International Festival of Paintings for Pediatric Patients 2020

11/13/2020 7:29:17 PM

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Health and Art (HEART) group with one main goal "to maintain and improve the mental health of sick kids, all over the world" has organized the 6^th International Festival of Paintings for Pediatric Patients (IFPPP), this year in Tehran, Iran. IFPPP in association with other HEART groups' charity programs, for instance, Football Mini World Cup and Books and Toys Sharing Campaigns have been designed with the aim of bringing smile to a beating heart, to strengthen the sick kids both mentally and physically.

This year, more than 500 paintings from 33 countries have been received. The artworks' evaluation was performed by 62 reviewing committee members from 36 countries followed by public voting to determine the top paintings. IFPPP2020 has the chance to be supported by 60 medical or art societies and centers from different countries.

This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the priority of children's health, the top 3 young artists from each age group were invited and awarded in the closing ceremony of USERN 2020.

Top young artists in IFPPP 2020:

Group A (3-6 years old)

1. Nika Tayebi, 7 years old, Ahvaz, Iran
2. Pruthvirajsinh Chauhan, 5 years old, Ahmedabad, India
3. Mobina Sadat Hosseini, 6 years old, Tehran, Iran AND AmirTaha Shahabiveis, 5 years old, Ahvaz, Iran

Group B (7-10 years old)

1. Ronika Ahmadi, 7 years old, Ahvaz, Iran
2. Petya Dimitrova, 9 years old, Ruse, Bulgaria
3. Anahid Amoozesh, 8 years old, Ahvaz, Iran

Group C (11-14 years old)

1. Isabella Carrasco, 13 years old, Lima, Peru
2. Zeinab BenEnayeh, 11 years old, Ahvaz, Iran
3. Monish Japadia, 11 years old, Ahmedabad, India

Group D (15-18 years old)

1. Sofia Ananieva, 16 years old, Kharkiv, Ukraine
2. Melika Ahmadi, 17 years old, Karaj, Iran
3. Anisha Nawar, 17 years old, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Finally, the next IFPPP, IFPPP7 will be held in Konya, Turkey, November 2021.

For more information:

https://usern.tums.ac.ir/sitecontent/show/heart