* The National Academy of Art continued successfully its partnership with Cite Internacionale des Arts, Paris, France. From the beginning of 2008 till that moment four teachers spent 2 months practice each in our studio at Cite. Apart of them two 2008 MA graduate students Magdalena Nikolova and Yordana Koeva in Textiles and Mural Painting of NAA were selected by competent jury to spent 2 months at our studio in Cite.

 

* In November 2007 the Gallery of La Esmeralda Academy for Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico hosted exhibition with students’ works of Graphic Art Department at NAA. In parallel with that event two members of our teaching staff  Prof. Dessislava Mintcheva and Assoc. Prof. Yohan Yotov delivered lectures and workshops in their capacity of visiting Professors for a whole month.

 

* In November 2007 Teacher and Disciple Exhibition of teaching staff and students’ works from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland was opened at Academia Gallery of NAA. In return our academy set up also representative exhibition of teaching staff and students’ works hosted by the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland in February 2008. The opening of our exhibition was attended by Prof. Anna Boydzhieva, Vice Rector, Prof. Krasimir Valkanov and Prof. Grigori Grigorov.

* In March 2008 students from Porcelain and Glass Department participated with their works in the international contest for fine ceramics in Valencia, Spain.

* In June 2008 Assoc. Prof. Svetoslav Kokalov, Rector and Prof. Mitko Dinev, Vice Rector of International Relations visited Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, got acquainted with its structure, methods and forms of education and material base. Also during their visit a Bilateral agreement for cooperation envisaging exchange of exhibitions, teaching staff and students was discussed and signed.

* In June 2008 three students from Mural Painting and Painting Departments took part in plain air co-organized with the Bulgarian Embassy in Tirana, Albania.

* Also in June the members of the Board of NAA had a meeting with Prof. Edelbert Koeb, Director of the Museum for Modern Art in Vienna, Austria during which different possibilities for cooperation between both institutions were discussed.

* In March, 2008 our 2008 MA in Graphic Art Teodora Pesheva took part with her works in the International exhibition on occasion of the Women Day, organized by the Faculty for Fine Arts at Marmara University, Istanbul Turkey.

* In April 2008 the Exhibition Hall of Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey hosted our exhibition with works of our teaching staff and students. The exhibition was opened in the presence of Prof. Anna Boyadzhieva, Vice Rector, Assoc. Prof. Velislav Minekov and Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Tsatchev.

 

* In May 2008 our academy accepted 10 students and 2 teachers from the Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Chanakkale, Turkey for participation in Materials and Processes workshop co-organized by our Ceramic and Textile Departments. At the end of the workshop an exhibition with works from the workshop was set up. Ten our students and two teachers from Ceramics and Textile Department returned the visit of their colleagues from Chanakkale, Turkey in the autumn of 2008.

 

 

* With the active participation of the National Academy of Art in May 2008, the first meeting of Rectors, Vice Rectors and Deans of academies from the countries of Southeast Europe took place in Istanbul, Turkey. Host of the meeting was Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey.

 

* The Protocol for Cooperation signed by the academies of the region envisages joint organization of annual group exhibition aiming to demonstrate the achievement in education and new tendencies in the development of art in the countries of Southeast Europe. At the same time this exhibition will be accompanied by symposium, conferences and workshops. The Protocol also envisages short-term exchange visits of students and teaching staff and joint participation in projects in the field of art. Our partners under this Protocol are Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey, the National University for Arts, Bucharest, Romania, University for Arts in Belgrade, Serbia, the University of Zagreb, Croatia, the Academy of Arts in Sarajevo, Bosna, Cyril and Metodius University, Skopje, Macedonia, Academy for Fine Arts, Tirana, Albania, Aristotle University in Thessalonica, Greece.

 

* Throughout the second semester of academic year 2007/2008 under Fulbright Fellowship the American teacher of Parsons School of Design, New York, USA Michaele Hill delivered lectures to BA and MA degree students of Textile Department at NAA.

