Art For Humanity WFP Exhibition Opens In Tehran

Tehran, Oct 18, IRNA – The Art for Humanity WFP Exhibition opened at the presence of the UN representative in Iran and some foreign diplomats residing in Iran at Niavaran Culture House here on Friday. The UN World Food Program (WFP) exhibition features 130 works by 100 prominent Iranian artists in painting and other visual arts' fields. 'This move can serve as a model for the artists in the other countries,' said the UN representative, Garry Lewis during the opening ceremony of the exhibition. Appreciating the enthusiasm and love with which the Iranian artists have contributed their works to the WFP philanthropist event, he expressed hope that relying on proper planning and appropriate distribution of food, the UN would manage to address the hunger challenge in the world effectively. The opening ceremony of the Art for Humanity WFP Exhibition was held on the World Food Day at the presence of Deputy Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister for Cultural Affairs Ali Moradkhani, UN representative in Iran Garry Lewis, Head of Niavaran Culture House Abbas Sajjadi, a group of artists, and foreign countries' ambassadors and diplomats in Iran. The exhibition will be open to public and enthusiasts in buying the presented works till Friday, October 24. According to IRNA, during the first hours after the opening of the exhibition art works worth one billion rials ($33,000) were sold to the philanthropist visitors./end