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Tehran Hosting Exhibition of Contemporary Art Jewelry

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The third edition of Contemporary Art Jewelry Exhibition is underway in Arya Gallery north of the Iranian capital of Tehran.
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Fajr Festival Showcases Conceptual Ceramic Art

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A variety of statues and conceptual ceramics have been displayed at the 11th edition of Fajr Festival in Tehran.
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Over 150 Illustrations, Cartoons on Display in Fajr Visual Arts Festival

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The 11th edition of Fajr Visual Arts Festival is underway in Iran showcasing 82 illustrations and 74 caricatures and cartoons by 61 artists from across the country.
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Iran’s ‘Got Talent’ Show Turning into Household Name

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A new talent show called “New Age”, which some believe is an Iranian version of the famous “Got Talent” show, has gained amazingly in popularity just a couple of weeks after its first episode went on air.
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Iranian Baluch Woman Designs Dress for Queen of Brunei

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A famous Iranian costume designer has designed a dress for the queen of Brunei upon the request of Iran’s Ambassador to the tiny country.
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‘Iranian Theatre Most Influential in Middle East’

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A renowned Nigerian theatre director has hailed Iranian drama, saying that the country has the strongest theatre industry in the Middle East.
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Fajr Visual Art Exhibition Displaying Post-1979 Iranian Art

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Art pieces from various Iranian artists have been put on display in an exhibition in Tehran with the main theme of the Islamic Revolution and the Sacred Defence.
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Iran Using Adult Colouring Books to Attract Foreign Tourists

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The tourism officials of the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad have adopted a new initiative to attract more foreign tourists.
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Iranian ‘Mona Lisa’ on Display in Turin Museum

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A painting by Fereshteh Setayesh, an Iranian woman artist, titled “La Gioconda”, has been acquired by the Turin Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and put on display at its permanent collection.
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Iranian Woman Holds Painting Exhibition Inspired by Prague Sculptures

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An Iranian woman has held an exhibition of paintings combining Iranian and East European art, which are inspired by statues in the Czech capital Prague.
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Iranians’ Hospitality Attracts French Artist Couple

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A French artist, who has traveled to Iran along his wife to hold a photo exhibition says they were fascinated by Iranian culture and hospitality.
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Works of Art Fetch Over $3m at Tehran Auction

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Items at an auction in the Iranian capital, Tehran, have sold for a record of over three million USD.
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Iranian Painter Creates Works in Iranian-style Expressionism

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Farzin Fakhri Yaseri is an Iranian painter and writer from the city of Langarud in the north of Iran who has a small workshop in which he paints and writes.
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New Books Developed for Visually Challenged Children

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Visually challenged children are being trained to illustrate the books they themselves read.
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Iranian Man Turns into Painter in his Eighties

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Hassan Moradi, at the age of 84, has become one of the most famous painters in Iran whose works of art are put on display once a week at the best galleries of Tehran.
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Iranian Artist Turns Waste Papers into Artefacts

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A creative artist has put on show his illustrations that are drawn on waste papers, mostly receipt papers, in a bid to say that people must change their lifestyle and take better care of the environment.
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Iranian Cartoonist Receives Intl. Prestigious Award

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An Iranian cartoonist from North Khorasan Province has received the third award of the international EXILE cartoon festival in Germany, said Vahid Namazi, Director of North Khorasan’s Artistic Center.
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Tehran Hosts Exhibition of Paintings on Integrity of Power, Militarism

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An exhibition of paintings by Amir-Hossein Zanjani, entitled "Marching", was recently held at Mohsen Gallery in Tehran.
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Sanandaj; The City of Iranian Sculptures

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The city of Sanandaj in Kurdistan Province, western Iran, is home to a large number of statues built in honour of the literary figures, poets, athletes and prominent people of the city.
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Côte d’Ivoire Art Exhibition Underway in Tehran

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The Iranian capital Tehran is hosting an exhibition of artworks and masks used by various tribes of Ivory Coast.
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Spanish Playwright’s Masterpiece on Stage in Tehran

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Veteran Iranian director Ali Rafiei has staged an adaptation of Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba” in the Iranian capital Tehran.
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Tehran Hosting Exhibition of Urban Sculptures

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The sixth biennial exhibition of urban sculptures is underway in the Iranian capital of Tehran, where 59 maquettes have been featured and put to the vote of visitors.
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Louvre Museum Urges Rediscovery of Qajar Art

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Yannick Lintz, the director of Islamic Art at the Louvre Museum, has hailed the unique features of Persian art during the Qajar era, highlighting the need for conducting further research to rediscover Persian artworks created in the nineteenth century.
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Collection of Works by Contemporary Artists on Display in Tehran

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An exhibition of works by 13 contemporary Iranian painters and calligraphers is underway in the Iranian capital Tehran.
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Farshchian University Opened to Protect, Globalize Islamic-Iranian Arts

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A new university, named after legendary master of Persian painting and miniature Mahmoud Farshchian, has been opened in Iran with the main goal of protecting and globalizing traditional Islamic-Iranian arts.
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