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Exhibition of Serbian naïve art opens in Brussels

Belgrade, 16 February 2007

The Serbian government's EU Integration Office stated today that EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Training and Multilingualism Jan Figel will open an exhibition of Serbian naïve art on February 20 in Brussels, organised by the Babka Gallery.

The statement says that the exhibition will be held under the auspices of the Serbian government and the EU Integration Office. It also adds that this will be the first time that artistic work from Serbia is presented at EU institutions.

At the European Commission's exhibition space 40 artists from Kovacica and other parts of Serbia will present themselves with over 70 paintings until March 7. Web presentation with data on the painters, their work and the exhibition has also been designed.

In the introductory section of the exhibition's catalogue, Director of the EU Integration Office Tanja Miscevic said the exhibition has two goals, the first being to present Serbia's cultural heritage and its distinctiveness, thus representing and bringing Serbia and its artists closer to the European citizens.

Miscevic said that the second important intention was to note the place, significance and role of Serbian art in its rapprochement to the European Union.

Also attending the opening will be Head of the Serbian Mission in EU Roksanda Nicic, founder of the Babka Gallery Pavel Babka, artists from Kovacica, officials from European institutions, the diplomatic corps and numerous media representatives.