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World Wood Day Event Praises Iranian Artist’s Work

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The World Wood Day event recently held in Austria rewarded a magnificent work of art by Alireza Bavandpour, a prominent wood artist from Kermanshah in Western Iran.
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Monir Farmanfarmaian, Prominent Master of Folk Art, Dies

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Famous Iranian artist and traditional folk art collector Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian has died at the age of 97.
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New Iranian Directors Make Unusual Films: American Critic

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American film critic Deborah Young says the new generation of Iranian filmmakers are more adventurous than the previous ones, and make more unusual films.
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Salt Statues on Display in Art Festival East of Iran

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Artists from 12 Iranian provinces have put on show their salt statues in a national festival held in a marsh in South Khorasan, eastern Iran.
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Big Names to Attend Iranian Film Festival despite US Bans

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A number of renowned cinema professionals, including American screenwriter and filmmaker Paul Joseph Schrader, are going to attend the 37th International Fajr Festival in Tehran despite the discouraging impact of Trump’s sanctions.
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‘Are You Volleyball?!’ Most Acclaimed Short Film of Iran

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The Iranian short film “Are You Volleyball?!” has turned into the most acclaimed short film of the country after winning its latest award at Ascona Festival of Switzerland.
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Movie Stars Gather in Tehran to Raise Fund for Flood Victims

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A group of movie stars and filmmakers recently gathered in a movie theatre in central Tehran to raise funds for the victims of the recent floods across the country, joining other Iranians from all walks of life who have donated over $7.5 million to the Iranian Red Crescent Society so far.
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Veteran Iranian Actor Laid to Rest after Massive Funeral

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Iran has bid farewell to Jamshid Mashayekhi, one of its most renowned movie stars who died on April 03 at the age of 85.
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Khoos Doozi; A Beautiful Pricey Handicraft (+Video)

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Khoos Doozi is a traditional Iranian needlework which uses narrow plastic strips in various colours for sewing on different clothing.
Architecture

Persian Architecture in Photos: Tiling of Golestan Palace

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Golestan Palace is a magnificent structure in Tehran whose construction dates back to the Safavid era, about 440 years ago, but has been renovated for several times in the following centuries.
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City of Zanjan; Birthplace of Filigree Art

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The city of Zanjan in north-western Iran has been registered as the national city and birthplace of filigree art, which dates back to several thousand years ago.
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Oldsters Thrilled to See Their Portraits Painted on Village’s Walls

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An Iranian artist in the north of the country has started to turn the frontage of village houses into beautiful portraits of old men and women.
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Iran to Attend Prague Performance Design Quadrennial

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Iran is, for the first time, going to participate in a major international theatre design event held in the Czech Republic.
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Pre-Nowruz Festival of Coloured Eggs Underway in Tehran

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A festival of coloured eggs is underway in the Iranian capital of Tehran as part of Baharestan 98 event which is held on the eve of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, with the participation of 450 artists at 10 sites.
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Tehran Hosts ‘Euphoric Garden’ Art Exhibition

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The Iranian capital Tehran recently hosted an exhibition of paintings by Elham Nafisifar called “Euphoric Garden”.
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Persian New Year to Be Celebrated in France

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A ceremony is to be held on the eve of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in the French capital Paris with the aim of strengthening inter-cultural relations between different nations.
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City Art Rejuvenates Tehran in Lead-up to Persian New Year

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An annual arts event has opened in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to welcome the Persian New Year Nowruz, which is just days away.
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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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Iranian ‘Mona Lisa’ on Display in Turin Museum

Fatemeh Askarieh -
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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