Call for Completing of group Photo Exhibition Capacity

Call for Completing of group Photo Exhibition Capacity

Call for Completing of Photo Exhibition Capacity “Iranian Woman narrated by Iranian Woman” has been released.

The Photo Exhibition of “Iranian Woman narrated by Iranian Woman” is the result of selected works at the first and second exhibition in Modica, Italy in (2019), that was held in collaboration with WoArt, Modica Municipality and Garibaldi Theater Foundation. refer to these links for more information about the Exhibition in Sari and Italy and also you can refer to the WoArt’s Instagram page in order to complete youre information about this call.

Conditions of participating in the exhibition
  • This exhibition will be held with 50 works. The number of accepted works at last exhibition was 30 works but this call will be released for accepting 20 works.
  • The works will be evaluated by three referees and there is no requirement to complete any of the 50 capacities. The referees are FabrizioFontanelli, Laura Sassi and Ali Asghar Kalantar.
  • The cost of submitting each work that has been accepted at the judging step for new artists to participate in the exhibition is 500,000 toman. The artists who have participated in the previous exhibition will receive a discount.
  • The artists that whose works have been accepted in the contest will be contacted and the way of sending works will be sent to them by their Email.

Benefits of participating in the exhibition

  • The exhibition is being held as a part of the European Photo Festival.
  • The exhibition will be introduced in the main catalog of the European Photo Festival.
  • The certificate of attendance will be issued by the municipality of Correggio and it will be signed by the mayor and it will be available to artists as a file. however, WoArt tries to get the Original version in Correggio and post it for artists.
  • Tv and Internet ads of the exhibition in Italy will be sponsored by the Municipality of Correggio and the European Photo Festival. Click here to view media coverage of previous exhibitions in Italy.to see other videos produced by the Garibaldi Gallery on the WoArt Telegram channel.
  • The video that introducing this exhibition will be produced with the attendance of the artists that have been participated at the exhibition will provid and present. use this link to watch the Modica Exhibition video on WoArt Channel.
  • If the works are sold, all the money will belongs to the artists.
  • All accepted works will be displayed at WoArt’s online exhibition.
  • The invitation will be sent by the organizer to the artists in order to attending in the exhibition.
  • The Digital Catalog (PDF) for Exhibition will be prepared and it will be sent to the participants whose works have been accepted at the exhibition and It will be also publicly available on the WoArt website. in this catalog two pages will be dedicated to every artist. click here to see the catalog of previous WoArt exhibitions.

How to participate in the exhibition?

  • Attendance at this exhibition will be done through judging the works. referees of this course are Fabrizio Fontanelli, Laura Sasie & Aliasghar Kalantar.
  • To submit your work to the Arbitration System, please refer to this link and upload your work on the terms specified.
  • After the arbitration, the owners of the works that have been received the most points will be contacted. other communication steps will be via email.
  • Deadline for registration of works in the Arbitration System: February 10th, 2020.

Communication:

Group photo exhibition “Iranian Woman narrated by Iranian Woman” in Correggio

Group Photography Exhibition “Iranian Woman narrated by Iranian Woman” will be held in Correggio, Italy.

After the Modica photo exhibition, which was welcomed by the Italian media, WoArt has been received numerous invitations to repeat it in various locations. among the bids offers received, One case was a very remarkable opportunity that has been chosen and for holding that Initial coordination have been done. According to the agreements that have been made an exhibition of selected works from the exhibition “Iranian Woman narrated by Iranian woman” will be held next to the “European Photo Festival” that known as “Fotografia Europea”. the number of works that will be presented in this exhibition is 50 works That the Italian photographer “Fabrizio Fontanelli” has been proposed to hold this exhibition and also the selection of works have been done by this artist. owners of works notified via email and phone message. Fabrizio Fontanell and his team are  also the curator of this exhibition in Italy. the deadline for the artists to announce their agreement to participate in the exhibition is Friday, January 31, ,2020.

≡ About the “Fotografia Europea” exhibition

This event is one of the biggest international photography festivals in the world that has been founded in 2015 with the support of the Palazzo Magnani Foundation and the Reggio Emilia Municipality. Festival of the 2020 year will be held in the town of Reggio Emilia from April 17 to May 24. In this exhibition European photographers and curators or residing in Europe can be participate in this exhibition. This year’s team is ” Fantasy, Stories, rules, inventions”. An exhibition of Iranian artists will be held as a part of this exhibition. the following links can give you some useful information about this festival. the number of works presented in this exhibition is limited to 50 works and if the artists are not present, they will contact to next artist.

≡ About the photo exhibition of Iranian women artists
  • This section includes information about the exhibition that the works of Iranian women artists will be exhibited there.
  • Exhibition venue: The town of Correggio in northern Italy in the province of Reggio Emilia.
  • Holding venue: Correggio Museum.
  • Approximate holding time: 14th of March until the 26th of April.
  • Number of works in the exhibition: about 50 photos In dimensions 50 x 70 cm + a video that will be displayed at the exhibition venue.
  • Curator of IRAN: Ali Asghar Kalantar.
  • Curators of Italy: Fabrizio Fontanelli, Director of the museum, Laura Sassi, Najme Arshadi.
  • Get to know more about “Fabrizio Fontanelli”
  • Correggio Museum website

≡ Benefits of participating in the exhibition and services provided:

