TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – Iranian Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs, Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini, is in Europe to hold meetings with cultural officials in Slovakia and Austria with the aim of Expanding relations with the two countries.
TEHRAN.(HONARONLINE) – The director-general of France’s Cite internationale des arts in Benedicte Alliot is in Tehran to hold meetings with a number of Iranian cultural officials.
Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini and the Director General of Cite Internationale des Arts Benedicte Alliot had a meeting on Monday to discuss bilateral ties in artistic fields.
“Iranian artists have ranked sixth among 100 countries in this artist-in-residence building,” Alliot said.
Inaugurated in 1965, the Cité internationale des arts offers residency workshops known as Living Workshops designed for work and housing, located at two main sites in Paris. One, located in the Marais includes the first building from 1965 as well as buildings whose renovation was completed in 1995, while the second is located in Montmartre. The Cité internationale des arts also has collective workshops for visual artists and rehearsal studios for musicians. Its residency programs are aimed at French and foreign artists who wish to work in Paris. The Foundation has accommodated more than 15,000 artists since its foundation.
Uzbekistan Ambassador to Iran Bakhodir Abdullaev met Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini at his office in Tehran on Monday to discuss the expansion of cultural relations.
Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Seyyed Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini and Armenian Ambassador in Tehran Artashes Toumanian had a meeting on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties in artistic and cultural fields.
On Monday, 13 May, Deputy Culture Minister Seyyed Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini paid a visit to Habibollah Sadeghi’s new painting exhibition in the Sareban Gallery. Dubbed Qasida of Narcissus, the program runs until 13 May.
Niavaran Cultural Complex is hosting a charity exhibition to support flood victims and disabled persons. Deputy Culture Minister Seyyed Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini attended the opening ceremony on Friday.