Art Colony
Sarajevska tribina will organize an Art Colony in June 15 - 31 , 2011, in Sarajevo and city of Gorazde, Bosnia Herzegovina .Participants at this Colony will be from: Egypt, Finland, Morocco, Turkey, USA, Iran, Albania and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The colony will be organized in coordination with municipality of city of Gorazde and four others communities around the city including community of Mravinjac which has got potential to become permanent station for art colonies. This village is planed to become ethno village with production of organic food, variety of sports activities on river Drina, including rafting and mountain climbing. Community of this village has planed to invest in beautifying village and implement projects which are environment friendly and involve protection of river Drina and other smaller rivers in this village.
At the end of the art colony, exhibition will be held at Gorazde museum and in the
Gallery Preporod in Sarajevo.
More than 12 artists from B&H and abroad will hold small workshops for the youth of Gorazde area and will donate some works to the city museum.
April 2006 - Article from newspaper - Minister of civil affaires Dr. Halilovic supports program "Education for peace"
Minister of civil affaires of BiH dr. Safet Halilovic
Supported program “Education for peace”
Minister of civil affaires of BiH dr. Safet Halilovic supported on Friday program “Education for peace”, which started 5 years ago in six pilot schools, and today is accepted in more than 60 school trough out BiH.
Program “Education for peace” is conducted by International institute “Education for peace” in cooperation with competent educational authorities. Program is mainly conducted in high schools, everybody is involved, teachers, students, parents and school board, said minister Halilovic on Forum organized with purpose to collect funds from governments of many countries and private donators.
“Education for peace” does not have financial possibilities to maintain conduction of this program trough all 1.600 schools in BiH, this was the reason why Forum was organized. There were representatives of few embassies present at this event. Minister Halilovic said that more than 80.000 students and their parent have been involved in this program as well as 5.000 teachers and other school staff. Program “Education for peace” is focused on development of society based on peace principals, uniqueness among diversity, democracy, interethnic understanding, human rights and rule of law.
