Plaque of Iran’s Living Human Treasure handed to calligrapher Amirkhani

TEHRAN, (Iranart)- The celebrated Iranian calligrapher Gholam-Hossein Amirkhani, who was selected Iran’s Living Human Treasure in February 2020, received the plaque and statue of his title during a ceremony held at Tehran’s Sadabad Cultural-Historical Palace on Tuesday.

Iran biennial of ceramic art to resume after 9-year hiatus

TEHRAN.(Iranart) – The 11th National Biennial of Contemporary Iranian Ceramic Art will resume after a nine-year hiatus at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center in October.

Goethe Museum Düsseldorf next stop for Gunther Uecker’s “Tribute to Hafez”

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Iran’s Visual Arts Office director Hadi Mozaffari has said that the Goethe Museum Düsseldorf will be the next place to host German sculptor and op artist Gunther Uecker’s exhibition “Tribute to Hafez”.

Iran’s art galleries resume activities as coronavirus curbs eased

TEHRAN –(Iranart)- Art galleries across Iran have been allowed to resume activities since April 20 after an over two-month shutdown due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the Visual Arts Office director Hadi Mozaffari has said.

Officials Call on Artists to Retract Withdrawals from Fajr Festivals

TEHRAN. (Iranart) – Top officials of the Fajr festivals, which Iran organizes every year during February to celebrate the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, have asked Iranian artists to retract their decisions to withdraw from the festivals.

Presser – Iran Art Exhibit at Venice Biennial

A presser was held on Saturday in Vahdat Hall by Hadi Mozaffari of the Visual Arts Affair Office of the Culture Ministry to explain Iran’s artistic programs at this year’s Venice Biennial in Italy. Sponsored by Ayandeh Bank, Iran’s pavilion will showcase selected artworks by Samira Alikhanzadeh, Reza Lavassani and Ali Meer Azimi at this year’s international art event. Sam Farrokhi, the head of Ayandeh Bank’s Marketing Department attended the press conference.

Iran With Message of Peace at Venice Art Biennial - Hadi Mozaffari

TEHRAN –(Iranart) - Iran is set to take part in the 58th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, dubbed Of Being and Singing, in Venice, Italy.