Professor Roman Widaszek is one of Poland’s leading clarinetists, celebrated for his extensive international career, collaborations with major orchestras and ensembles, and more than twenty acclaimed recordings nominated for the prestigious Fryderyk Award. He has performed as a soloist with nearly all major Polish orchestras and is a sought‑after lecturer at international masterclasses across Europe and Asia.

Flutist Ildiko Juhasz, principal flute of the Sudeten Philharmonic in Poland since 2009, is recognized for her remarkable international career as both flutist and piccolo specialist. She has performed with ensembles such as the Macao Orchestra, Münchner Symphoniker, Neue Philharmonie Berlin, and is the recipient of numerous awards including Trebinje Classic 2025 – Absolute First and Beethoven International Competition Vienna 2022 – 1st Prize. Her solo appearances span Europe and Asia, featuring concertos by Vivaldi, Mozart, Liebermann, Ibert, and many others.

Both artists will present masterclasses and lectures for students of the Wind Department.

The visit is organized within the project coordinated by Assoc. Prof. Miloš Mijatović, Full Professor at the Faculty of Arts, University of Niš.

On 4^th December 2025, at the headquarters of Erste Bank in Belgrade, in the presence of representatives of all art faculties and academies, as well as the rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade, prof. PhD Mirjana Nikolić, scholarships were awarded to exceptional young artists – art students.

The honor of being scholarship recipients went to Lazar Mutavžić, a violin student, and Isidora Očaj, a graphic design student. The Faculty of Arts was represented, by the authorization of the Dean, by prof. DMA Ljubinko Lazić.

Attached is a link with all information related to this event. The Faculty of Arts Administration congratulates our students on their successes and thanks prof. Lazić for his support to the students and for the worthy representation of the Faculty of Arts at the scholarship award ceremony, as well as at the working meeting of the Association of Faculties and Art Academies of Serbia at the Rectorate of the University of Arts in Belgrade.

https://www.erstebank.rs/sr/o-nama/press/saopstenja/2025/12/05/erste-banka-i-umetnicki-fakulteti-produzili-partnerstvo-dodeljene-nagrade-najboljim-studentima-u-srbiji

At the just concluded V International Festival “The Heart of Serbia – Interfest”, held in Kragujevac, a vocal competition for students in the classical music category was organized. At the competition, Andjela Jokić, a second-year student at the Faculty of Arts in Niš, Solo Singing Department, in the class of Associate Professor Saša Arsenkov, MA, won the first prize (98 points), as well as the Special Award – LAUREAT in the classical music category.

The digital edition “Diptych and Argentine Fantasy” is a selection of cyclical works by Jovan Bogosavljević that have achieved a notable performing and critical life on the domestic and international stage in the past few years.

The composition “Diptych”, a two-movement concerto with a cadenza in the first movement for two solo violins, was premiered in 2021 as part of a project of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of North Macedonia, in collaboration with the Macedonian Chamber Orchestra “Profundis”, under the conductorship of Djurdjica Dašić. The work was then performed in 2022 with the Mostar Symphony Orchestra, as well as with the Concertante na Kolarac chamber orchestra, under the conductorship of Maestro Milena Injac.

“Argentine Fantasy” is a work that was composed for the festival program of the international Ohrid Summer Festival, where it was premiered in 2023, also under the conductorship of Maestro Milena Injac. Critics assessed this performance as a “refreshment of Ohrid Summer”. The work was then performed as part of the Skopje Summer 2023 festival, as well as in RTS programs the same year.

These cyclical works by Jovan Bogosavljević are today among the most performed works of contemporary domestic authors, both in the country and in the region.

Very demanding scores, enriched with contemporary performance elements, were performed by an exceptional generation of students who, in addition to the concert stage, gained valuable experience in professional string music making through working in studio conditions. Recording in a professional studio together with their professors and established musicians, these young performers adopted new skills and standards that represent an important step towards their artistic and professional maturation.

The promotion of the digital edition will be held at the Faculty of Arts in Niš Concert and Exhibition Hall, Knjaževacka 2a, on 27^th December 2025 at 7 p.m.

