Iranian craftswomen honored at World Crafts Council

TEHRAN – Two Iranian craftswomen have been honored at the World Crafts Council (WCC), the deputy tourism minister has said. 

By Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet

Iranian photographers honored at Siena Intl. Photo Awards

TEHRAN – Several Iranian photographers have been honored at the Siena International Photo Awards.

IIDCYA launches prize to honor top children’s writers, artists

TEHRAN – The Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) announced on Sunday it has established a prize to honor top Iranian writers and artists on various occasions.

Iranian rural landscape wins prestigious TO DO Award

TEHRAN – Esfahak village in Tabas, eastern Iran, has won TO DO Award 2020, a prestigious prize which is annually presented by the German Institute for Tourism and Development.

Iranian woodcarver honored at Australia’s Garland

TEHRAN - Iranian woodcarver Saeed Arzegan has been honored at Australia’s Garland for his work named “Love Whisper”, which took 320 hours to be completed using 590 pieces of wood.

Dutch museum wins American art prize for Iran exhibition

TEHRAN – The Drents museum has won an audience prize in New York at the prestigious Global Fine Art Awards. The prize was granted on March 12 for its contribution to hosting “Iran – Cradle of Civilization”, an enormous loan exhibit on the history of Persia.