It was firstly proposed by the name of the Institute for Islamic Cultural Renaissance (کانون نهضت فرهنگی اسلامی), and by Tahereh Saffarzadeh's initiative suggestion.

[2][3] The Artistic Sect formed as a continuation to two main ideologies and institutions, alongside Ayatollah Khomeini's hegemonic idea about the role of Islam in culture and art.

And secondly, were those who followed the ideas of Ahmad Fardid, such as Westoxification and its popularization by Jalal Al-e-Ahmad; people like Morteza Avini, Yousefali Mirshakkak, Ali Moallem Damghani, Mohammad Madadpour, and Shahriar Zarshenas.

"[9] Therefore, the Artistic Sect from its early days put all its utmost effort on disseminating the ideas of Revolution and its leader into art.

For that matter, the institution started the publication of several magazine titles with cultural and artistic specialization, training courses in various art fields, producing and making movies, producing screenplays, supporting artistic groups in various fields, supporting the holding of ritual shows and Ta'zieh, reviving authentic Iranian-Islamic arts, as well as performing activities and providing other services in order to maintain the extension and rely on the ideals of Islamic revolution.