TEHRAN – Illustrations by three Iranian artists will be showcased at the 4th Sharjah Exhibition for Children’s Book Illustrations (SECBI), which will be held at the Expo Centre in Sharjah from April 22 to May 2.
The artists are Pejman Rahimizadeh, Peyman Rahimizadeh and Reza Dalvand, whose works have been published in the books “Rustam and Esfandiar”, “Zahhak” and “Something Black” respectively, Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) announced on Monday.
The works have been sent to the exhibition by the IIDCYA.
The exhibition has received over 1200 submissions from 35 countries, which will be evaluate by a jury composed of Egyptian critic Salah Beesar, Lebanese illustrator Maya Fedawi and Sudanese artist Al Tayeb Saeed.
Three winners of the competition will receive cash prizes of $8000, $6000 and $4000 respectively.
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