On 7^th June 2024, the committee for awarding prizes to students of undergraduate and master academic studies in Painting evaluated all the works exhibited at the Annual Exhibition of students of the Department of Fine Arts and made an unanimous decision to award the following prizes:

Award for the overall artistic results achieved in the master academic studies in Painting

Nikola Milanov, master student of academic studies, for the cycle of paintings and drawings, mentor Katarina Djordjević, MA, full professor

Award for the best painting in the undergraduate academic studies of Painting

Aleksandra Milutinović, fourth-year student, mentor Katarina Djordjević, MA, full professor

Prize for the best drawing in the undergraduate academic studies of Painting

Uroš Milinčić, third-year student, course professor DA Nikola Marković, Assoc. professor

Award for small format drawing “Katarina Radojlović” for I & II-year students of UAS, Painting

Marko Stevanović, II year student, course professor Vladan Randjelović, MA, Assoc. professor

The committee unanimously decided to commend Anastasija Milićević, IV-year student, for the author’s artistic expression mentor Bratislav Bašić, MA, full professor and course teacher Jelena Kitić, MA, Assoc. professor.

Commission for the awarding of prizes to students:

1. Katarina Djordjević, MA, President, mp.
2. Jelena Trajković Popivoda, DA, member
3. Nikola Marković, DA, member
4. Stevan Kitić, MA, member
5. Jelena Kitić, MA, member

At 27^th International Accordion Competition in Alcobaça (Portugal), students in the class of prof. Miljan Bjeletić, MA, achieved remarkable success. Fourth- year student Stefan Dimitrijević won I place in the “Senior” concertist category, while student Veljko Jović won II place in the same category. The competition was realized in two stages. Stefan Dimitrijević was invited by the organizers to hold a solo concert next year in Portugal at the same competition, as well as at the competition in Mons (Belgium).

At VII International Music Festival “Vlasina Spring”, the Faculty of Arts in Niš students won the following awards:

LAUREATE-DUO: Nikola Tomić, MAS clarinet and Boris Pećanac, MAS piano

I1-TRIO: Andjela Antić, MAS solo singing, Nikola Tomić, MAS clarinet and Tijana Miletić MAS piano

   -TRIO: Jelena Stamenković, III-OAS violin, Sara Hristov, II-OAS violin and Andrijana Živković, III-OAS piano

I3 -TRIO: Teodora Živković, III-OAS flute, Neda Stamenković, I-OAS viola and Andrijana Stajić, I-OAS piano

Class: Ingrid Janković, Assoc. prof.                           Substitute professor: prof. MA Marina Denić

At XVI international string competition “String Fest” in Sremska Mitrovica – Stefan Ekmedžić, a fourth-year student, won I prize in the highest category with 95 points. Mladen Tomić, a second-year student, won II prize with 92 points. All in the class of Assoc. prof. Ljubinko Lazić, MA.

Cellist Svetlana Bogosavljević will hold a cello masterclass at the Faculty of Arts in Niš. The masterclass will be held on 24^th and 25^th June 2024, in the Faculty of Arts in Niš Concert-Exhibition Hall (Knjaževačka 2a). The official piano accompanist will be pianist Mina Krasić.

After the success in Portugal, at the recently held 18^th International Accordion Competition in Murska Sobota (Slovenia), fourth-year student Stefan Dimitrijević in the class of prof. Miljan Bjeletić, MA, won in the oldest category. Also, Veljko Jović won I prize. Stefan Dimitrijević was invited by the organizers to play a solo concert in Murska Sobota the next year.

Jovana Vojinović, fourth-year flute student, UAS in the class of DMA Jelena Jakovljević, Assoc. prof, is the laureate of VII category at V international competition of young musicians – Zemun. She performed at the competition with her piano accompanist Nikola Cvetković.

Kristina Mančić, third-year flute student, UAS in the class of DMA Jelena Jakovljević, won II prize in VII category at V international competition of young musicians in Zemun. Along with her, the entire competition program was performed by piano accompanist Nikola Cvetković.

Another I prize went to the chamber ensemble “Musique per trois” in the class of prof. Anqa Veličković Igić, consisting of Jovana Blagojević-flute, Ilija Jovanović-cello and Vasilije Glavašević-piano. This time, success was achieved at XI international piano competition ULJUS 2024, where they competed as the youngest ensemble in V category-Chamber Music.

Three different international competitions and three I prizes, that’s the score of this team that just finished the first year of undergraduate studies.