100 prominent Iranian artists have donated artworks to support the United Nations World Food Programme in its fight against hunger. The collection will be exhibited on World Food Day in October 2014 and will be displayed for a week before being sold to raise funds for WFP activities in Iran.

Parviz Tanavoli, Abbas Kiarostami, Jalil Rasouli, Maryam Zandi, Parviz Kalantari, and Gizella Varga Sinai are among the many famous masters who support WFP.

Shargh Newspaper published an article and interview with Negar Gerami, WFP Representative and Shokoufeh Malekkiani, the curator about this initiative in their Jun 11, 2014 issue.

Click here to read the interview in Persian.

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