Iranian children, teenagers awarded at French art contest
Iranian children and teenagers received three badges of honor and eight honorary diplomas from the “Louis François” International Visual Arts Competition in France.
The public relations department of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults said the paintings of 11 artist members from the institute, on the theme “Olympic Games in Painting and Design: From Ancient Greece to Modern Games... From Athletic Power to Shared Values,” attracted the attention of the competition’s judges.
Three badges of honor, the highest prize in the competition, which are bestowed upon the best and most deserving works, were awarded to Helia Rahmati, a 12-year-old member from Bandar Anzali, Gilan Province; Ael-Ay Pasbani, a 12-year-old from Meshgin Shahr, Ardabil Province; and Shirin Karimi, a 12-year-old from Shiraz, Fars Province.
The badge signifies an excellent level of creativity, skill, and conceptualization in painting.
Sania Zare from Shiraz, Fars Province; Nilia Mir-Rezaei from Rasht, Gilan Province; Masoumeh Moradi from Hamedan Province; Dina Hafez-Zadeh from Larestan and Fatemeh Khademi from Shiraz, both from Fars Province; Sonia Afsaneh from Ardabil; Raheleh Zamani from Bashrouyeh, South Khorasan Province; and Maedeh Taghizadeh from Gonbad in Golestan Province, succeeded in receiving honorary diplomas in the international painting competition in France.
According to the report, a total of 4,213 works from 78 countries were submitted to the “Louis François” International Visual Arts Competition in France, of which 344 works were paintings turned in by members of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults from Iran.
The Louis François Center for UNESCO organizes the competition to promote the practice of art among children and young people around the world in the hope of uniting them through international activity.