On the occasion of May 24, the Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavic Writing, an exhibition of works by teachers and students of the Department of Book, Illustration and Printed Graphics at the National Academy of Arts in Sofia was opened on May 25 at the “Methodi Meta Petrov” Gallery in Dimitrovgrad (Serbia). The gallery’s director Zoran Andonov greeted the attendees on behalf of the “Methodi Meta Petrov” Gallery and the Center for Culture. He pointed out that the cooperation with the National Academy of Arts has been extremely successful and rich for years.
The book is a product that is closely related to the holiday of Bulgarian culture and education and Slavic writing, Nikolay Tsachev, associate professor of the Department of Book, Illustration and Printed Graphics, pointed out at the opening. He introduced the guests to the main features of the presented works: the works created by the teachers of the department, which are in the field of type and the illustrations of the students, which were made in the final stage, a bachelor’s degree – a children’s author’s book.
The opening was also attended by the Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Niš, Edvin Sugarev. He highlighted the great importance of the work of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius; of the word, which is of exceptional importance for our individual and collective memory, history and identity, and of course, of the book itself and the art associated with it.
The works of the teachers and students of the Sofia National Academy of Arts in the Dimitrovgrad gallery will be on display until June 25.
Opening: May 25, 2018
Venue: "Methodi Meta Petrov" Gallery in Dimitrovgrad (Serbia)
Closing: June 25, 2018
Source: www.far.rs; Text: Diana Jelenkov; Photos: Slavisha Milanov
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