On the auspicious occasion of the anniversary of the glorious Islamic revolution and in honor of martyrs of the truth, and supported by devoted artists in the field of visual arts, Director of the Visual Arts Center at the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance is organizing the Fourth International Fajr Festival of Visual Arts, 30 January to 4 March 2012, in association with the Institute for Promotion of Contemporary Visual Arts and General Directorate of the Provincial Office of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. The festival will be held in a variety of fields: painting, sculpture, ceramic art, miniature painting, calligraphy, illustration and film as national events, graphics design (posters), photography and cartoon. The event will be accompanied by a conference in which Iranian and international scholars are invited to present their scientific articles.
Call for Entry
Poster (international)
1-Posters must:
-conform to the cultural criteria set forth in the festival;
-possess cultural, social, political and traditional elements of different nations;
2-Technique is free;
3-Each artist may participate in the festival with a maximum of five artworks;
4-Participants must comply with the regulations - articulated on the website of the festival – on the quality and size of their works and submit a digital file of their works accordingly;
Deadline for submission of images of works: 31/12/2011
Deadline for submission of an abstract of articles, including the gist, objective, research method, hypothesis and subject: 31/12/2011
Deadline for submission of the original article: 16/12/2011
The final judgment in all sections will take place during the exhibition.
Prizes
Special Section:
Golden “Tooba” statuette + letter of commendation + 50 gold coins for artists in each field
The festival’s executive calendar:
Beginning of registration and submission of images of works: 01/10/2011
Prizes of painting, sculpture, ceramic art, Persian painting, calligraphy, illustration, photography, graphic design and cartoon:
First prize: Golden “Tooba” statuette + letter of commendation + Rls. 50 million
Second prize: letter of commendation + Rls. 40 million
Third prize: letter of commendation + Rls. 30 million
Winners of the international sections of photography, graphic design and cartoon will receive their prize either in Iranian Rials or the equivalent in Euros
Prizes for illustration, Persian painting and calligraphy sections will be awarded on the basis of each field.
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Festival’s Permanent Secretariat:
#17, Shahid Sodooghi Alley – Opposite Laleh Park – North Karegar Ave. Tehran
Postal Code 14185 – 414
Phone: + 98 21 6694 6910 - 11
Fax: + 98 21 6643 7254
Website: www.ivafestival.ir
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