TEHRAN – The Fifth Urban Sculpture Biennial was brought to an end on Sunday honoring three artists.

Mona Aqababai received first prize while Mohammadreza Salabifard and Ramin Jamshidi finished second and third.

The honoring ceremony took place at the Khial Gallery of the Saba Art and Cultural Institute in Tehran where eighty-one works were displayed during the biennial, Persian media reported on Monday.

Speaking at the ceremony, Tehran Municipality’s Beautification Organization Director Isa Alizadeh said that the organization has made great efforts in the past few years to find a good position in the visual art arena.

He hoped that the sculptures present at the biennial would find their ways into different districts across the capital.

In his brief remarks, Tehran Municipality Statue Office director Mojtaba Musavi said that each participating sculptor was asked to propose the best location for their sculptures, in case their work is selected to be situated across the city.

He hoped the top selected sculptures would be located in different locations across the city in the near future.

Deputy Culture Minister for Artistic Affairs Ali Moradkhani also attending the ceremony expressed thanks to the organizers of the event, saying that the Beautification Organization has taken a different approach towards artistic events, helping turn the capital into a large gallery.

Photo: A winner (R) receives an award from the organizers during the closing ceremony of the Fifth Urban Sculpture Biennial at the Saba Art and Cultural Institute in Tehran on December 25, 2016. 

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