The 3rd International Resistance Art Festival

Dear Artist;
We are pleased to inform you that Visual Arts Association of Islamic Revolution and Holly Defense in Iran is about to hold ?The 3rd International Resistance Art Festival? in November 2013. The Festival is held in 12 categories including Painting, Drawing and Printmaking, Persian Painting, Calligraphic Painting and Typography, Illustration (Graphics), Poster, Photography, Caricature and Cartoons, Sculpture, Animation, New Conceptual Arts and finally, Scientific Congress and Research Papers. Please read the entry information below. If you are interested to participate, please attach the images of your works to this email based upon the conditions that mentioned below. (For the primary selection, only the images of your works are needed). It is notable that you can participate in more than one category in the festival contest.
WE WILL WELCOME THE SUGGESTIONS FOR CREATIVE AND NEW PROJECTS.
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.
Regards
Samira Sadegh Abdoli, Head of International Affairs Department

Participation Terms and Conditions in Animation Section?

Technical Terms &conditions

  • To evaluate and examine the films, applicants are requested to submit the artworks on CD/DVD.
  • It is obligatory to submit a short summary of the scenario, a resume and a photo of the applicant with the submitted film.

Themes of Animation

  • The World Free from War
  • Palestine
  • Crimes against human being

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 45 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 35 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 25 million Rials.

Secretary of Painting: Seyed Alireza Golpayegani
General ?Terms & Conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? The applicants are requested to not to submit the works which have been participated in other festivals or exhibitions. In case of submitting the replicas and their probable admittance to the 3rd International Art Festival of Resistance, they shall not be entered into Competition Section and they will be only exhibited in the festival.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Calligraphic Painting and Typography Section?

General ?Terms & Conditions

  • Technique: Free
  • Size: at least 50 cm on the shorter side and at most 200 cm on the larger one
  • Each artist can submit maximum of 5 works
  • Submission of the works? images are obligatory for the primary selection
  • Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.

Themes of Calligraphic Painting

  • Resistance against Oppression
  • Crime against Human Beings (such as massacres, the crimes in Guantanamo and Abughoraib Prisons and etc.)

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 40 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 30 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 20 million Rials.

Secretary of Calligraphic Painting: Hossein Gholami
General ?Terms & Conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Cartoons & Caricature Section?

General ?Terms & Conditions

  • Technique: Free
  • Each artist can submit maximum of 5 works
  • Original Caricatures in size A4 and A3 at most, can be submitted.? ?
  • In case of software-base works creation, Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.

Themes of Cartoons

  • Palestine (Gaza)
  • Crimes against human being
  • Nuclear Power for everyone, but Nuclear Weapons for no one.
  • Wall St. Movement; 99% vs. 1%

Prizes in Cartoons

  • Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 6 prizes with 17 million Rials value.

Themes of Caricature

  • Resistance against Oppression
  • Crime against Human Beings (such as massacres, the crimes in Guantanamo and Abughoraib Prisons and etc.)

Prizes in Caricature

  • Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 6 prizes with 17 million Rials value.

Secretary of Cartoons & Caricature: Seyed M. Shojaee Tabatabaee
General ?Terms & Conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Drawing and Printmaking Section

?Technical Terms & Conditions

  • Technique: Free
  • Drawing Size: at least 50 cm on the shorter side and at most 150 cm on the larger one, Printmaking Size: no limitation
  • Each artist can submit maximum of 5 works
  • Submission of the works? images are obligatory for the primary selection
  • Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.

Themes of Drawing and Printmaking

  • Palestine
  • Crimes against human beings.
  • Muslim Women and Islamic persistence.
  • Resistance and Prosperity

Prizes in Drawing

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 25 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 20 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 15 million Rials.

Prizes in Printmaking

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 25 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 20 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 15 million Rials.

Secretary of Drawing and Printmaking: Gholamali Taheri
General ?Terms & Conditions?
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? The applicants are requested to not to submit the works which have been participated in other festivals or exhibitions. In case of submitting the replicas and their probable admittance to the 3rd International Art Festival of Resistance, they shall not be entered into Competition Section and they will be only exhibited in the festival.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Illustration Section

General ?Terms & Conditions

  • Technique: Free
  • Size: at least 40 cm on the shorter side and at most 100 cm on the larger one
  • Each artist can submit maximum of 3 works for each story ?
  • Submission of the works? images are obligatory for the primary selection
  • Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.

Themes of Illustration

  • Prophet Mohammad
  • Palestine
  • Manifestation of Resistance in Universal Awakening
  • Muslim Woman and Islamic Persistence

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 25 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 20 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 15 million Rials.

Secretary of Illustration: Khashayar Ghazizadeh
General ?Terms &conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Miniature (Persian Painting) Section?

Technical Terms & Conditions

  • Each artist can submit maximum of 5 works
  • Submission of the works? images are obligatory for the primary selection
  • Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.

