NEWS

CULTURE FLOWS ALONG THE DANUBE

Draft program prepared by the Balkankult Foundation

Danube Fest Ulm
Ulm 6-15. 07. 2012

Microresidence Research Analysis

August-October 2011 Youkobo Art Space

Youkobo sent out a survey to 160 different residence programs across the world which we felt may correspond with the term “Microresidence”. The intention of this survey was to gain an insight into the range of small scale independent residence programs being facilitated world wide, the kind of support they offer to artists, the emphasis of their programs, their organization and vision towards a proposed “microresidence network”.

http://www.dis-locate.net/microanalysis.pdf

Folk culture and cultural policy of Serbia

On 10 November 2011 a panel discussion was held on the topic Folk culture and cultural policy of Serbia in the National Theater in Belgrade.   The roundtable was organized as part of project The preservation of folk heritage and cultural policy of Serbia, implemented by the associates of the Balkankult Foundation for the purposes of the Ministry of Culture.

The following topics were discussed:
• Overall situation of folk culture in Serbia
• Review of the system of institutions dealing with the protection and preservation of folk culture and exploring possibilities to improve it
• Political discourse
• Preservation and/or development
• Sector or inter-sector approach – does Serbia have a special cultural policy in this area?
• How to maintain viability of folk culture
• Folk culture and education system
• Amateurism and/or professionalism
• Management issues
• Industrialization of folk culture (creative industries/sectors)
• How to establish links between heritage and economic potentials of tourism, food and drinks industry, festival culture?
• How do private and independent initiatives function – review of various successful experiences and examples
• Priorities that can be realistically achieved?
• Stimulation tools: tax policy, subsidies and other incentives.
• International legal instruments

The discussions were fruitful and constructive. Observations, comments and proposals advanced by participants will be presented in the research materials.

Key note speaker:  Miloš Đurković, Ph.D. philosophy (Institute of European Studies), Dimitrije Vujadinović, moderator, cultural practitioner (Balkankult Foundation) and Milica Radenković, coordinator, cultural practitioner (Balkankult Foundation).

The participants of the round table included: Prof. Dr Vesna Marjanović, ethnologist (Ethnographic Museum); Saša Pančić, painter; Vesna Jokanović, economist (Ministry of Culture); Branko Krasojević, tourist specialist; Vesna Bogunović, cultural practitioner; Nebojša Milikić, Rex; Oliver Đordjević,  editor of magazine “Etnoumlje”; dr Jelena Jovanović, ethno-musicologist; Dragan Pantelić, art director of private Cultural/Art Society – Talija; Jasmina Milojević, ethno-musicologist; Ivan Zlatković, M.A., Civil Association “Heritage and Future – Aranđelovac 1859“ ;  Dragana Stojanović, lecturer at High School for Professional Studies for Educators in Kikinda, Traditional Dances Educator: Gordana Đerić, senior adviser of the Institute for European Studies: Kristina Planjanin Simić, High School for Professional Studies for Educators in Kikinda: Slobodan Balać, High School for Professional Studies for Educators in Kikinda.

 

Regensburg Symposium - Art and Culture in the Danube Region, Donumenta 2011

Dimitrije Vujadinović, has participated at the International Symposium for Art and Culture in the Danube Region, Donumenta 2011 – Serbia: Danube – Where to? – A cradle of European Culture and its Future. The symposium took place under the patronage of the Bavarian Minister President Horst Seehofer from October 20-22 in Regensburg, Germany.
The symposium was organized by the Donumenta network from Regensburg. The general impression of participants is that it was a well organized and successful meeting. Along with quality speeches and fruitful discussions, many direct contacts have been established which will surely lead to concrete cooperation. The representative of the Balkankult Foundation is satisfied with his participation and direct contacts that were established.

    

In memorian - Prof. Dr Dragan Klaic

We lost our good cologue and great expert for cultural policies Prof. Dr  Dragan Klaic! Condoleances to his family, to all of us, as European cultural activism had lost one of its most prominent figures.

SEVENTY MILLION YEARS OF MOUNT FRUSKA GORA

On June 6, in the famous Belgrade gallery "Ozone", Dimitrije Vujadinovic held a presentation - Traveling through Fruska Gora from the Time of the Tethys Ocean to Today.
Revealing of Fruska Gora's secrets, true natural, spiritual and cultural values: the natural blending into the Danube, the Tisa delta and the lower Sava; unique paleontological biodiversity; broken mountain massifs; ecological phenomena; the center of Serbian spirituality; a wine haven.

Donation of the Balkankult Foundation

The Balkankult Foundation has gifted 80 books, Roman glass, glass paste and gagat bracelets in Lower Panonia, by Svetlana Saranovic Sveta published by the Balkankult Foundation. This event took place at the annual meeting of the Archaeological Society of Serbia at the National Museum in Kraljevo on the 28th and 29th.

Intervju - Dimitrije Vujadinovic

Actavis Srbija

Intervju, Dimitrije Vujadinovic, direktor Balkankult fondacije