TEHRAN – Ten illustrations by nine Iranian artists have been selected to compete in the 2nd edition of the Nami Concours 2015, a biennial contest that is held on Nami Island, South Korea.
The illustrators are Melika Saeida, Yekta Jebeli, Narges Mohammadi, Ali Dalvand, Reza Dalvand, Zahra Mohammadnejad, Ali Amekan, Hassan Amekan and Azar Teimuri.
A total of 94 illustrators from 71 countries are competing in the contest. They have been selected from among 1330 artists who submitted their works to the biennial.
Works of the illustrators will be put on display at an exhibition during the Nami Island International Children’s Book Festival in March 2015.
The winners will be announced on the Nami Concours official website.
The Nami Concours aims to encourage artists’ creativity and contribute to the advancement book illustration.
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