Themes of Miniature

  • Prophet Mohammad
  • Islamic Awakening, Palestine

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 45 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 35 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 25 million Rials.

Secretary of Miniature: Mina Sadri
General ?Terms & Conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in New/Conceptual Arts Section?

General ?Terms & Conditions

  • It is obligatory for all applicants to provide their projects with explicit explanations and enough images to be evaluated by selection committee.
  • Each artist can submit maximum of 5 works
  • Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.
  • After the primary selection, the committee might invite the applicant to present the complimentary information if necessary.
  • The Festival?s Secretary tries to provide the artists with the financial and preparatory supports for production and execution of some works.
  • Only the video Arts with high technical quality are accepted as an entry.

Themes of New Conceptual Arts

  • Palestine
  • Crimes against human being
  • Muslim Woman and Islamic Persistence
  • The world free from war
  • Nuclear Power for everyone, but Nuclear Weapons for no one.

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 45 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 35 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 25 million Rials.

Secretary of Illustration: Mostafa Goodarzi
General ?Terms &conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? The applicants are requested to not to submit the works which have been participated in other festivals or exhibitions. In case of submitting the replicas and their probable admittance to the 3rd International Art Festival of Resistance, they shall not be entered into Competition Section and they will be only exhibited in the festival.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Painting Section?

General ?Terms & Conditions

  • Technique: Free
  • Size: at least 100 cm on the shorter side and at most 300 cm on the larger one
  • Each artist can submit maximum of 5 works
  • Submission of the works? images are obligatory for the primary selection
  • Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.

Themes of Painting

  • Islamic Awakening
  • Palestine
  • Nuclear Power for everyone, but Nuclear Weapons for no one.

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 45 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 35 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 25 million Rials.

Secretary of Painting: Adham Zargham
General ?Terms &conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? The applicants are requested to not to submit the works which have been participated in other festivals or exhibitions. In case of submitting the replicas and their probable admittance to the 3rd International Art Festival of Resistance, they shall not be entered into Competition Section and they will be only exhibited in the festival.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Poster Section?

Technical Terms &conditions

  • Each artist can submit maximum of 5 works
  • Submission of the works? images are obligatory for the primary selection
  • Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.

Themes of Poster

  • Islamic Awakening
  • Palestine
  • The World free from War
  • Justice and Equity
  • Governmental Terrorism

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 35 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 30 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 25 million Rials.

Secretary of Poster: Mohamad Khazaee
General ?Terms &conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? The applicants are requested to not to submit the works which have been participated in other festivals or exhibitions. In case of submitting the replicas and their probable admittance to the 3rd International Art Festival of Resistance, they shall not be entered into Competition Section and they will be only exhibited in the festival.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Research & Scientific Section

?General Themes of Research & Scientific Section

  • A Review on the Role of Visual Arts in Revolutions
  • A Review on the Role of Visual Arts in large-scale wars
  • Visual Arts and Islamic Awakening
  • The Role of Art (Visual Arts) and Artists in Palestine Release.
  • Art (Visual Arts) against Imperialism.
  • The Role of Applied Visual Arts in Liberal Movements and Islamic Awakening
  • Comparative Reviews on Visual Arts in large-scale Wars.

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 20 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 15 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 10 million Rials.

Secretary of Research & Scientific Section: A. Asghar Shirazi
General ?Terms & Conditions
-?????? Researchers are requested to submit their papers to Festival?s Secretariat. The researches should be based upon the principles of preparing research & scientific papers according to following items:
-?????? The submitted papers should not have been presented or published in any other festival or magazine.
-?????? Applicants should prepare their papers in Research-Scientific papers format.
-?????? Applicants are requested to prepare the papers in Persian, English or Arabic with a correct Grammar.
-?????? Papers should bear Abstract, Key words, Introduction, context, Conclusion and References.
-?????? Papers should be typed by Office Word software and the images should be 300 dpi in at least A5 size.
-?????? Each applicant can submit up to 3 papers (whose themes are related to above-mentioned themes) for participation in the Festival.
-?????? The papers can be prepared individually or interactively.
-?????? In papers with multiple writers, the name of the main writer is mentioned at first as the premier writer and then the name of other writers are mentioned below it antecedently.
-?????? It is obligatory for applicants to mention the writer?s name, phone, Email and Postal address. Those applicants, who are the members of Scientific Board, should also mention their scientific degree, name of the university and its city.
-?????? Before submitting the original text and paper, It is obligatory for applicants to submit a summary of their papers by email (including theme, objectives and the hypothesis of the writer).
-?????? The result of papers? selection is informed to applicants by their emails.
-?????? All selected papers are published as a book. Writers of the selected papers shall be granted a book.
-?????? In addition to printed papers and the attached files, it is obligatory for applicants to submit their personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and a photo of the applicant)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the papers originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? The applicants are requested to not to submit the papers which have been selected in other festivals or congresses. In case of submitting the replicas and their probable admittance to the 3rd International Art Festival of Resistance, they shall not be entered into Competition Section and they will be only presented to Research & Scientific section.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication or any other forms.
-?????? All participants, whose papers have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the article by email: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Sculpture Section?

