Art And Culture

An artist has been left stunned after uncovering what he believes could be a long-lost Picasso in his attic, but the back story of how the painting came to be in his possession is almost as…

The 9th Trois-Rivières International Biennale of Contemporary Printmaking (BIECTR) introduced an Iranian artist as the winner of its first prize.

Contemporary printmaker Mehdi Darvishi…

Eminent Iranian director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad along with actors and members of the crew of her film ‘The Tales’ visited a paintings exhibition by socially vulnerable women at the women’s ‘House of…

Sotheby’s, the auction house under pressure from activist investors to boost profit, doubled the amount it can borrow to make art loans in a bid to win clients and top consignments.

The first translation of the Civil Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran from Persian to Italian was unveiled by ‘Eurilink’, the Italian publisher, at the Link Campus University of Rome.

The director of the Moscow International Book Fair (MIBF) Sergei Kaykin plans to visit Tehran in the coming days as part of the efforts to boost cultural relations between the two sides and to…

The Research Institute of Children’s Literature History is now targeting infants and toddlers in its latest program, following four years of the ‘Read With Me’ plan in deprived areas.

The…

After decades spent playing simultaneous chess, an 87-year-old Hungarian pensioner clinched a world record Sunday, by finally overtaking a total set by 1920s Cuban grandmaster Jose Raul Capablanca…

A solo photography exhibition, ‘Borderless’ by Mahdyar Jamshidi, a young artist, is underway at Tehran’s Mah Art Gallery.

The show includes 22 photos inspired by the traditional form of…

An exhibition of paintings by a young artist Samaane Vafaie titled ‘Invitation to a Wedding Ceremony’ was recently on display at Tehran’s Azad Art Gallery, with the theme on social issues.

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Eight Iranian films will be participating in the eighth edition of the Columbia Gorge International Film Festival (CGIFF) 2015 in the US.

A total of 210 stands displaying 21,000 book titles have been established at Tehran’s 23rd International Qur’an Exhibition this year, director of sales at the exhibition Rajab-Ali Salarian said.…

Five walnut trees that had withered were transformed into works of art by master of wood sculpture Jamshid Moradian in Karaj, the capital of Alborz Province, to fulfill a project commissioned by…

A group exhibition featuring “different states of happiness” in 17 artworks was launched at Tehran’s Seyhoun Art Gallery by Sepand Painters Group.

The group ‘Sepand’, (literally: sacred and…

The 8th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) 2014 UNESCO Award winning film ‘Memories on Stone’ was recently screened in the main auditorium at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris.

The movie is the…

An intercultural exhibition titled ‘Where Are We?’ showcasing artworks from Austrian artists was recently held at Vista Art Gallery in Tehran.

A project from Hinterland Gallery in Vienna,…

Well-known Iranian actress Negar Javaherian has been named as a member of the International Jury of Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) to be held in Brisbane, Australia later this year.

A rare copy of the first Bible to be printed in English - bought by the current owner for 25 shillings - is going under the hammer.

The William Tyndale translation of the New Testament into…

Three collections ‘Mix and Unmatch’, ‘Wrestling Quilt/Korsi’ and ‘Vivacity’ by Negar Farajiani, contemporary artist were recently displayed at Etemad Gallery.

The series, including works…

The performance ‘The Story of Seven Women’, directed by Hamed Soltani and recently staged at Sa Art Gallery, was inspired by ‘Haft Peykar’, a romantic story by the celebrated 12th century Persian…

An exhibition of paintings by Iranian artists Ahoo Kheradmand and Mohsen Derakhshan was held last week at Arta Gallery in Toronto.

This was the first time artworks from the two painters…

The Iranian short animation ‘Stripy’, which participated independently at the 2015 Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France last week, has been selected to attend Brazil’s Anima Mundi…

German musician Andi Rohde held a three-day master class in Tehran on instrument drums earlier this week.

Invited by the Iranian music company Sorna, Rohde organized a drum workshop on four…

The Documentary and Experimental Film Center (DEFC) supported by the Iran Cinema Organization, is out of the woods now after overcoming the financial crisis it faced about a year ago.

The play ‘Marx in Soho’ directed by Mehrdad Khamenei is underway at Ezzatolah Entezami House Museum hall. The theme critically appraises issues facing modern societies.