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Iranian children win 20 accolades at Japan painting contest
The contest, which was held with the theme of “Free”, received over 11,000 paintings from 6 countries around the world, IRNA reported.
The Iranian Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) participated in the contest by submitting 346 paintings, and 20 members of the institute’s cultural and artistic centers across the country won awards.
Among the winners, 8-year-old Baran Ahmadi from Behbahan, Khuzestan, 14-year-old Pahram Goodarzi from Kermanshah, and 12-year-old Maryam Rahimi from Ardebil won special prizes.
Other winners included 15-year-old Zahra Mo’tamedi from Shiraz, 15-year-old Sahar Mazraefard from Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, 11-year-old Hassan Hashemi Nejad and 11-year-old Yeganeh Ashrafganjavi from Kerman, 7-year-old Anita Dorosti and 11-year-old Nesa Aboobakri from West Azarbaijan, 6-year-old Elena Fatemi from Tehran, and 11-year-old Mehrsa Zandi from Sanandaj, Kurdestan.
Moreover, 7-year-old Sadra Tandis from Dezful, Khuzestan, 10-year-old Setayesh Abdi, 12-year-old Amirreza Jamshidi, and 11-year-old Raha Moradi from Kermanshah, 9-year-old Setayesh Mirahmadi from Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, 6-year-old Mahna Shokri, 11-year-old Mohammad Mehdi Aali, 12-year-old Hestia Sahraei, and 13-year-old Kimia Ebrahimi from Ardebil also received awards at the 22nd edition of the Japanese event.