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This years Outside end-of-program events in Belgrade will be an official part of the cultural manifestation THE MUSEUM NIGHT.
March 2008
The Museum Night (May 17, 2008) is an event which, in a very unique way, contributes to the reviving of the museum culture in more than 120 cities around the world. The final Outside Project event which will be a part of the Museum Night will include a fashion show with garments designed with electronic waste at the ex-Turkish Baths in Belgrade. The show will present the results of a workshop by Angela Nocentini, in collaboration with the BIS Recycling company and the Contemporary Art Gallery in Pancevo.
Outside Project / Florence 07: Reception at Palazzo Vecchio. Students and professors from Serbia greeted by the Counselor for Public Education and the SACI president.
Florence, July 23, 2007
At a reception in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence Counselor for Public Education, Ms. Daniela Lastri and SACI president, Ms. Mary Beckinsale, expressed their welcome wishes to the visiting students and professors from Serbia. Through the Outside Project the City of Florence wishes to invest in contemporary culture that has to include a participation of young artists, said Ms. Daniela Lastri. SACI president, Ms. Mary Beckinsale, said that the SACI involvement in the Outside project, from its early days, expresses an orientation of this institution towards educational practices that promote intercultural exchange.
  
Outside 07: Termination Shock by Robert Gligorov on Belgrade billboards
Belgrade, May 21-28, 2007
Powerful images by the Milanese artist Robert Gligorov were exhibited on 18 locations in the downtown Belgrade, with support of the Culture Department of the City of Belgrade, Italian Cultural Institute and the gallery Pack in Milan.
Mr. Alessandro Merola, Ambassador of Italy in Belgrade, inaugurated the event May 21, at the Italian Cultural Institute. The day after the opening Gligorov held a talk on his work at the Belgrade University of Arts. The works were displayed on the billboards of a Belgrade company Alma Quattro. Works presented in the exhibition will be included in the permanent collection of the Italian Institute in Belgrade. The exhibition was curated by Dejan Atanackovic.
  
Outside Project Protocol signed by the Culture Department of the City of Belgrade
Belgrade, March 8, 2007
The Outside Project represents an important possibility for our students to develop cultural links with Europe, a way to travel for many Serbian students who have been denied that right over too many years, says Nenad Bogdanovic, the Mayor of Belgrade.
The Protocol signed by the Belgrade and Florentine partners defines
the roles of all institutions involved, including the
Public Education Department of the City of Florence (Assessorato
alla Pubblica Istruzione / Scambi internazionali), the
City of Belgrade, University of Arts in Belgrade, Florence
Academy of Fine Arts, Studio Art Centers International
(SACI) and the Center for International Studies of Arts
(CMUS).
The Italian text of this document is available here.
We wish to thank the University of Arts in Belgrade for
their kind letter of support.
  
Outside program in Florence
Florence, July 2006
This years program, with support of Comune di Firenze,
included the final event at the ex-church of San Carlo
dei Barnabiti and at La Corte Arte Contemporanea gallery.
The building, as appears today, dates back to 1636, when
it was adapted for the Barnabite order. In 1800s, this
space has been transformes into a school, and curently
it is at disposal of the City of Florence (Quarter 1)
as a space for a variety of cultural activities. The building,
however, remains undefined and its cultural function unclear.
 
Outside in Belgrade
Ansa, May 24, 2006
Danas, May 15, 2006
SEEcult, May 13, 2006
The Outside Project, a program of didactic and cultural
exchange, organized by the Belgrade’s Center for
International Studies of Art, took place in Belgrade,
May 14-30, with participation of over 30 students from
the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Carnegie Mellon
University in Pittsburgh and Belgrade’s University
of Arts. Lectures and workshops on themes of urban identity
were held in spaces of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Megatrend
University of Art and Design. For the occasion, an unused
space in Belgrade, ex-Turkish Bath, has been adapted for
events, including a concert and the final students show.
The Culture Department of the City of Belgrade has given
generous support to the program, by providing the funding
for students accommodation.
In collaboration with Serbian Recycling Agency, a large
quantity of recyclable materials was obtained for sculptural
and design projects. Multimedia facilities of the Megatrend
University were used for video and digital works. Students
radio shows were held at the local radio station (SKC
Radio). A special workshop, by the Florentine artist Lorenzo
Pezzatini, was organized at the Institute for mentally
challenged children and youth in Sremcica, in the vicinity
of Belgrade. Lecturers came from all participating institutions,
as well as by invitation, as confirmed experts in their
fields, such as Edoardo Malagigi, art director of Children’s
Emergency Foundation, Michelle Illuminato from Carnegie
Mellon, Irina Subotic, University of Novi Sad, Nikola
Suica Belgrade University of Arts, Stevan Vukovic, Students
Cultural Center, Maria Antonia Rinaldi, SACI - Florence, Tanja Ostojic, artist living in Berlin
and Belgrade (Venice Biennale, Manifesta...). The program
also included two exhibition events by visiting artists.
Pinocchio Project by Edoardo Malagigi, produced by the
Center for International Studies of Art, consisted in
building a huge Pinocchio out of several tons of consumable
goods of long conservation, such as powder milk, pastry,
canned vegetables and meat, sugar, flour, oil etc. The
list of products represents two months of supplies needed
by the largest Belgrade orphanage which was actually the
receiver of this aid. The exhibition was inaugurated by
the Italian ambassador in Belgrade, Mr. Sandro Merola.
Other event, Guide, by the US artists group Next Question,
in collaboration with Kim Beck, consisted in collecting
a variety of information on Belgrade, in collaboration
with many local and visiting students of art, in order
to create a unique guide book made of general facts and
individual memories.
  
Pinocchio Project
Politika, May 24, 2006
B92, May 22, 2006
Danas, May 24, 2006
Blic, May 24, 2006
The figure of Pinocchio, project by Edoardo Malagigi,
was built out of 10 cubic meters of elementary food. The
choice of products has been made in agreement with a Belgrade
institution for children without parents, who were the
receivers of this aid. A special collaboration on this
project has been arranged with the Belgrade office of
PABSEC (Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic
Cooperation). The show was inaugurated by the Italian
ambassador in Belgrade, Mr. Sandro Merola.
 
UNESCO World Conference on Art
Education
Lisbon, March 6-9, 2006
Center for International Studies of Art and the Outside
Project will be presented at the UNESCO World Conference
in Art Education, entitled: Building Creative Capacities
for the 21st Century. The conference, organized by UNESCO
and the Government of Portugal, will take place in Lisbon,
March 6-9, 2006. It will address the issues of importance
and value of art education in the contemporary society,
as well as present strategies for promoting art education
policies.
Outside
Project presentation
Conference
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