Works by 25 of the most promising Iranian contemporary artists will be on free public exhibition at the prestigious Royal College of Art in London, during London’s Frieze Week from October 10–15, 2011. The exhibition concludes with a charity auction of the exhibited works conducted by Christie’s; directly followed by an announcement revealing the MOP CAP 2011 Winner. [...]

The selected works of the artists will be exhibited at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London in October 2011 to coincide with the Frieze Art Fair.

Once again the judges meet, this time in order to deliberate on the Prize Winner.

The Prize Winner will be awarded a solo-exhibition in an exhibition space at the Saatchi Gallery to take place in October 2012.

Magic of Persia Contemporary Art Prize is the world’s leading exhibition and art prize for emerging Iranian artists in the four distinct categories of Painting, Sculpture, Photography and New Media.

Celebrated contemporary Iranian artists from both their home nation and the worldwide Iranian Diaspora have donated artworks to go on sale as part of Magic of Persia’s Magical Nights silent and live auctions. Artists include the winner of the 2008 Abraaj Capital Art Prize, Nazgol Ansarinia; the collector and artist, Fereydoun Ave; and world famous [...]

“For the past three years, because of censorship in Iran and some other problems, I have had no official exhibitions and have not been able to create any work.  So with best wishes for Magic of Persia I won’t be able to participate in MOP CAP 2011.” Anonymous. The first of its kind, Magic of Persia Contemporary [...]

To celebrate the 2010 Persian New, The British Museum has joined forces with the charity Magic of Persia for a weekend of workshops and activities aimed at re-educating children about the rich and diverse cultural traditions and heritage of Iran. On the weekend of the 20th and 21st of March, events including games, arts and [...]

Images by: Shirin Neshat & Y.Z. Kami Magic of Persia’s fundraiser for 2009, Magical Nights in Dubai, will take place on Saturday 11th of April and Sunday 12th of April 2009. The highlight of the events as always will be the grand Gala and Contemporary Iranian Art Auction on Saturday 11th April 2009 at the Emirates [...]