19 December 2022

„Serbian cultural afternoon“ was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Washington, where the Serbian art, sculpture and music scene at the intersection of generations was presented to the American public, spouses and partners of members of the diplomatic corps.

The event, hosted by the Ambassador's wife Andrijana Đurić, was held in two parts: the first part consisted of a group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by nine Serbian contemporary artists, called „Finding a Way“, while in the second part guests had the opportunity to listen to the works of Serbian composers performed by Milica Sekulić, successful Serbian pianist from Maryland.

The exhibition is the result of the joint vision, effort and creativity of Marija Milošević, Director of the „Art For All“ gallery from Belgrade and curator of the exhibition, and Elizabeth Escobar, the wife of the special American envoy for the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar, who spoke as special guests.

After reading a poem she wrote in memory of her stay in Serbia, Elizabeth Escobar also spoke about her personal experience of Serbian culture and art, which she had the opportunity to learn about during her husband's service at the US Embassy in Belgrade.

Marija Milošević explained the artistic concept of the project in the context of international exchange of ideas and global visibility, pointing out the symbolism of finding the path that artists in Serbia take in the process of materialisation of an idea, and finding a way for individual affirmation of artists through professionalism, commitment and renunciation.

The singularity of the event is reflected in the fact that for the first time the presentation of several types of art from Serbia has been united in this form through a peculiar combination of musical creativity in the period from 19th to 20th century, with a display of contemporary fine art.