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Call for
Persian Gulf International Environmental Art Festival
15 to
28 March - 2009
Iran -
Persian Gulf- Ganaweh
Deadline: February 12, 2009

The
International Sand Sculpture Festival with a general theme of "Persian
Gulf, Peace and Friendship of Nations". This international event will
begin on March 15, 2009 and will be ended on 28 March – 2009.
The
artists will realize sand sculpture and environmental art projects.
Artists wishing to participate are invited to submit their requests and
link of their web site to paradise@riverart.net. The selection
committee will choose applicants based on their previous work
experience.
Artists selected for
this Festival will create their artworks during a 14-day residency in
Iran, March 15 – 28 , 2009. The selected artists will receive
accommodations from March 15 – 28 , 2009, meals, possibly economy
airfare from their home country to Iran and return (we are trying to
find sponsor ), and volunteer help to create their works.
International traveler can get visa
for two weeks in any borders of Iran.
The
festival will be held during Noruz holidays (Iranian New Year) in a
50-hectare field. One goal is to promote environmental art and
education. Persian Gulf region’s handicrafts and souvenirs will be
available during the event.
Conference and workshop on environmental and public art will be held on
the sidelines of the gala.
In February 2009 we will also have festival in the Persian Gulf – Hormoz
Island. This will be the 20th Environmental Art Festival in Iran.

Collaborative project

Mehdi Parvizi

Karim Alahkhani

Tara Goudarzi - Photo by Raheleh Zomorodinia

Collaborative project
Collaborative project


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