 

 

LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAM -  ERASMUS

The National Academy of Art continues its successful work under the Bilateral Agreements for exchange of students and teaching staff:

Akademie Der Bildenden Kunste, Akademie Der Bildenden Kunste, Vienna, Austria; Universitat fur Kunstlerische und Industrielle Gestaltung, Linz, Austria; Sint Lucas Institute for Highe Education in the Sciences And the Arts, Gent, Belgium; Erasmushogeschool, Brussels, Belgium; Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antewrpen, Belgium; University of Hertfordshire, Hatfeild, United Kingdom; Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, United Kingdom;  The North-East Wales Institute of Higher Education, Rexham, United Kingdom; Fachhochschule University of Applied Sciences, Trir, Germany; Academy for Art and Design in Hale, Germany; University of Peloponnese, Greece; Technological Еducational Institution of Athens, Athens, Greece; GMIT, Galway, Ireland; Istituto Superiore Industrie Artistiche, Faenza, Italy;  Accademia di Belle Arti, Macerata, Italy; Accademia Brera, Milano, Italy; Facultad de Bellas Artes de Granada, Granada, Spain; Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha, Cuenca, Spain; Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain; Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Academy of Fine Art in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Clug-Napoka, Romania; Universitatea “Ovidius”, Constance, Romania; South Carelia University of Applied Sciences, Lapperanta, Finland; North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Joennsuu, Finland; Ecole Superiore des Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; Ecole des Beaux Arts de Saint Etinenne, Saint Etienne,France, Ecole Superieure Estienne, Paris, France; Ecole Boule, Paris, France; Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, France; Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey; Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey; Hogeschool Zuyd, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

 

New Contacts

Five new Bilateral Agreements under LLP - Erasum were sign and as result the number of our partners reached 33.

Our new partners are Babej Bolyai, Napoka, Romania, Ovidi University, Constance, Romania, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turky, Accademia Brera, Milano, Italy and the Academy for Art and Design in Hale, Germany.

 

Students Mobility

 

* 42 students were selected and offered for approval and exchange to our partners during the first and second semester of academic 2008-2009. * During academic 2007-2008 we had 40 outgoing students while our academy accepted 24 incoming students.

 

Viktor Ognyanov Tachinov – 3 year, Industrial Design – University of Applied Science Joensuu, Finland

Elina Rosenova Krasteva – 2 year, Advertising Design - The North-East Wales Institute of Higher Education, UK

Lazarina Nedelcheva Nedelcheva - 2 year, Graphics - University Of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK

Lyubomira Lyubomirova Slavkova– 2 year, Book and Printed Graphics - The North-East Wales Institute of Higher Education, UK

Natali Krikor Sarkisian– 2 year, Graphics - Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerpen, Belgium

Petar Kirilov Daskalov– 3 year, Woodcarving - Sint Lucas Institute for Higher Education in the Sciences and the Arts, Gent, Belgium

Hristo Bozhidarov Kirilov – 4 year, Woodcarving – Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Tsvetelina Borislavova Ushatova – 3 year, Advertising Design - Istituto Superiore Per Le Industrie Artistiche, Faenza, Italy

Despina Theocharidou – 2 year, Painting - Ecole Superieure des Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg, France

Alexandra Zaharieva  Todorova - 3 year, Indistrial Design - University of Applied Scienc Joensuu, Finland

Debs Kalina Robert – 2 year, Design of Children's Environment - Ecole des Beaux Arts de Saint Etienne, Frances

Kalia Yavorova Kalacheva– 3 year, Painting - Ecole Boulle, paris, France

Denitsa Vladimirova Boyadhzieva– 2 year, Industrial Design - North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Joensuu, Finland

Elena Volodieva Stoilova  – 3 year, Scenography - Universidad De Granada Facultad De Bellas Artes, Granada, Spain

Elena Emilova Hristova– 3 year, Textile - South Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Laperanta, Finland

Elitsa Dimitrova Milusheva– 2 year, History of Art - University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK

