On September 1st, the Art Colony ”Sićevo2025” began operating in the colony building in the village of Sićevo
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the First Yugoslav Art Colony, the predecessor of the Art Colony Sićevo. On the occasion of marking this significant anniversary in our cultural history, in order to reconstruct the appearance of Niš and Sićevo during the first stay of Nadežda Petrović and her colleagues from their Munich school days, we have organized a documentary exhibition, authored by Milica Todorović, museum advisor, which, along with accompanying texts, consists of photographs and postcards presented in print form, which belong to the collections of the National Museum of Niš, the Stevan Sremac National Library Niš and private collections. An AI-generated video on the same topic, created by Aleksandar Dević, MA, was also broadcast at the opening ceremony.
The participants of the 62nd edition of the event, which will be held until September 10, are: Gordana Kaljalović, Đorđe Odanović, Ivan Petrović (Belgrade), Đorđe Simić, Jovana Đorđević (Loznica), Joškin Šiljan (Grdelica), Dragan Momčilović, Olivera Dodić (Niš) and Ana Sluga (Ljubljana, Slovenia). In addition to their stay and work, they will have the opportunity to visit the Sićevačka Gorge, the surrounding monasteries and the cultural and historical monuments of our city during the colony.
The artwork created during this year’s event will be exhibited in the Pavilion in the Fortress in November 2025.