My Artworks Among the Main Winners of “Good Stories for Good Children”

On July 1st, 2022, The illustration exhibition “Good stories for good children” commemorates the 100th birthday of Mehdi Azarizdi’s inauguration held, and the jury at the end of an opening ceremony announced the winners.
According to the public relations of the illustrators’ society, during the event, the Iranian Artists Forum’s ‘ “Momayez” Gallery and its conference hall, witnessed the presence of great artists, young illustrators, and others who attended the exhibition on a hot Friday afternoon, on July 1st, 2022.

At the beginning of the event, a video message from the secretary of the Children’s Book Council, played for the audience, emphasizing the importance of Mehdi Azaryazdi’s collaborations and efforts toward updating and presenting Persian old tales and fables to the new generations.
Ali Bouzari, CEO of the Illustrators Society, the first event’s speaker also highlighted Azaryazdi’s important role in children’s publication by telling a memory of his childhood reading Azaryazdi’s famous book collection “Good Stories for Good Children”.
“During the summer, I used to stay at my grandmother’s house and many times after we’d done shopping, we always went to AmirKabir bookstore on Khaje Nasir St. where she used to buy me a new book from “Good stories for Good Children” book series, said Bouzari.

IIS Annual Festival Main Award

Then, after presenting a brief report on how the event was organized and how the works were being selected, the three main winners were introduced including Niloofar Ataeifar, Arvin Fouladifar, and Pedram Kazroni for illustrating the stories of the book series “Good Stories for Good Children”. In the same section, Armin Abolfathi, Zahra Amini, Sahar Khorasani, and Najla Mahdavi were acknowledged with a certificate of appreciation.

The exhibition will be going on until July 20 at “Momayez” Gallery, Iranian Artists Forum.