Art And Culture

A documentary by French cinematographer Emmanuel Gras, 41, ‘Makala’ will be screened at the 11th Cinema Verite, Iran’s International Documentary Film Festival, slated for December 10-17 in…

Graphic designer, photographer and lecturer Ashkan Qazanchai has curated a poster exhibit to be held at Niavaran Cultural Center.

Works by Ebrahim Faraji (1939-2004), a pioneer of contemporary painting, are on display at Hoor Art Gallery.

The painting exhibition will run through October 20. Visiting hours are 3 to…

Recent works of painter Yari Ostovany, 55, are on display at Aria Art Gallery.

Like the rest of his exhibits, the event is a showcase of abstract works on poetic and spiritual subjects…

Innovative rug designer Mir Mola Soraya, 38, is to present his handmade rugs at Khak Art Gallery.

Titled ‘Souf,’ the exhibit revolves around the form and concept of souf or suf (wool in…

Performance artist Yaser Khaseb, 36, leader of ‘Crazy Body’ theater group, started a tour October 10 to stage two of his solo performances ‘Mysterious Gift’ and ‘Mud’ in three European countries…

An enormous exhibition by Chinese activist and contemporary artist Ai Weiwei, 60, designed to draw attention to the world’s refugee crisis, is going on view at 300 sites around New York…

An installation exhibition by five Iranian artists is underway at Shirin Art Gallery in Tehran which is different from the usual stuff audiences witness.

What differentiates the show is…

The first International Art Festival for Persian Speakers in Europe, slated for January 2018 in Paris, has selected the humorist couple, Mehrab Qasemkhani and Shaghayegh Dehghan as the jury for…

Villa Contemporaneous Art Gallery in Monza, Italy, is hosting, ‘A Distant Echo’, the solo exhibit of Iranian artist, Saba Masoumian for the first time, Honaronline reported.

The art gallery of Mana Contemporary in New York, is to hold an exhibition of video installations by six video artists from Iran.

Slated for October 15-March 30, 2018, the exhibit is…

Two-time Oscar winning American actor Tom Hanks, 61, has taken a break from the camera to put fingers to keys.

Hanks is gearing up for the release of his upcoming short story collection…

Homayoun Shajarian, son of the great master vocalist of Persian traditional music Mohammad Reza Shajarian, sang at a ceremony commemorating his father, October 10, at the Plaza Stockport in…

Naghsh-e-Jahan Art Gallery in Tehran is scheduled to open an audiovisual exhibition based on the characters of Persian long epic poem ‘Shahnameh’(Book of Kings), October 15.

Photographer Borna Mirahmadian received the best photo award at a photo exhibit held in Athens, Greece. The photo event was held as part of a cultural exchange program between the two countries…

Philosopher and researcher in art, author, graphic designer, photographer and expert in restoration of artworks Javid Ramezani, 53, has curated an ontological exhibition in collaboration with 16…

The puppet play ‘The Tales’ Thief’ directed by Abbas Qasedzadeh, is currently on stage at Ebn-e-Sina Cultural House and will run through October 27.

It is about a country girl named…

Directed by Morteza Mirmontazemi, ‘Becket’ is the title of a play on stage at Iranshahr Theater that will run through November 6.

‘Lucia’ a play written by Iranian playwrights Shahab Mehraban and Sepehr Zamani is currently on stage at Mollavi Hall, Tehran.

Directed by Mehraban, the play presents epic stories in a…

Paytakht Theater in Tehran is showing the play ‘Pillow Man’ directed by Siavash Asad.

Written by Martin McDonagh, it centers on a fiction writer, who is interrogated about the gruesome…

The Brazil Film Week, organized by Art and Experience Cinematic Group in collaboration with the Brazil Embassy, opened on October 7 at the Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran.

Brazili’s…

The 2017 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to American economist Richard H. Thaler from University of Chicago “for his contributions to…

Maranjab Desert in Aran-Bidgol County, Isfahan Province, is the destination of a tour planned for October 13.

The tour is organized by Gando Tours, a company specializing in eco-tours.…

There is a neighborhood in Tehran which still looks like a village. For Thursday, October 12, Zhiwar Tour has planned a brief visit to this historical corner of Tehran known as Deh-e Vanak (…

Gando Tour has planned an eco-tour to a forest mountain 170 km northeast of Tehran.

The mountain is called Arfa’ Kouh. On October 13 the tour will take visitors to the village of Arfa’…