• 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • A program was held in the Artistic Affairs Department of the Culture Ministry to honor a group of wounded war veterans. Deputy Culture Minister Seyyed Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini attended the ceremony on Wednesday.

  • Tehran’s Mellat Cineplex played host to the closing ceremony of the 7th edition of Damonfar Visual Arts Festival. Deputy Culture Minister Seyyed Mohammad Mojtaba Hosseini attended the program and Aydin Aghdashloo headed the jury. The Damonfar Painting Biennial, which is for artists under 25, has been held in Iran since 14 years ago. Damonfar is the Iranian representative of France’s Pebeo and Conson, and Germany’s Faber-Castell, as well as Windsor and Newton - companies that manufacture art materials. Quilo, the Iranian-German company producing markers, is also collaborating in the biennial. Faber-Castel’s managing director in Iran is Seifollah Pouya Rad. The biennial is held with a focus on painting, but works created with Quilo markers have also been added to the side-section programs.

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