Prophet Muhammad (S) arts festival winners announced

Prophet Muhammad (S) arts festival winners announced
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – The winners of the first Great Prophet Muhammad (S) Artistic Productions Festival were announced in the closing gala at the Vahdat Hall here on Tuesday.


The festival, exclusively for the trainees of Iran’s art institutes, opened on Dec. 17 at Niavaran Cultural Center in northern Tehran.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, the Iranian culture minister said that the ministry has targeted the youth.



“However, it doesn’t mean to ignore our veteran artists and let them sink into oblivion,” Mohammad-Hossein Saffar-Harandi noted.



Later in an award-giving ceremony, the jury of Dramatic Arts Section presented the festival’s statues, honorary diplomas, and cash prizes to Majid Vahedizadeh, Reza Beheshti, Mohammad-Javad Musavi, and Fariba Chupanizadeh.



In Music Section, Sama’ and Sepahan-e Sina art institutes from Isfahan Province as well as Arash art institute from Gilan Province received statues, honorary diplomas, and cash prizes while the jury honored Hezardastan, Roshan, and Farabi art institutes form the cities of Isfahan, Tabriz, and Shiraz respectively.



Pianists Shahrzad Safaii, Milad Porqovveh, Navid Bazzaz, Nina Bahri, Orang Karaj, and Rojan Ghafurian along with tar player Houman Qanbari were presented with statues and honorary diplomas at the Artists Section.



In Visual Arts Section, statues, honorary diplomas, and cash prizes went to Behzad Eskandari and Shaqayeq Sabzevari in the fields of calligraphy and children’s painting respectively.