Iva Georgieva Nalbantova– 3 year, Poster and Visual Communication – Universidad De Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain

Leda Vaneva Gurgulitsova– 2 year, Porcelain & Glass - Universitat De Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Lyubomira Emanuilova Neycheva– 2 year, Textiles - Istituto Superiore Per Le Industrie Artistiche, Faenza, Italy

Manoela Manolova Baeva -2 year Porcelain and Glass - Universidade Do Porto, Porto, Portugal

Marta Tihomirova Dimitrova– 3 year, Ceramics - Universidad Del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain

Mladenova Martina Borisova – 3 year, Scenography - Hogeschool Zuyd, Maastricht, Netherlands

Maya Emilova Staykova– 3 year, Poster and Visual Communication - Universidad De Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain

Medea Zheleva Yankova– 3 year, Textiles - South Karelia University Of Applied Sciences, Laperanta, Finland

Rafail Lyubomirov Georgiev– 2 year, Sculpture - Accademia Di Belle Arti, Macerata, Italy

Roza Georgieva Nikolova– 3 year, Book and Printed Graphics - University Of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, UK

Sofia Lyudmilova Markova– 3 year, Book and Printed Graphics - Ecole Superieure Estienne Des Arts Industries Graphiques, Paris, France

Tatyana Dimitrova Ivanova– 3 year, Restoration - Accademia Di Belle Arti, Macerata, Italy

Teodora Bozhidarova Bozhilova– 2 year, Fashion - Universidad De Granada Facultad De Bellas Artes, Granada, Spain

Anna Nikolaeva Ilcheva– 3 year, Restoration - Accademia Di Belle Arti, Macerata, Italy

Veselina Krasimirova Philipova– 3 year, Graphics - Academy Of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland

Gergina Radeva Radeva– 3 year, Painting - Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Beaux – Arts, Paris, France

Hnora Hari Karalambeva– 2 year, Graphics - Universidad De Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain

Ralitsa Krassimirova Ivanova– 2 year, Textiles 2 IRL GALWAY02 - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Galway, Ireland

Stanislava Milanova Markova– 2 year, Textiles - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Galway, Ireland

Vladimir Metodiev Stoyanov– 3 year, Ceramics - Universidad Del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain

Boryana Doychinova Petkova– 3 year, Book and Printed Graphics - Ecole Superieure Estienne Des Arts Industries Graphiques, Paris, France

Antoni Nikolaev Pondalov– 3 year, Textiles - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT), Galway, Ireland

Dimitar Georgiev Bochukov– 2 year, Poster and Visual Communication - Kunstuniversitat Linz, Linz, Austria

Vasilena Lyubomirova Varbanova– 3 year, Fashion - Royal Welsh College of  Music and Drama, Cardiff, UK

 

 

Teacher’s mobility

* During the academic year 2008/2009 three members of the NAA teaching staff have travelled under the Erasmus program:

Prof. Liliana Angelova – Gent (Belgium), Prof. Bojidar Bonchev - Porto (Portugal) and Prof. Dessislava Mincheva - Barcelona (Spain)

* During the same period the NAA received three foreign lecturers – from the Royal

Academy of Fine Arts Antwerpen (Belgium), the Royal Welsh College of Music and

Drama, Cardiff (UK) and the Academy Of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Poland)

 

* On October 4, 2007 at Academia Gallery the worldwide known and outstanding “master” of Graphic Design SHIGEO FUKUDA, Japan was awarded the title Doctor Honoris Cause of the National Academy of Art.

* On 31 October 2007 HUGO WUTEN, collector and patron of art and donor to the National Academy of Art, was awarded the title Doctor Honoris Cause of the National Academy of Art. On this occasion at the Academia Gallery Ivo Hadjimishev set up his exhibition of selected photography, reflecting the collection of Hugo Wuten and in parallel Petia Tetevenska presented her documentary film The Hugo’s Park of the Bulgarian National Television, directed by Damian Petrov.