Art And Culture

Royal palaces north of Tehran are on the itinerary of a tour to be organized by Zhivar Tour Company. The tour covers the palaces located at the palace complexes of Sa’dabad and Niavaran. It…

At a ceremony held at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall to honor master of Persian painting and miniatures Mahmoud Farshchian on Sept. 21, his latest paintings published in three books and a CD were unveiled…

Seven cinemas are screening the film ‘Helsman’ directed by Majid Esmaeili Parsa. Made in 2015, the 85-minute movie is about Hassan, a boy who is trying to revive his father’s ship as a present…

Twenty one years after the first screening of Dariush Mehrjui’s celebrated film ‘Leila’ in 1996, three cinemas in Tehran are showing it again. Leila and Reza are content with their recent…

‘Violinist’, a 2016 social film directed by Mohammad-Ali Talebi, is on the screen in eight cinemas across Iran. It is a story of Kianush, a young busker who plays violin on the streets of Tehran…

The 2nd Biennial Exhibition of Iranian Packaging Designers is slated for October 6-17 at Iranian Artists Forum in Tehran.

It will seek to remind business owners of the potential and…

In an exhibit underway at Jaleh Gallery in Tehran, two young painters are showing their works as a criticism on contemporary lifestyle.

‘The Azoic’ is a joint event by Elham Sabaghpour…

The documentary ‘76 Minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami’ directed by acclaimed photographer Seifollah Samadian is on screen at the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF), located at Artists Park,…

Déjà vu is the name of latest solo exhibit by photographer Arash Akbari Saneh, underway at Golab Cafe Gallery in Tehran.

Freelance photographer Akbari Saneh, 35, is showing a selection…

The feature film ‘Lina’, a joint production of Iran, Afghanistan and the Netherlands is on the screen in Afghan cinemas from last week.

A 2017 production, the film is in Persian language…

The feature film ‘Breath’ written and directed by Narges Abyar has been selected as Iran’s official submission to the 90th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

‘1000 Whips,’ a play written by celebrated playwright, theater director and researcher Nasser Habibian, is on stage at Iranshahr Theater by director Ehsan Maleki. The play will run through…

The Iranian play ‘Dinner With Friends’ written and directed by Ayoub (Emad) Abolfat’hi is currently on stage at 3-Dots Theater. It is a free adaption of the namesake play by American playwright…

Half a century after the death of modern artist Mansur Qandriz (1936-1966), the notable cofounder of Saqqakhaneh School of Art, a solo exhibition of his works will be held at Farda Art Gallery…

Multidisciplinary artist Elmira Mirmiran has curated an exhibition of manual prints to be held at Haft Samar Art Gallery in Tehran.

‘Twenty Four’ is the name of a play written and directed by Amirhossein Basir which is currently being performed at Entezami House Museum in Tehran. The two-actor play is narrated in a prison…

Playwright, theater director and actress Mahleqa Meynoushzad has written and directed a short play named ‘Proposal’ (in Persian: Khastegari). The play is underway at Bazigah Theater. It opened…

‘21 Days Later’, a feature film directed by Mohammad Reza Kheradmandan, will compete in the 11th edition of Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Australia.

It is a melodrama which…

The Iranian-Canadian drama ‘Ava’, written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Sadaf Foroughi, won the FIPRESCI Discovery Prize at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) held September…

The 15th edition of Urmia Book Fair will be  held September 19-25 in West Azarbaijan Province with the participation of 329 publishers from across Iran .

The week-long event is…

Aaran Art Gallery will host the upcoming edition of Artist’s Book, an annual event presenting book arts or artists’ books, artworks utilizing the general form of book.

Titled ‘Book of…

Painter Sara Vasefnia is holding ‘Paradox,’ an exhibition of her reflections on the writings of Italian journalist and author Oriana Fallaci. Fallaci was famed for her star-style interviews and…

Painter Arena Zeynalian has ventured into her innermost thoughts and feelings returning with 18 paintings presently on display at Farda Art Gallery. ‘The Subconscious Mind’ opened September 15…

A group of painters have set up a ‘Dialogue of Colors’ at Negah Art Gallery. On display are paintings by Saeed Emdadian, Hashem Badri, Omid Fazeli, Babak Kaboud, Sirvan Kanaani, Arman Yaqoubpour…

Saye Art Gallery is hosting  the last days of a group project reflecting the fear of imperfection. The exhibition ‘Atelophobia,’ the fear of not doing something in a right way or the fear…