IX National Scientific Conference with International Participation BARTF 2021

The Faculty of Arts of the University of Niš, with the Branch of SASA in Niš, is organizing the ninth National scientific conference with international participation Balkan Art Forum – BARTF on the topic Art and Culture Today: Harmony and Disharmony on 8^th and 9^th October 2021. This year’s thematic framework of the scientific conference is dedicated to the phenomena of harmony and disharmony and their place and function, both in traditional and contemporary culture, as well as the all-pervading influence on creativity and culture.

Due to the situation caused by the COVID19 virus pandemic, this year’s Forum BARTF 2021 will be held via an online conference, which you can follow live on the Facebook page of the Faculty of Arts in Niš, on Friday, 8^th October from 1 pm and on Saturday, 9^th October from 11 am.

The scientific Forum will be officially opened by prof. PhD Vesna Lopičić, Vice Rector for International Relations of the University of Niš, together with greeting words by prof. PhD Vladimir Rakočević, SASA Corresponding Member, Coordinator of SASA Branch in Niš and prof. DMA Milena Injac, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts in Niš.

An introductory statement after the Forum opening will be presented by prof. PhD Igor Borozan, full professor of art history from the Department of Art History, Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, Serbia on the topic The Obliteration of Memory in Public Space in the territory of Serbia from the 19^th to the 21^st century and Roberto Gianinetti, an independent artist from Vercelli, Italy on Proceedings: “All Things Considered”: A Reasoned Catalogue.

The scientific conference will take place through four sessions. More detailed information, as well as the complete conference Program can be found on the Faculty’s website.

As part of the artistic program of this year’s Balkan Art Forum, which you can also follow live on the Facebook page of the Faculty, prof. DMA Branka Popović, associate professor for the narrower artistic field of Compositions from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, Serbia and Ema Potevska Popivoda, full piano professor at the Music Academy of Goce Delčev, University in Štip, Northern Macedonia will present their respective creative opuses. Presentations are scheduled for Saturday, 9^th October 2021, at 11 a.m.