Prof. MA Katarina Djordjević, stayed at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, at the Faculty of Pedagogy and Arts, Department of Visual Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria within the framework of Erasmus + mobility for teachers. She gave a lecture “Interpretation of visual tradition: Meeting of traditional crafts and contemporary art”. Students and teachers of the Department of Visual Arts are presented to be familiar with different experiences of using archeological material and traditional heritage, as well as with possible interpretations in contemporary works of art, based on postmodern experiences.

Prof. MA Katarina Djordjević, exhibited drawings from the series “I look at the river and think of the sea” in FNOI Gallery, Department of Visual Arts, and the exhibition opened on 7^th March 2023.

Teachers, associates and students were informed about various opportunities for cooperation that can take place under the auspices of Erasmus + mobility and within the framework of inter-institutional exchanges of artistic, professional and scientific contents. Joint artistic and scientific projects have been proposed by the receiving institution, which can be applied for European funds in the field of culture and education in the coming period. Cooperation has been defined, which will include specific art exhibitions in Sofia and Niš.

Chamber trio consisting of first-year students: Andjelija Djak-flute, Dušan Vinkic-flute and Aleksa Savić-piano, in the class of prof. Ana Veličković – Igić, won I prize (97.83 points) in V category of chamber music, at 25^th International Competition “Tahir Kulenović”, which is held in Valjevo.

Filip Cincarević (III year), Strahinja Marković (I year), Nikola Pavlović (master student), Bratislav Djordjević (I year) and Petar Pavlović (I year) performed at the concert of the Faculty of Arts, University of Niš students, in the class of Stevan Spalević, PhD, Assoc. prof. on 13^th February 2023 in the “Artget” Gallery in Belgrade, organized by Belgrade Cultural Center. The program included works by J. S. Bach, J. Haydn, F. Chopin, S. Rachmaninov and O. Messianic.

At the prize competition for a poster by art faculties students, with the topic of prevention of the use of tobacco and nicotine products, of the Institute for Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanović Batut”, the Department of Applied Arts students won four additional awards and seven participations in the final exhibition.

The posters of the Department of Applied Arts students, Petar Pejić, Danica Ćirić, Ksenija Stanković and Tamara Terentić, the third and fourth year students and master students, won additional awards at the competition of the Institute for Public Health of Serbia, while the posters of students: Vera Nikolić, Jana Novaković, Andrijana Jovanović, Marija Milosavljević, Marta Pejčić, Sara Stojanović and Jovana Milojević were included in the exhibition official selection.

The poster competition was announced by the Office for Smoking Prevention at the Center for Health Promotion of the Institute for Public Health of Serbia “Dr Milan Jovanović Batut”, for students of artistic higher education institutions, on the topic of prevention of the use of tobacco and nicotine products. Posters by the Applied Arts Department students of the Faculty of Arts in Niš will be exhibited as part of the award-winning and selected works of students of art faculties in Serbia.

Mentor: Slavica Dragosavac, DA

Assistant: Miljana Radenković, DA

25.12.2022 Concert of the Faculty of arts in Niš Solo Singing students (Nikola Stamenković – 3^rd year, Lazar Lazarević – 4^th year, Nena Djurić – 4^th year, in the class of Katarina Simonović Ivanković, MA, Associate professor, and Milana Andrašević – 3^rd year, Katarina Mihailović – 4^th year, in the class of Saša Arsenkov, MA, Assistant professor) – “House of Djura Jakšić” gallery

26.12.2022 Concert of the Faculty of Arts in Niš professors (Katarina Simonović Ivanković, MA, Associate professor, soprano, and Saša Arsenkov, MA, Assistant professor, tenor) – “House of Djura Jakšić” gallery

The “ACADEMY MEETINGS” project was held in the period from 25^th – 27^th December 2022 in Kragujevac, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, at the initiative of prof. MA Vojislav Spasić and the organization of the associations: “Prestonica” (Capital), “Telok” and the association “Archangels” from Kragujevac.

