Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Visual Arts

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Visual Arts (ULUBiH; Bosnian: Udruženje likovnih umjetnika Bosne i Hercegovine) is a professional association of academic painters headquartered in Sarajevo. It was founded in 1947, in what was then the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina within Yugoslavia, on the initiative of a group of prominent and recognized artists: Ismet Mujezinović, Vojo Dimitrijević, Mica Todorović, Vojo Hadžidamjanović, Roman Petrović, Behaudin Selmanović, Siga Sumereker, Petar Šain and Hakija Kulenović. The painter Roman Petrović was elected its first president. From its founding to the present day, the association and its members have taken part in all the major art events in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad. Its membership consists of established artists working in all visual-art fields, as well as professors and lecturers at the art academies in Sarajevo, Široki Brijeg and Banja Luka and at art schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad. The association thus functions as a bridge between professional artistic practice and art education in the country. ULUBiH is a membership-based body rather than a commercial enterprise, but it operates as a recognized institutional brand in the Bosnian visual-arts sector, with its own identity, leadership and public presence. Its president from 2010 onward has been Admir Mujkić. Notable members have included Avdo Žiga, Behaudin Selmanović, Edin Numankadić, Gordana Anđelić-Galić, Halil Tikveša, Izet Alečković, Mario Mikulić, Mehmed Zaimović, Mustafa Skopljak, Roman Petrović, Husnija Topić, Safet Zec, Salim Obralić and Miroslav Bilać. The association maintains an official website at ulubih.ba and is related to other bodies in the field, such as the Association of Visual Artists of Applied Arts and Designers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ULUPUBiH), the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo and the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Sarajevo.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Visual Arts (ULUBiH) was founded in 1947 in Sarajevo, then part of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina within Yugoslavia. Its creation was driven by a group of prominent and recognized artists: Ismet Mujezinović, Vojo Dimitrijević, Mica Todorović, Vojo Hadžidamjanović, Roman Petrović, Behaudin Selmanović, Siga Sumereker, Petar Šain and Hakija Kulenović. The painter Roman Petrović was chosen as the association's first president. From its establishment onward, the association and its members participated in all significant art events in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad. Over the decades, its membership grew to include established artists across all visual-art disciplines, as well as professors and lecturers at the art academies in Sarajevo, Široki Brijeg and Banja Luka and at art schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad. This gave the association a central role in the professional and educational life of the country's visual arts. The association has maintained a continuous presence in the Bosnian art scene, with its leadership evolving over time. Admir Mujkić has served as president from 2010. The association's official website, ulubih.ba, serves as its public platform. It is related to other institutions in the field, including the Association of Visual Artists of Applied Arts and Designers of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ULUPUBiH), the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo and the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Sarajevo.

• 2010

  Admir Mujkić becomes president of the association.

• 1947

  Association founded in Sarajevo on the initiative of prominent artists; Roman Petrović elected first president.

The leading professional association of academic painters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, connecting established artists and art educators.

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1. 1Wikidata: Bosnia and Herzegovina Association of Visual Artswikidata.org
2. 2Wikipedia (bs): Udruženje likovnih umjetnika Bosne i Hercegovinebs.wikipedia.org