The Desert Became a Screen: Inside Coachella 2026
For two weekends in April, the California desert stopped being a place and became a transmission.
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The Mahsa Festival a Cultural Stand for Freedom Through Storytelling
Mahsa Festival Honors Artistic Resistance with Final Ceremony in Costa Mesa On April 19, 2025, the final award ceremony of the Mahsa Festival took place at The Palazzo by Khoshbin in Costa Mesa, California. Organized by the Institute of Voices for Liberty (iVOL) and directed by actor and activist Hamid Farrokhnezhad, the festival spotlighted playwriting and screenwriting as tools for artistic resistance and the defense of free expression.
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Brescia, Italy – In a world where women's rights continue to be a pressing issue, an upcoming exhibition at the Santa Giulia Museum in Brescia is set to shed light on the treatment of women globally, with a particular focus on Iran. Titled "Finché non siamo libere" (Until We Are Free), this thought-provoking exhibition will run from November 11th, 2023, to January 28th, 2024.
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Mona Shomali Art Exhibition | Nov 13, 2021, | Omiroo Gallery | 471 9rh St. Oakland
Continue ReadingHasteem ”We Are Here”
Twelve Gates Arts (12G) and The Collective for Black Iranians are hosting “Hasteem: We Are Here” from September 3-24, 2021, with an opening reception on September 12, 2021, from 1-3 pm.
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Iran: Iranomutomorphosis .net
Imago Mundi Collection: 149 artworks, 109 artists, men, and women, young and established, all Iranian.
Continue ReadingWhat if Not Exotic?
What if Not Exotic? Critical Perspectives in Contemporary Iranian Art is a group exhibition of artworks from 23 Iranian artists. This exhibition is an attempt to present a realistic image of contemporary Iranian art— as an alternative to the common Neo-Orientalist representations of the “Middle Eastern” art in general and Iranian art in particular— in Western art markets.
Continue ReadingTributing Ghobad Shiva’s professional life
In honor of 51 colorful years of Ghobad Shiva ‘s professional life, and his 76th birthday, Pouryousef gallery is hosting the master’s artworks.
Continue ReadingMAP 4th Annual Fundraising Gala in Orange County
As a nonprofit organization MAP contributes to the fight against poverty. Nearly one half of the world’s children live in
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