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27-07-2004, 02:41 PM
I got this from Ministry of Education website.
In the Name of God
First Islamic World Photography Biennial
Iran's Academy of Art plans to hold the First Islamic World Photography Biennial,
entitled "The Muslim Family", with the aim of:
• Introducing contemporary photographers willing to expose their work to analysis
and criticism.
• Exchanging cultural experiences and meeting new perspectives.
The theme of the biennial will be "The Muslim Family".
Topics of the Biennial
Entrants may submit works on any of the following suggested topics:
1. Living space of the Muslim family, color, rhythm, architecture;
2. Daily life, work, education, leisure;
3. Communication, bonds and common interests in the Muslim family;
4. Traditions and rites in the Muslim family;
5. Effects of natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, tempests...) and man-made
catastrophes (wars, insurrections...) on the Muslim family;
6. Effects of social phenomena (such as modern technology) on the culture and
economy of the Muslim family;
7. The Muslim family's culture versus the idea of globalizalion;
8. Reciprocal effects of tradition and modernity on the Islamic family;
Requirements:
Participation in this biennial is open to all photographers
1. A maximum of 5 photographs may be entered by each entrant;
2. Entrants may submit their works in color or B/W prints, in the form of slides, or
as digital files (min. 300 dpi) saved on CD and accompanied by prints;
3. The works submitted should not exceed 30 cm in width or 60 cm in length ;
4. Each entrant is required to accompany his or her works with a CD containing
information on the place, time and other relevant data concerning the
photographs, saved in Word format, and a personal photograph, to be used in the
exhibition book;
5. A completed information label should be pasted on the back of each photograph;
6. The entrants' filled-in application forms should be sent together with their works;
7. The organizer declines all responsibility concerning damages arising from
inadequate postal handling or other accidental losses occurring before reception of
the works by the secretariat;
8. Damaged photographs and works reaching the secretariat after the registration
deadline will not be submitted to the jury;
9. All accepted works will be included in a sumptuous book, a copy of which will be
presented to each participant together with a certificate of his or her participation;
10. The secretariat of the exhibition reserves the right to utilize the entrants' works for
purposes of advertisement, in brochures, posters and the book of the exhibition;
11. The works selected by the jury will be registered and preserved in the museum of
the Academy of Art;
12. The works of foreign entrants will be returned by mail after the conclusion of the
exhibition and Iranian artists will be able to retrieve theirs one month after the
exhibition;
13. The photographs submitted should be neither framed nor rolled;
14. All the works submitted should have been taken from the year 2000 onward.
Schedule
Registration deadline 2nd October 2004
Assessment 5th November 2004
Advertisement 10th November 2004
Opening of the exhibition 21st November 2004
Closing of the exhibition 20th December 2004
Prizes
The winners will be awarded the following prizes:
1. Special Prize of the Islamic Republic of lran's Academy of Art, consisting of a
plaque of honor, a commemorative statuette and 40 Bahar-e Azadi gold coins (an
equivalent sum in an international currency in the case of non-lranian winners);
2. Gold Prize, consisting of a plaque of honor, a commemorative statuette and 30
Bahar-e Azadi gold coins;
3. Silver Prize, consisting of a plaque of honor, a commemorative statuette and 20
Bahar-e Azadi gold coins;
4. The jury will select five works whose photographers will each be awarded a
diploma of honor and 5 Bahar-e Azadi gold coins.
Articles
1. In the section concerning presented articles, three selected authors will each be
awarded a diploma of honor and 5 Bahar-e Azadi gold coins;
2. The jury of the exhibition will comprise 3 non-Iranian and 4 Iranian experts.
In its selections, the jury will focus primarily on creative vision and new ideas.
Address:
Academy of the Arts of lran, Exhibition Building
No:23, Felestin st, Loqman Adham alley , Bozarjomehr Dd.End
Tehran - Islamic Republic of lran.
