Art And Culture

The 5th ‘Silver Cypress’ biennial of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS) has invited submissions.

In her latest play, theater director, playwright and actress Somayeh Mehri deals with the violation of privacy.

“As a psychologist, I presented ‘Scorpion’ (in Persian: Kazhdom) to…

Jalal Khosroshahi, an acclaimed graphic designer will hold an exhibition and deliver a lecture in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

Kiev’s Mronova Gallery will host Khosroshahi, 30, at the…

Painter Sheyda Gholipour has presented a collection of abstract portraits at a solo exhibit she calls  ‘Birth in Silence.’ The exhibit opened August 25 at NOT Art Gallery and will run…

Veteran painter Hossein Mahjoobi has summed up half a century of his experience and is presenting a delicate world of ‘Horses and Trees.’   Mahjoobi, 87, has always been inspired by…

A special sale opened at Shams Art Gallery last week and is offering artworks of renowned artists.  Paintings, sculptures, calligraphy, calligraphic paintings and photos are priced between…

The second stage of 2A Asia Architecture Award has accepted 88 Iranian architecture projects, accounting for more than half of the overall projects that will compete in the fall in Germany.

Nousheh music band is returning on stage after four years.

The 11th edition of the National Festival of Youth Music from August 30-September 18 will be held at Roudaki Hall.  A total of 500 musicians will participate, including singers and players…

The folk band ‘Dang Show’ will perform an outdoor concert at the premises of Milad Tower. The concert is slated for September 1 at 8 pm, according to Iran Concert (iranconcert.com) where tickets…

‘Electronic Night’ is a synthesizer-based concert by progressive musician Ali Ajorlou slated for August 30 at Arasbaran Cultural Center.  The concert will feature nine pieces composed by…

English posters for two Iranian films ‘No Date, No Signature’ directed by Vahid Jalilvand and ‘Invasion’ by Shahram Mokri have been unveiled.

‘No Date, No Signature’ has been selected as…

An exhibition of artworks participating in the first Heart of Tehran artistic award ceremony will be held August 29-September 13 at Malek National Library Museum in Tehran.

The first…

Photographer Babak Haqi, 35, has curated ‘Hashtag,’ a group conceptual art exhibition at Dena Art Gallery in Tehran.

‘Hashtag’ is a criticism of online networks. It is a…

Saman Moqaddam’s ‘The Whale 2’, which has become Iran’s highest grossing film of all time, grossing over $5.42 million, is still selling at 22 cinemas. The comedy chronicles the story of Arjang…

Sculptor, painter and graphic designer Akbar Nemati is showcasing three series of his artworks at a solo sculpture exhibition in Tehran.

Since August 25, e1 Art Gallery has been hosting…

‘Patternitecture,’ an exhibition focusing on patterns and texture in built environments is underway at Niavaran Cultural Center in Tehran.

The exhibition opened August 25 and will run…

The Iranian film ‘Beside Me’ has won best short documentary prize at the Lucania Film Festival (LFF) in Italy.

Written and directed by Zanyar Mohammadi-Nekou, the documentary focuses on…

A total of 26 cinemas are showing ‘Subdued’, a romance drama directed by Hamid Nematollah. On the theme of women and society, the film tells the story of a divorcee, Mina (played by Leila Hatami…

After screening for 12 weeks and taking in $720,000 at the box-office, ‘Under the Smoky Roof’ directed by Pouran Derakhshandeh is still on the screens at 8 cinemas in Iran. The movie, starring…

One latest film released across the country is ‘Moon in the Jungle’ directed by Siamak Shayeghi. It is the story of an inexperienced forest ranger in Mazandaran Province who gets severely hurt…

In recognition of the achievements of famed Persian polymath, physician, alchemist and philosopher Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (854-925) in the field of pharmacy, his birthday (August 27) is…

The Iranian feature film ‘Wishbone’ directed by Ali Atshani has received six nominations at the International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema Berlin.

Its nominations are in categories…

An exhibition of photos by Mahdi Razavi will open at Seyhoun Art Gallery in Tehran on August 25.

Titled ‘Adrift’, the exhibit will showcase 11 photos taken in Zhejiang, a province near…

The Iranian feature film ‘Melancholia’ directed by Morteza Atashzamzam is attending the international competition section of the 25th International Film Festival ‘Love is Folly’ in Varna,…