The closing ceremony of the 11th biennial of ceramics was held at Niavaran Cultural Center and the winners of this biennial were announced.
According to the public relations of the 11th biennial of ceramics, the closing ceremony of the 11th biennial of ceramics was held in the afternoon of February 1, with one third of capacity in Niavaran Cultural Center.
The closing ceremony was held in the presence of Hadi Mozaffari, Director General of Visual Arts of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and Hirbod Hemmat Azad, Secretary of the Biennial, and members of the Policy Council, Selection Council and Jury, as well as artists participating in the Biennial. The winners of this biennial course were announced.
Mozaffari said at the ceremony: “This biennial had three new events or can be viewed from three perspectives.” First, the biennial covered a nine-year gap in difficult conditions, and despite the financial problems and the heavy shadow of the corona, it was formed with a great effort of this biennial.
He continued: “Before this biennial, there were critics who looked at ceramics as a metrala and criticized being contemporary in this field, but this exhibition showed what an important and influential medium ceramics is.”
Mozaffari stated: Here it is necessary to mention the personality, dignity and politeness of the organizing team. I believe that the Pottery society is one of the best art societies in Iran.
We all know that the conditions for holding this biennial were not favorable
“We all know that the conditions for holding this biennial were not favorable,” said Hirbod Hemmat Azad, secretary of the 11th Ceramic Biennial. The financial crisis and Corona disease and the non-holding of this biennial for 9 years, as well as the critics’ words for not holding this biennial and, as mentioned, the point that ceramics are not a medium, all made this path difficult.
He continued: “Today, ceramics is moving slowly and steadily, and without the confusion that sections in the art community instill in art, it is following this path, and holding this biennial showed what capabilities ceramic art has.” . I hope that in better conditions, the potential of artists in this field will be revealed.
In the end, he said: “I have to thank the artists in this field who worked hard to produce and create works of art in these conditions with a psychological and social crisis, and we also tried to give more opportunities to young artists in the call that I have to thank all the officials in the Center for Visual Arts and the Association of Pottery Artists and members of the Policy Council and so on.
Introducing the winners of Ceramics Biennial
Following the beautiful ceremony, Ziba Peshan, Raheleh Kazempour and Olduz Nabizadeh were introduced as the winners of the 11th Tehran Ceramic Biennial and received their awards.
Also in this biennial period, the works of Derna Abyak, Mohsen Tohidi, Roya Haghighi, Delaram Riazati, Ali Zamani, Vahid Azizi and the joint work of Forough Nabi and Parsa Khoshkameh were recognized as appreciation was given.
At the end of the message of the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, the Deputy Minister of Arts and the Director of the Center for Visual Arts was read and the book of this biennial was unveiled.
The 11th biennial of ceramics was held on November 31 with the display of 94 works by 87 artists at the Niavaran Cultural Center and was exhibited in presence and virtually.
