Danube Art Master (2011-2018)

Project Partners:

Year of Realisation:

2018

Goal and Project Description:

International competition “Danube Art Master” is the activity of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River and the Global Water Partnership for Central and Eastern Europe. The competition targets the age of 6-18 years and is implemented in all 14 countries on the Danube basin since 2004.

The Republic Directorate for Water of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia in 2010 proposed to the Young Researchers of Serbia to coordinate this competition in Serbia, which is accepted and continuously occurs year after year.

There are two competition categories: artwork and one-minute video (from 2017), which contestants can express on a given annual theme.

The annual activity dynamics are as follows:

1. In April (most often) the topic of the competition is announced;
2. On this website MIS announce the terms and timing of the competition;
3. Individually they also contact primary and secondary schools, NGOs, youth clubs, etc .;
4. Works in electronic format are sent to MIS at the end of May-early June;
5. The announcement of the winner is related to the Central Day of the Danube Day in Serbia;
6. Winning works at the national level in both categories participate in the international competition on the Danube Basin;
7. The announcement of the entire Danube artist (at the full-size letter) is most common in October.

Project Results:

The most important results are that every year information about the competition arrives in over 2000 primary and secondary schools, preschool institutions, children’s homes and organizations working with children and youth in Serbia. From time to time, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development is assisting us in the dissemination of information through the Department for coordination of work if school administration. In this way, we contribute to education on important topics relevant to the entire Danube basin.

Works from 25 schools arrive for the competition on average annually. The last competition was the largest in terms of the number of schools and the number of individual works. In 2018, we received 121 artwork and 16 videos, created by 250 students from 30 schools in Serbia.

WINNERS:

2018, the theme “Activate for a healthier Danube!”

in the category of ARTWORKS:

1. place: “Play near the Danube”, 3 authors, third grade, First Belgrade High School;
2. place: “Settlement near Tisa“, 6 authors, fifth grade, Elementary school “Djordje Joanovic”, Novo Milosevo;
3. place: “Fisherman George”, 1 author, second grade, Elementary school “3. October “, Bor.

in the VIDEO category:

1. place: “On beautiful blue Danube“, 12 authors, second grade, Elementary school “22. October “, Backi Monoštor;
2. place: “Let Jegrička be a healthy river“, 1 author, Elementary school “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj”, Zmajevo;
3. place: “Activate for a healthier Danube“, 4 authors, Elementary School “Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar”, Knjaževac.

2017, theme “Active for cleaner Danube!”

in the category of ARTWORKS:

1. “Danube magic“, 4 authors, seventh grade, Elementary school “Veljko Ramadanovic”, Zemun;
2. “Landscape of pond“, 2 authors, sixth grade, Elementary school “Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj”, Zmajevo;
3. “Fish“, 5 authors, fifth grade, Elementary school “Stefanija Mihajlović”, Brza Palanka.

in the VIDEO category:

1. “Let’s Save the Danube to Be Blue“, 12 authors, second grade, Elementary School “Đura Kašić”, Perlez;
2. “Active for cleaner Danube – news“, 2 authors, second grade, Elementary school “Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar”, Knjaževac;
3. “Jasenica healthy Dunavska braid“, 15 authors, first-fourth grade, Elementary school “Živko Tomić”, Donja Šatornja.

2016, theme “Forest near the Danube” (no competition organized at the international level)

1. School for primary and secondary education “Milan Petrović” with the home of pupils and Elementary school “First Vojvodina Brigade” from Novi Sad, group work;
2. Elementary school “Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar” from Knjaževac, 2 authors, first grade;
3. Primary School “Dositej Obradovic” from Farkaždin, second grade.

2015, the theme “Activate!”

1. “Fish”, group work, different ages of children with special needs, Elementary school “9. May “, Zrenjanin;
2. “Untitled”, 1 author of the fifth grade, Elementary school “Svetozar Miletić”, Gardinovci;
3. “Danube Masquerade”, 2 authors, seventh and fourth grade, Elementary school “Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar”, Knjaževac.

2014, theme “Active for rivers”

1. “Prehistoric vision of Belegis”, group work, 5th grade, Elementary school “Vera Mišević”, Belegiš;
2. “Danube fish”, 1 author, 3 grade, Elementary school “3. October “, Bor;
3. “Hand”, 1 author, eighth grade, Elementary School “Đura Jakšić”, Zrenjanin.

2013, theme “Active for rivers – protect fish!”

1. “Pure drops (tributaries) – rescue for the Danube fish”, composition, 2 authors, second and sixth grade, elementary school “Dimitrije Todorović Kaplar”, Knjaževac;
2. “Fish”, 2 authors, first and second grade, Art School, Nis;
3. “Fisherman vs. fish“, first and second grade, Art School, Niš.

2012, theme “Get active for the rivers!”

1. “Danube Monster”, 2 authors, Organization “Respect”, Nis;
2. “Old culture against new culture”, 3 authors, Elementary school “Mitropolit Mihajlo”, Sokobanja;
3. “Danube Revival”, 2 authors, Organization “Respect”, Nis.

2011, topic “Get active for the rivers!”

1. “Treasure of the Danube”, 2 authors, fifth and sixth grade, Elementary school “Mitropolit Mihailo”, Sokobanja;
2. “Good Spirit of the Danube”, 1 author, seventh grade, Elementary School “Ivan Milutinović”, Subotica;
3. “Children – Cleaner and Family”, 2 authors, fifth grade, Elementary School “Aleksandar Stojanović”, Crna Trava and “Spirit Protector”, 1 author, seventh grade, Elementary School “Ivan Milutinović”, Subotica.

Target Group:

Age 6-18.

Project Spacial Area:

Danube Basin on the territory of Serbia

Funding Sources:

International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) and Global Water Partnership for Central and Eastern Europe (GWPCEE) (an average of EUR 1000 per year)