General ?Terms & Conditions

  • Only the sculptures in small Pieces (with a length at least 30 cm to at most 60 cm) are accepted.
  • Each artist can submit maximum of 3 works
  • Submission of the sculptures? images in different dimensions and angles are obligatory for the primary selection
  • Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.

Themes of Sculpture

  • Persistence on Humane Values
  • Resistance and Prosperity
  • Palestine

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 40million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 35 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 30 million Rials.

Secretary of Sculpture: Taher Sheikholhokamaee
General ?Terms & Conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? The applicants are requested to not to submit the works which have been participated in other festivals or exhibitions. In case of submitting the replicas and their probable admittance to the 3rd International Art Festival of Resistance, they shall not be entered into Competition Section and they will be only exhibited in the festival.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.

Participation Terms and Conditions in Photography Section?

General ?Terms & Conditions

  • The submitted photos can be black& white or colored.
  • Each artist can submit maximum of 5 works
  • Works should be submitted by the website in the following formats: Digital File, jpg format, size at least 35?25 (2953?4135 pixel), 300 dpi. The amount of disk space occupied by a single project should not exceed 4 MB.
  • If the applicant?s work is selected at the primary selection, then the applicant is requested to submit the digital files on CD which should be printable in 30?45 with Tif format and 300 dpi.
  • Works must not be manipulated using computer software.
  • The documents of each piece of photos should bear the name of the creator, title, date, place of photography, and the description of the photo.

Themes of Photography

  • Unity of Islamic World
  • The World Free from War
  • Palestine
  • Wall St. Movement; 99% vs. 1%

Prizes

  • First Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 40 million Rials.
  • Second Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 30 million Rials.
  • Third Prize: Resistance Award, Plaque of Honor, 20 million Rials.

Secretary of Illustration: Seyed Abbas Mirhashemi
General ?Terms & Conditions
-?????? Works creation can be made individually or interactively.
-?????? In addition to images of the works and attached files, it is obligatory for the artist to submit the personal information (including First name, Surname, Date of birth, place of birth, educations, Address, postal code, Email, phone number, cell phone, a short art research scientific resume and an electronic photo of the artist)to Festival?s Secretariat.
-?????? The applicants are responsible for the works originality and copyright rules. Otherwise, the applicants shall be responsible and the Festival?s Secretariat is not liable.
-?????? The applicants are requested to not to submit the works which have been participated in other festivals or exhibitions. In case of submitting the replicas and their probable admittance to the 3rd International Art Festival of Resistance, they shall not be entered into Competition Section and they will be only exhibited in the festival.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat shall have the copyright and the right to use the works for electronic publication and displaying in the exhibition.
-?????? Festival?s Secretariat is authorized to use the images of submitted works for cultural advertising purposes.
-?????? All participants, whose works have been selected for the Festival, shall receive a certificate of participation.
-?????? Those artists, whose works are published in the book, might be granted the book of their related section.
-?????? Decisions on unforeseen and unannounced circumstances will be made by the Festival’s Secretariat.
The Festival?s Calendar
-?????? Deadline to submit the images of the works: May 9th, 2013
-?????? Primary selection and announcement to submit the original works: May 10th to 19th, 2013.
-?????? Submitting the original works: May 21st to June 4th, 2013
-?????? Festival?s inauguration: November, 2013.
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Author: Shahidul Alam

Time Magazine Person of the Year 2018. A photographer, writer, curator and activist, Shahidul Alam obtained a PhD in chemistry before switching to photography. His seminal work “The Struggle for Democracy” contributed to the removal of General Ershad. Former president of the Bangladesh Photographic Society, Alam set up the Drik agency, Chobi Mela festival and Pathshala, South Asian Media Institute, considered one of the finest schools of photography in the world. Shown in MOMA New York, Centre Georges Pompidou, Royal Albert Hall and Tate Modern, Alam has been guest curator of Whitechapel Gallery, Winterthur Gallery and Musee de Quai Branly. His awards include Mother Jones, Shilpakala Award and Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dali International Festival of Photography. Speaker at Harvard, Stanford, UCLA, Oxford and Cambridge universities, TEDx, POPTech and National Geographic, Alam chaired the international jury of the prestigious World Press Photo contest. Honorary Fellow of Royal Photographic Society, Alam is visiting professor of Sunderland University in UK and advisory board member of National Geographic Society. John Morris, the former picture editor of Life Magazine describes his book “My journey as a witness”, (listed in “Best Photo Books of 2011” by American Photo), as “The most important book ever written by a photographer.”

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