The meeting of the Art Academies, Faculties of Musical Arts, of the Universities of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro a nd Slovenia started with a meeting (round table) in the Rectorate of the University of Kragujevac, where all professors presented themselves to the rector of the University of Kragujevac, prof. PhD Nenad Filipović. The first project of this type in our region was successfully implemented. The project aimed to create cooperation with higher education institutions from the former Yugoslavia area, as well as respective professors and students.

Possibilities of launching various initiatives and progress in this area as well as achieving mutual cooperation were discussed.

As part of this project, professors Saša Arsenkov, MA, Katarina Simonović Ivanković, MA, Berislav Jerković, PhD, Milica Stojadinović, PhD, Senka Nedeljković, PhD, and Vojislav Spasić, MA, held master classes as well as a series of concerts and a round table in which the Music Academy students and soprano Anastasia Holtz took part. The topic of the round table was “Introduction and cooperation of solo singers”. In addition to lectures and concerts, Kragujevac audience was presented with a book by ethnomusicologist Trajče Malinov, MA.

The master classes and concerts were supported by piano accompanists Petar Marković and Boško Stojadinović. All concerts and courses were held in the “House of Djura Jakšić” gallery.

The exhibition of works by the Department of Applied Arts students of the Faculty of Arts in Niš entitled “Motivational quotes” will be opened in the Niš Cultural Center Gallery on 26^th December 2022 at 5 p.m.

It has been proven that the best motivational slogans create emotions in the consumer society, and supported by visuals in commercials and advertising, remain in the user’s memory for a long time. For this reason, the third-year students of undergraduate academic studies at the Faculty of Arts in Niš, Department of Applied Arts, deal with this issue through an assignment in the Graphic Communication course. Mutual studious activity and dedication in the work of students and their mentors Anita Milić and Miljana Radenković are reflected in the presentations shown at the exhibition “Motivational quotes”.

Twenty-two students: Andrijana Jovanović, Danica Ćirić, Elena Denda, Ilija Samac, Irena Tasić, Jana Novaković, Ksenija Stanković, Marija Milosavljević, Marko Cukavac, Nadja Stanisavljević, Nevena Ristić, Ana Mitrović, Anja Janković, Anja Naumović, Danica Stojanović, Lana Jovanović, Marija Tatić, Mateja Milošević, Mihailo Ećim, Petar Pejić, Sara Bogdanović and Vera Nikolić show their talent, insight, creative thinking and support their readiness to solve highly functional tasks of contemporary design practice.

“A FEST” in Novi Sad hosted students from, as well as around the country, in Novi Sad, during 23^rd November – 30^th December 2022.

The Faculty of Arts in Niš was represented by Lazar Mutavdžić, a second-year violin student in the class of prof. Marija Rajković, with the piano acompaniment of Senka Simonović, DA and Drago Garić, a student of master academic studies in Accordion in the class of prof. Nikola Peković.

At 24^th International Competition of Solo Singers “Nikola Cvejić” in Ruma during 2^th – 3^th December 2022, the Faculty of Arts in Niš students participated in four categories.

Five students in the class of Katarina Simonović Ivanković, MA, Associate prof:

Sofija Lazić, II, II-3rd prize, (84.4 points)

Andjela Nedeljković, II category, II-2nd prize, (84.8 points)

Luka Marković, II category, II-1st prize, (88.2 points)

Nena Djurić, fourth category, II prize, (82.6 points)

Lazar Lazarević, V category, commendation.

Student from the class of Saša Arsenkov, MA, Assistant prof:

Andjela Mladenović, III category, III prize (76 points).

At IX International Competition of Solo Singers “Vera Kovač Vitkai”, which took place at “Isidor Bajić” Music School in Novi Sad during 12^th – 13^th December 2022, the third-year student of the Faculty of Arts in Niš, Nikola Stamenković, in the class of Katarina Simonović Ivanković, MA, Assoc. prof, won I prize (97.5 points) in II category and the special prize of the jury.

Mihailo Dašić, a master graduate guitar student in the class of prof. MA Vesna Petković, held a solo concert at the Faculty of Arts in Niš hall no. 6, on 17^th December 2022.