  • The exhibition will be taken place as part of the European Photo Festival and they will have a considerable Credibility and visibility that will help to get every artist recognized.
  • The exhibition will be introduced in the main catalog of the European Photo Festival.
  • The certificate of attendance will be issued by the municipality of Correggio and it will be signed by the mayor and it will be available to artists as a file. however, Woart  tries to get the Original version in Correggio and post it for artists.
  • The Digital Catalog (PDF) for Exhibition will be prepared and it will be  sent to the participants.
  • A video will be made to introduce the artists like the Modica video.
  • TV and Internet ads of the exhibition in Italy will be sponsored by the Municipality of Correggio and the European Photo Festival.
  • As in the previous exhibition, if the works are sold, just the cost of transferring money to Iran will be deducted by service companies. and Woart doesn’t get any percentage.
  • The invitation will be sent by the organizer to the artists in order to attending in the exhibition.
  • We are consulting with a service company to hold a travel tour With installment payment terms. the final result will be announced after the artists answer and complete the works.
  • We hope Woart’s services will provide a greater opportunity for Iranian women to be seen in the international arena.
  • Sincerely, Ali Asghar Kalantar
  • Manager of Woart
End of photo exhibition

End of photo exhibition ” Iranian woman narrated by Iranian woman”

“Iranian woman narrated by Iranian woman” exhibition was Finished in Modica, Italy.

-The exhibition came to an end with all the hardships it had for us. It’s definitely hard for you to imagine. But the result was a worthwhile step for a worthwhile, independent event. I speak more with emerging and future artists. Now, wherever you are in the world, you can say that you have participated in an important exhibition in Italy and it’s been very welcomed. You can send Its news links to your friends, share videos with others And say, “It was worth it!”. Maybe someday Wowart won’t continue working,  So I have decided to issue to you a certificate from a reputable international cultural foundation to preserve its historical value. You have participated in an exhibition where the works have been evaluated and judged in two stages, You participated in an exhibition where the work was evaluated and judged in two stages, for which extensive print advertising was carried out and critics and featured artists have written about it and cataloged it. The extensive news coverage of the exhibition in Italian news agencies known as “DONNA IRANIANA RACCONTA DONNA IRANIANA” has been a sign of its success. You can find a lot of news by searching for the same title In the next note, which will be published on the website, Links to this news that have been published in reputable online media will be Inserted.

Woart has been able to meet the obligations stated in the recall benefits. Based on the Garibaldi Gallery’s work procedure, Certificates of attendance will also be issued and sent within this week (working week in Italy). The artists will be paid the cost of their works –minus the charge that the intermediary company received for transferring the money to Iran – during this week.

The fate of the works

As previously has been mentioned in the Exhibition Questions and Answers section  WoArt is responsible for deciding on the works not to be sold at the exhibition  and  they will be used solely for non-economic purposes That means, it has no right to sell them. Among the works, 5 photos have been donated to the Garibaldi Gallery To keep the good memory of this exhibition alive in memory. a work has been donated to the gallery manager, And for the rest of the works, appropriate decisions will be made.

Exhibition catalog

Due to the integration of received works in the first and second calls, The catalog have involved works of the participants. That’s why there was some delay in setting up and sending it. It will be sent out to all participating artists by September 23rd.

  • At the end, thank you to all the artists who accompanied us.
  • Best regard, Aliasghar Kalantar.
  • September 27th.2019

Opening of the second exhibition

Opening of the exhibition ” iranian woman narrated by iranian woman”: Beauty Narrative

The second exhibition of “Iranian woman narrated by Iranian woman” has been opened, by providing prominent works From Iranian female artists.

in the second call exhibition of “iranian woman narrated by Iranian woman” With the theme of “Beauty Narrative”, 74 works in the initial evaluation has been accepted by the curator, and according to the specified instruction,that works has been Recorded by artists on the Arbitration System. Then in the final selection of works Which has done by rating the Exhibition referees, 29 works of 23 artists have got the points needed to attend the exhibition. Also the woart Group`s main criterion for selecting these works was their quality rather than quantity.

Due to the limited number of accepted works in the second call, woart has  decided to Use these terms which provide an opportunity inorder to see more works that submitted at the first exhibition. Thus, with gallery approval, the second exhibit was welcomed audiences and visitors by presenting 170 valuable works in 25th august 2019.

Exhibition Catalog Iranian Woman Narrated by Iranian Woman

Exhibition Catalog “Iranian Woman Narrated by Iranian Woman”

The catalog of the Photo Exhibition “Iranian Woman narrated by Iranian woman” has been published.

  • After much effort to get the full details of all the artists participating in the exhibition, the final catalog was prepared. As mentioned in earlier announcements on Instagram, some participants did not send the required photo of the home page to Woart, and because of the long waiting time for catalogs to be extended, it is not possible to stop further. As stated in the initial call and briefings, it is up to Wowart to decide.
  • Catalog content includes organizer notes, artists’ works in two sections, single photo and photo collection, and finally posters and links.
  • Click here to download the pdf file of the “Iranian Woman narrated by iranian woman” exhibition catalog.
Creating an online gallery of accepted works on the second call

Creating an online gallery of accepted works on the second call

The online gallery of accepted works has been launched on the second call

In the second call, Out of 74 received works, 29 artworks have been accepted by 23 artists during   steps. evaluation two

Click here to see the gallery of works

Invitation to artists were accepted in the second call To attending promotional video

Invitation to artists were accepted in the second call To attending promotional video

To produce promotional video for the second call of the exhibition” Iranian woman narrated by Iranian woman” Artists whose works are accepted at the exhibition are requested, If they would like to, they can record a short video and send it to Woart, as specified.

Instructions for video recording and video content were sent to all artists via email  and By Wednesday,july 31st 2019, is considered time to send a video.

Note:

This email was sent only to artists accepted in the second call

Sending advertising files to artists participating in the second call

Sending advertising files to artists participating in the second call

For ease of access and creating your own archive, Advertising files published in Italy has been sent to artists accepted in the second call by email

Click to download each item.

Exhibition brochure
Exhibition poster

Poster / Banner Exhibition Introduction

Exhibition invitations

Exhibition banner