At “VII Meeting of Guitar Students from Academies and Faculties of Music in the Region”, which took place in Novi Sad from 10^th to 13^th December 2025, organized by the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, the Faculty of Arts from Niš was represented by Aleksandar Krstić (MAS) in the class of Associate Professor DMA Slobodan Milivojević. Aleksandar presented himself to the audience with great success on 13 December, in the Atrium of the Museum of Vojvodina, sharing the evening program with a student from the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.

In addition to our faculty, the FMA-Belgrade, the Academy of Arts – Novi Sad, the Academy of Music in Cetinje and the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana also participated in this year’s Meeting of Guitar Students.

Mila Knežević, a student of the MAS at the Department of Visual Arts, is one of fifteen exhibitors at the international exhibition “Reflection of Fear” as part of the Horror Film Festival, which is taking place in the Belgrade Cultural Center Hall. Her graphic work entitled “Mila_Knežević_1”, realized in digital technique, is part of the exhibition as part of the festival program.

At 27^th International Solo Singer Competition “Nikola Cvejić” in Ruma, Serbia, 28–29.11.2025 –  students of the Faculty of Arts, University of Niš in the class of MA Katarina Simonović Ivanković, full prof. participated.

In the category of the competition, the following students performed and won awards:

✨ Luka Marković – tenor MAS

I PRIZE (97.6 points) and

SPECIAL PRIZE – scholarship for the International Opera Course in Beeskow “OPER ODER SPREE” in Germany in 2027.

✨ Sara Stojković – soprano I year UAS

II PRIZE (83.6 points).

The piano accompaniment at the competition was pianist Staša Stamenković, Faculty of Arts in Niš.

The week behind us brought exceptional news and significant recognition for our country and the Faculty of Arts in Niš. At the World Accordion Trophy Trophée Mondial, which was held this year in Montargis, not far from Paris, Mirko Šunjevarić, in the class of Full Prof. Nikola Pekovic, won II place in the Masters category, while in the Junior category, Ineš Ornelas, in the class of prof. Miljan Bjeletić, took IV place!

This result represents an extraordinary success for the students, their mentors and our faculty, as well as confirmation of the high quality of artistic education that is nurtured at the Accordion Department.

Anđela Bučić, a fourth-year student of the Department of Graphic Design, is a participant of the international poster exhibition ROAR RESISTANCE POSTER, which is being held as part of the fifth edition of Bucharest Graphic Days. The exhibition of posters by authors from all over the world was opened on 13^th November 2025, at the Rotonda Hall of the National Theater in Bucharest.

Mentors: Professor DA Slavica Dragosavac, Assistant Professor DA Jovana Nikolić.

Voices of Difference: Women, Stage, Resistance

Center for Girls from Niš and DAH Theatre from Belgrade

26^th November

At 7 pm, Faculty of Arts in Niš – Performance HERITAGE, DAH Theatre

At 8 pm Round table – Voices of Difference: Women, Stage, Resistance

2^nd December

At 8 pm, Small Stage of the National Theatre in Niš – Performance WOMEN’S ROOM, Center for Girls from Niš

The artistic and educational program “Voices of Difference: Women, Stage, Resistance” will be held on 26^th November 26 and 2^nd December in Niš in cooperation with DAH Theatre – Center for Research on Culture and Social Change from Belgrade and the Center for Girls from Niš.

The joint project, through two performances and a round table, explores and thematizes the issues of women’s rights and freedoms, opens a space for reflection, expression and sharing of women’s experiences and struggles.

Starting from the idea that diversity is a form of resilience and strength, the project affirms women’s voices that come from different positions, identities and creative practices. Performing arts are used as a tool for collective reflection on women’s rights, gender equality, violence, corporeality, identity and solidarity. Through the meeting of the audience, artists and activists, the project builds a space for feminist exchange and shared insight.

With the joint project, DAH Theatre and the Girls’ Center want to connect the audience with feminist and anti-fascist themes through theatrical form and aims to empower women’s rights through creative expression and dialogue and create a space for mutual support and connection. Through creative practices, the project contributes to the advancement of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

The project “Voices of Difference: Women, Stage, Resistance” was supported within the framework of the “Cohesion Under Pressure” competition, as part of the Center for Cultural Decontamination project “Diversity as Perseverance: Creative Perspectives and Collective Insights”. Admission to all programs is free.