TEHRAN – The Art Bureau plans to organize a cultural competition on the theme of the Persian Gulf in response to U.S. President Donald Trump who distorted the name of the ancient gulf in his recent speech. The competition will be held in various categories, including cartoon, caricature, poetry, short story and short screenplay.

TEHRAN – The celebrated Iranian calligrapher Ali Shirazi will put a collection of his works on Ashura on display in an exhibition at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum in Tehran. Ashura is the tenth day of the lunar month of Muharram, upon which Imam Hussein (AS) and his companions were martyred. The exhibit […]

TEHRAN – Iranian director Yaser Talebi’s film “The Descendants” received the Best Foreign Film Award at the Royal Starr Film Festival (RSFF), which was held in Royal Oak, Michigan from October 12 to 15. The film is about Jacob, an Iranian Jewish man who leaves Iran for Sweden to find his son, Farrokh, who was […]

TEHRAN – The number of international travelers visiting Iran’s Yazd province is estimated to grow by 20 percent in the current Iranian calendar year (March 2017-March 2018) as the capital city of Yazd was made a UNESCO World Heritage in June. Over 50,000 foreign tourists arrived in the province, central Iran, during the first half […]

A woman in the central Iranian city of Kashan weaves a handmade carpet. Kashan carpets are well-known for their longevity, lavish textures, strong colors, and elaborate designs. The traditional skills of carpet weaving in Kashan was registered on UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010. Iran exported 5,700 tons of handmade […]

TEHRAN – An exhibition of cartoons on women’s rights in Iran will be held in Paris during January 2018. The cartoons have been created by Pantea Vaeznia for the exhibit, which is part of the 1st Persian Speakers in Europe Art Festival, the organizers announced in a press release on Monday. “This exhibition gives a […]

Mob movie legends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro reunite for a new gangster film.They were snapped shooting scenes on location in New York for ‘The Irishman’, directed by Martin Scorsese, Mirror.co.uk, reported.Pacino, 77, and De Niro, 74, appeared 43 years ago in ‘The Godfather Part II’ – though they never appeared in a scene […]

Thirteen Iranian artworks along with 44 other lots are to go under the hammer at the 23rd edition of Christie’s sale of ‘Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art’, slated for Oct. 25 in London.All the previous 22 rounds of such an art auction was held in Dubai branch of Christie’s and this year marks the […]

Distinguished Iranian gem-cutter Hamid Amreza, who specializes in turquoise, unveiled his latest artwork titled ‘Turquoise Simorgh’ last week in Neyshabur, Khorasan Razavi Province.Simorgh is a benevolent bird in Iranian mythology and literature. It is sometimes equated with other mythological birds such as phoenix.It took the artist 20 days to finish the handcrafted piece. He used 15.6 grams of […]

Winners of the 34th Tehran International Short Film Festival were awarded at the closing ceremony held at the Art Bureau on Oct. 22. The Polish short film ‘Evil Deeds’ directed by Piotr Domalewski won the International Grand-Prix of the festival, Mehr News Agency reported. In the international section, the main award of the Video Art […]