Miloš Mijatović, Associate professor,was a Jury Chairman at International Competition “SAMNIUM” in the Italian city of Benevento. The competition was held from 10^th to 14^th April 2019, with over 80 clarinetists from all over Europe taking part.

Aleksandra TrifunoviĆ, a double-bass student in the class of Ljubinko Lazić, MA, Associate professor, held a concert with piano accompaniment of Ivan Novaković, MA, Associate professor, at “Double bass encounters” festival in the Ministry of Culture of Montenegro at Cetinje, Montenegro.

Exhibition of final works by students of Master Academic Studies at the Department of Applied Arts will be opened at the Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts – Pavilion in the Fortress, on Monday, 1^st July 2019, at 7 pm. The following students are exhibiting their works: Aleksandar Tonev, Vukašin Ivković, Jovan Živković, Jovan Jovanović, Kosta Vojinović, Miloš Kostov and Nikola Djordjević. The exhibition will last until 7^th July 7 2019.

Bisera Veljković, MA, Associate professor, held a solo concert in the Hall of the Conservatory “Richard Wagner” in Vienna on Wednesday, 26^th June 2019. The program included pieces by C. Frank, L. van Beethoven and F. Mendelssohn.

Nemanja Egerić, MAS, Associate at the Faculty of Arts, held full-length concerts at the SASA Gallery in Belgrade on 24^th June 2019 and in the hall of Music Academy in East Sarajevo on 26^th June 2019. The program included the first eleven pieces from the cycle “Vingt Regards sur l’enfant-Jésus” by Olivier Messian.

Jelena Jakovljević, Assistant professor, flute and Stevan Spalević, Assistant professor, piano, held a concert at IV Festival “Filip Days” at the Faculty of Arts in Niš Concert Showroom, on 17^th June 2019. The program included sonates by J. S. Bach, G. Donicetti, W. A. Mozart and F. Poulenc.

At the annual exhibition of the Department of Visual arts students, awards were given to the most successful students. The award committee unanimously decided to award the following prizes:

– Award for best artistic achievement at the Master study program of Painting – Jelena Djukanović

– Award for Best Drawing at the Undergraduate study program of Painting – Ivana Dunjić

– Award for Best Picture at the Undergraduate study program of Painting – Dušan Radovanović

– Small Drawing Award entitled “Katarina Radojlović” at the Undergraduate study program of Painting for I and II year students – Kaja Jovanović

The prizes will be ceremonially awarded to students at the exhibition opening of the final works of Master students of the Department of Visual Arts, on 25^th June 2019, at 7 pm in the Fortress Pavilion.

More than 40 students of all three Departments of the Faculty of Arts in Niš, under the mentorship of spec. Ana Veličković Igić, Associate professor, in cooperation with Slobodan Radojković, PhD, Associate professor, took part in the artistic event Days of young artists^, cultural creativity – “Fortress of Art”, the project of the Civil Society Development Center PROTECTA, supported by the City of Niš, the Secretariat of Culture and Information of the City of Niš.

Exhibition of final works of the Department of Visual arts Master students will be opened at the Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery – Pavilion in the Fortress, on Tuesday, 25^th June 2019, at 7 pm. The following students are exhibiting their works: Aleksandar Marković, Zorica Ilić, Martina Djordjević, Jelena Djukanović, Dušan Stanojević, Milica Trajković.

Ivana Milošević, MAS, Assistant at the Faculty of Arts in Niš, conducted with Niš Chamber choir at XVI International Orthodox Music Festival of the Holy Virgin – Dostojno jest, on 9^th June 2019, in the temple of the Birth of the Holy Virgin in Pomorie, Bulgaria. The program included works by Orthodox musicians, Serbian and Bulgarian authors, and Ivana received diplomas for choir management as well as for a decent presentation at the Festival.