By IRNA,
Tehran : Display of 2,500 visual artworks at the Second Visual Arts Festival due to open on February 1 indicates remarkable presence of Iranian and foreign artists at the event.
Secretary of the festival, Abbas Mirhashemi said that a total of 9,427 artworks by 3091 artists have been submitted to the secretariat.
Of 3,110 paintings and 348 sculptures, some 115 and 50 respectively were selected for the competition section, he said.
In the categories of pottery and ceramics and miniature sections, 75 and 194 respectively found their ways to the competition section.
Some 115 calligraphies and 175 photographs were selected for the competition sections.
Mirhashemi further noted that a total of 2,360 caricatures by 815 artists form 79 countries have been submitted to the caricature section which is held at the international level.
Most of them were from Turkey, China, Brazil and Indonesia, he added.
Finally, some 175 caricatures by 129 artists from 50 countries and 107 from Iran were chosen for presentation at the competition section, Mirhashemi said.
Second Visual Arts Festival will be held in seven categories from February 1 to March 3.
The festival is part of the programs to celebrate the 31st victory anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.