4th edition of Jameel Prize.    

Over 280 nominations were submitted…

Paintings by the late well-known Iranian artist, Behjat Sadr, are exhibited at Abanbar and Aria art galleries in Tehran.

As the third project of the art event ‘A Review of Iranian Modern…

Veteran Iranian painter and graphic designer Aliasghar Massoumi passed away in Montreal, Canada, on January 23. He was 82.

The artist who was living in Canada for several years, was…

The first volume of the collection of oral history of Tehran, titled ‘Salsabil’, authored by Masoumeh Javadi-Nasab, was unveiled along with ‘Old Tehran’ by Nasrollah Haddadi, at a ceremony at the…

The Japan Cultural Week (January 22 to 28), is underway in Tehran and Isfahan provinces in collaboration with the Japanese Embassy, Roudaki Foundation and the Culture Ministry’s Performing Arts…

Iranian female Paralympic archer Zahra Ne’mati was named as the flag-bearer of the Iranian sports team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The 30-year-old sportswoman…

In a recent study, a team of researchers from The University of Western Australia have found that participating in the arts for just two hours a week can improve mental health and wellbeing.

Seyhoun Art Gallery in Tehran will launch the seventh edition of its online auction on January 31 for 10 days.

Works by contemporary Iranian artists will be put on sale with their base…

The Vali Art Gallery in Tehran is hosting “Secrets”, a collection of abstract paintings by Reza Malekzadeh.

The exhibition opened on Friday and 15 oil paintings “all stemming from my mind…

There is a new project in the works called ‘Stan & Ollie’, from filmmaker Jon S. Baird about the two legendary comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

The report states that comedic…

Young Iranian animation director Mona Abdollah-Shahi has been selected as one of the jurors of the Northwest Animation Festival in the US.

Abdollah-Shahi, who has made two short animations…

A documentary film ‘Parviz Tanavoli: Poetry in Bronze’ featuring exclusive interviews with the globally renowned Iranian artist will be shown at the Kay Meek Center in West Vancouver, Canada, on…

Iran’s 8th international art event, the Fajr International Festival of Visual Arts, will be attended by over 4,900 artists, including 105 artists from abroad.

According to the public…

Iran and China emphasized the need for closer media cooperation, exchange of views and expanding ties at a meeting Friday in Tehran, attended by a large number of media officials from both sides,…

A photo exhibition ‘Beautiful China’ sponsored by the State Council Information Office of China opened at the National Library and Archives of Iran in Tehran, on January 22, coinciding with the…

The South Korean pop culture industry expects to spread the Korean culture wave of “hallyu” in the Middle East with the recent lifting of sanctions on Iran, industry sources say.

Hallyu,…

The 12th edition of the Persian Language Olympiad was held at Moscow State University’s acclaimed Faculty of Asian and African studies, on January 22.

Over 50 Russian students of Persian…

A long animation ‘Right, Wrong’, directed by Iranian cartoonist Zohal Razavi, is under production and will be out soon after the compositing process.

At a meeting of over 30 mainstream media executives from Iran and China held at Espinas Hotel in Tehran on Friday, Iranian media executives and chief editors discussed issues of mutual interest.…

Prominent Iranian writer, translator and linguist Abolhassan Najafi passed away in Tehran on Friday.

The veteran expert in Persian language who was hospitalized recently due to disease,…

A musical puppet show ‘The Moon Player’, directed by Hossein Cheraghi is on stage at Golestan theatre hall of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA…

A recent study published in the Journal of Empirical Finance from the University of Luxembourg predicts that the seemingly ever growing art market bubble is about to burst.

The 34th Fajr International Theater Festival kicked off at Sangelaj Theater Hall in Tehran with a ceremony on Thursday coinciding with the golden jubilee celebrations of the hall, the oldest…

Iran cinema won three awards at the 14th Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) in India which ended on January 21.

Of the six Iranian productions, one short and one feature film garnered…

Former Iranian footballer Homayoun Behzadi died of cardiac arrest, at his home in Tehran on Friday.

Behzadi who played mostly for famous Tehran clubs Shahin and Persepolis as a striker,…