Dealing with effects of pandemic on artists’ lives top priority for new culture minister 

TEHRAN – Iran’s new culture minister has said that dealing with the repercussion of the pandemic on the lives of artists is a top priority for his organization.

Artists from Iran, Turkey, Nigeria, Mexico to join together at “Polychromatic” in London 

TEHRAN – Five artists from Iran, Turkey, Nigeria and Mexico will showcase their latest works in an exhibition entitled “Polychromatic” at the Daniel Raphael Gallery in London next week.

Artists remembering Imam Khomeini in “Mourning for the Sun”

TEHRAN – An exhibition of paintings by a group Iranian of artists opened on Tuesday at the Abolfazl Aali Gallery of the Art Bureau to commemorate the death anniversary of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic.

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet 

Artists criticize Iran’s multinational sharing of UNESCO Persian painting file 

TEHRAN – Several Iranian artists have criticized the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts (MCHTH) for agreeing to share the file on Persian painting with several other countries on a UNESCO list.

Iran grants artists exemption on insurance fees in coronavirus crisis 

TEHRAN – Iran will exempt 35,000 people in various art field from paying insurance fees during this spring to help them cope with the coronavirus turmoil, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance announced on Sunday.