The Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts Niš invites you to the grand opening of the Art Colony Sićevo 2024 on Monday, September 2nd at 7 p.m. – Art Colony building in the village of Sićevo.
The Art Colony Sićevo continues the tradition of the first Yugoslav art colony, founded by the famous Serbian painter Nadežda Petrović. As the oldest colony in the Balkans, it was first held in 1905. Since 1964, when its work was renewed, it has been held continuously every year. Thanks to this event, a collection of 1,000 works of art has been formed and, in terms of its historical, artistic and aesthetic characteristics, it is the most valuable collection of our art from the second half of the century in the territory of Serbia proper.
The colony is held every September in the village of Sićevo, 20 km from Niš. In addition to the artists’ stay and work, the Work Program, decided by the Event Council, traditionally includes a more detailed introduction of participants to the cultural and historical heritage of this region. During the ten-day stay, participants have the opportunity to visit the Sićeva Gorge, the surrounding monasteries, and the cultural and historical monuments of our city: the Fortress, Mediana, and the Ćele-kula.
The works of art created during this year’s event will be exhibited in the Pavilion in the Fortress in November 2025.
The collection of the Sićevo Art Colony is enriched every year with new works that are left for safekeeping, museological processing, protection, and professional presentation in the implementation of the Gallery of Contemporary Fine Arts in Niš.
The participants of the Sićevo Art Colony 2024 are: Nina Ivanovic, Marija Bogdanovic, Đorđe Stanojevic (Belgrade), Nikolija Stanojevic, Milan Hrnjazovic (Valjevo), Borislav Bozic (Croatia), Dinko Nenov (Bulgaria), Milan Ristic and Tijana Savković (Niš).
The implementation of this year’s event was supported by the City of Niš and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia.