Chelsea Art Museum proudly presents a series of events on Tuesday, July 14 to contextualize its upcoming exhibition, Iran Inside Out. At 6pm, curator Sam Bardaouil will lead a tour of the exhibition. At 7pm there will be a panel discussion in conjunction with the Persian Arts Festival. The panel will be comprised of artists that are featured within Iran Inside Out, as well as the exhibition’s curator.

Panelists:

·         Livia Alexander – Executive Director of ArteEast (moderator)

·         Sam Bardaouil – curator, Iran Inside Out

·         Samira Abbassy – Featured artist

·         Pooneh Maghazehe – Featured artist

·         Darius Yektai – Featured artist

Attendees of the exhibition’s opening reception were also encouraged to submit questions, some of which may be addressed by the panel. The panel’s questions and answers will be transcribed and available for further commentary online on www.persianartsfestival.org blog. The discussion will be followed at 9pm by a performance by Hypernova, an indie-rock band from Tehran.