The works of Fajr Visual Arts Festival will be sold after the end

According to Fars News Agency, Abdolrahim Siahkarzadeh, Executive Secretary of the 14th Fajr Festival of Visual Arts, said about the differences between this period and previous periods: “The 14th Fajr Festival is very different from previous years and it can be said that the 14th Fajr Festival is a collection of the best events in previous periods.” And have had a positive result. In addition, several new sections have been added to the festival and it is different in terms of learning.

Siahkarzadeh continued: One of the features of this year’s festival is to pay attention to the provinces. We corresponded with all the provinces and free zones, and finally 30 provinces responded to our invitation, and after several talks, artistic directors were selected in the provinces, and each province was scheduled to hold an independent festival as a subset of the 14th Fajr Festival in its province. کردن. This section is held at the same time as the Fajr Festival with the secretary Ardeshir Mir Mengreh, and they will be inaugurated on the opening day of the festival. Provincial festivals were formed independently and under the management of the artistic director and according to the capabilities of the province. Provinces will have online openings, and separate bulletins are provided for each province. Finally, based on the advertising of the festival in the province, documentation, cooperation between the art director and the general administration and according to the information transmitted to the festival, the activities of each province are judged and the top director general and top art director are introduced on the closing day of the festival.

* Details of the “Sacrifice and Sacrifice” section of the Fajr Visual Arts Festival

Regarding other new sections of the festival, he said: “One of the sections added this year is called ‘Sacrifice and Sacrifice’, which aims to address the positive developments in various fields such as health defenders, firefighters, rangers, shrine defenders, police and … done. Works in these fields have been submitted to the festival, which will be screened after judging and prizes will be awarded to the winners. Also, considering that this year has been registered as the military year of Ganjavi, an exhibition in this field has been prepared. Another section that has been added to the festival for the first time is the mural section of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, which has started to be displayed at the Museum of Contemporary Art and is very significant. Another important part that has been added to this year’s festival is the part curated by Jamshid Haghighat Shenas, which is a collection related to writing and will be screened during this period.

Siahkarzadeh, stating that there are some differences in the field of awards this year, said: the amount of awards has increased by 5 million Tomans and one person has been added to the number of honorees in each field. According to the visit of the artistic deputy to the secretariat, it was decided that in the section of self-sacrifice and devotion, according to the secretary general of the festival, the works will be appreciated in a better way.

Asked what other programs there are for festival winners besides awarding, he said: “Since the beginning of this year, there has been such an approach that there is more communication with the winners.” Careful planning was needed for this, and we are currently consulting and coordinating plans for this to happen. At present, all those whose works enter the exhibition become honorary members of the Institute for the Development of Visual Arts, and those who are selected are introduced to the Art Credit Fund and can be covered by artists’ insurance.

Siahkarzadeh said about the possibility of introducing the secretary of the next period of the festival on the closing day of the fourteenth festival: “This has happened in some periods and thus the secretary has more time to carry out his plans.” But it depends more on the stability of governments. When the government changes, the country’s management system also changes, and for this reason, other things are done with a delay. During this period, there has been talk of electing a secretary for the next term, so that the secretariat can proceed according to plan. Of course, the festival secretariat is aware of the work process, considering that it has been doing this for 14 years, and even if the festival secretary is elected later, he has the ability to move some of the work forward.

Regarding the works that will be displayed at the Saba Institute, he said: “This year, the view of the Secretary General and the Art Secretary was to select quality works regardless of quantity.” Therefore, the number of works selected in this period of the festival is about half of the previous period, and compared to previous years, the works were selected with great rigor. Apart from the Golden Touba section, Kambiz Darmakhsh and Asghar Kafshchian Moghaddam memorials, the Sacrifice and Sacrifice section and the curatorial section will also be at the Saba Institute.

* Opportunity for 3 to 5 days to sell the works of Fajr Visual Arts Festival

Regarding the exploitation of the Fajr Festival of Visual Arts, he said: “Considering the quality of the works, which has received a lot of attention in this period, we intend to consider a time of 3 to 5 days for the sale of works at the end of the festival.” Plans have been made for this, as well as for the works to be displayed in other places, such as different provinces or cultural consultations abroad.

Siahkarzadeh said about the participation of galleries in the festival: “The festival always welcomes the presence of galleries and associations, but how this happens depends on the policies of each year of the festival and the galleries themselves.” Practically, the festival’s relationship with associations and galleries is different in each period. This year, the festival did most of its programming in terms of content and we negotiated with a number of associations. .

The executive secretary of the festival continued: The opening of the festival will be held on February 6 and the exhibition will continue until February 20 at Saba Institute. After that, the closing ceremony of the festival will be held on March 4, at Vahdat Hall, and by then the book of the festival will be ready, and after the unveiling, a copy of the book will be given to all those present at the exhibition.

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