Tel : 0098-21-6499770 Fax:0098-21-6499770
Email : artacademy@honar.ac.ir
Website of the Academy of Art : http://www.honar.ac.ir
In the Name of God
First Islamic World Photography Biennial
Iran's Academy of Art plans to hold the First Islamic World Photography Biennial,
entitled "The Muslim Family", with the aim of:
• Introducing contemporary photographers willing to expose their work to analysis
and criticism.
• Exchanging cultural experiences and meeting new perspectives.
The theme of the biennial will be "The Muslim Family".
Topics of the Biennial
Entrants may submit works on any of the following suggested topics:
1. Living space of the Muslim family, color, rhythm, architecture;
2. Daily life, work, education, leisure;
3. Communication, bonds and common interests in the Muslim family;
4. Traditions and rites in the Muslim family;
5. Effects of natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, tempests...) and man-made
catastrophes (wars, insurrections...) on the Muslim family;
6. Effects of social phenomena (such as modern technology) on the culture and
economy of the Muslim family;
7. The Muslim family's culture versus the idea of globalizalion;
8. Reciprocal effects of tradition and modernity on the Islamic family;
Requirements:
Participation in this biennial is open to all photographers
1. A maximum of 5 photographs may be entered by each entrant;
2. Entrants may submit their works in color or B/W prints, in the form of slides, or
as digital files (min. 300 dpi) saved on CD and accompanied by prints;
3. The works submitted should not exceed 30 cm in width or 60 cm in length ;
4. Each entrant is required to accompany his or her works with a CD containing
information on the place, time and other relevant data concerning the
photographs, saved in Word format, and a personal photograph, to be used in the
exhibition book;
5. A completed information label should be pasted on the back of each photograph;
6. The entrants' filled-in application forms should be sent together with their works;
7. The organizer declines all responsibility concerning damages arising from
inadequate postal handling or other accidental losses occurring before reception of
the works by the secretariat;
8. Damaged photographs and works reaching the secretariat after the registration
deadline will not be submitted to the jury;
9. All accepted works will be included in a sumptuous book, a copy of which will be
presented to each participant together with a certificate of his or her participation;
10. The secretariat of the exhibition reserves the right to utilize the entrants' works for
purposes of advertisement, in brochures, posters and the book of the exhibition;
11. The works selected by the jury will be registered and preserved in the museum of
the Academy of Art;
12. The works of foreign entrants will be returned by mail after the conclusion of the
exhibition and Iranian artists will be able to retrieve theirs one month after the
exhibition;
13. The photographs submitted should be neither framed nor rolled;
14. All the works submitted should have been taken from the year 2000 onward.
Schedule
Registration deadline 2nd October 2004
Assessment 5th November 2004
Advertisement 10th November 2004
Opening of the exhibition 21st November 2004
Closing of the exhibition 20th December 2004
Prizes
The winners will be awarded the following prizes:
1. Special Prize of the Islamic Republic of lran's Academy of Art, consisting of a
plaque of honor, a commemorative statuette and 40 Bahar-e Azadi gold coins (an
equivalent sum in an international currency in the case of non-lranian winners);
2. Gold Prize, consisting of a plaque of honor, a commemorative statuette and 30
Bahar-e Azadi gold coins;
3. Silver Prize, consisting of a plaque of honor, a commemorative statuette and 20
Bahar-e Azadi gold coins;
4. The jury will select five works whose photographers will each be awarded a
diploma of honor and 5 Bahar-e Azadi gold coins.
Articles
1. In the section concerning presented articles, three selected authors will each be
awarded a diploma of honor and 5 Bahar-e Azadi gold coins;
2. The jury of the exhibition will comprise 3 non-Iranian and 4 Iranian experts.
In its selections, the jury will focus primarily on creative vision and new ideas.
Address:
Academy of the Arts of lran, Exhibition Building
No:23, Felestin st, Loqman Adham alley , Bozarjomehr Dd.End
Tehran - Islamic Republic of lran.
Tel : 0098-21-6499770 Fax:0098-21-6499770
Email : artacademy@honar.ac.ir
Website of the Academy of Art : http://www.honar.ac.ir