The Department of Fine Arts was founded at the assembly meeting of Matica Srpska on the 31st of March 1963. All important events from the history of Serbian art as a whole have been the focus of the overall plan of the Department since the beginning.
The first Secretary General of the Department was Academician Dejan Medaković 1965-1986. From 1987 to 1999 Professor Miodrag Jovanović, PhD was the Secretary General, from 2000 to 2004 Professor Miroslav Timotijević, PhD and from mid-2004 until November 2005 Slobodan Mileusnić, PhD. In the year 2006, Professor Aleksandar Kadijević, PhD was elected and he still holds that post today. As a rule, Secretary Generals of the Department are editors of books and special editions.
The Department of Fine Arts is active in many fields including: scientific research activities, field work where the necessary material is collected along with photographs necessary for the realization of science projects, publishing activities, organization of scientific conferences, cultural activities and education.
The Board of the Department of Fine Arts (named at a meeting of the Management Board on the 5th of September, 2024).
Secretary General:
Vladimir Simić, PhD, Full Professor (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Associate of the Department of Fine Arts:
MA Vesna Gajić
Telephone: 021 6615-038
е-mail: vgajic@maticasrpska.org.rs
Board Members:
prof. Igor Borozan, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
prof. Dragan Vojvodić, PhD, Corresponding member of SASA (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
prof. Branka Vranešević, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Kosta Vuković, Mr (Museum of the Serbian The Eparchy of Buda, Szentendre)
prof. Danijela Korolija Crkvenjakov, PhD (Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad)
prof. Dubravka Đukanović, PhD (Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad)
Valentina Živković, PhD (Institute for Balkan Studies, SASA, Belgrade)
prof. Aleksandar Kadijević, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Branka Kulić, PhD
prof. Miodrag Marković, PhD, corresponding member of SASA (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
prof. Aleksandra Kučeković, PhD (Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Belgrade)
Tijana Palkovljević Bugarski, PhD (The Gallery of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad)
prof. Zoran Rakić, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Danica Popović, Ph.D. (Institute for Balkan Studies, SASA, Belgrade),
prof. Jelena Erdeljan, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
prof. Lidija Merenik, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Snežana Mišić, PhD (The Gallery of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad)
Dragana Pavlović, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Donka Stančić
prof. Marica Šuput, Ph.D.,
Ljiljana Stošić, Ph.D (Institute for Balkan Studies, SASA, Belgrade)
prof. Ivan Stevović, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
prof. Jelena Todorović, PhD (Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Belgrade)
Branko Čolović, PhD
prof. Simona Čupić, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
prof. Olga Špehar, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Miroslav Lazić, Ph.D. (Institute for the Serbian Language of SASA)
Ivana Ženarju Rajović, PhD (Institute of Serbian Culture Priština, Leposavić)
Ana Ereš, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Jasmina Čubrilo, PhD (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Dijana Metlić, PhD (Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad)
Aleksandra Čelovski, PhD (The Gallery of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad)
Danilo Vuksanović, PhD (The Gallery of Matica Srpska, Novi Sad)
Dragan Damjanović, PhD (Department of Art History, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb)