{"id":41997,"date":"2022-12-01T14:01:37","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T13:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitdistrikt.rs\/?p=41997"},"modified":"2022-12-01T14:01:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T13:01:37","slug":"ecoc-a-historic-year-that-novi-sad-will-remember-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitdistrikt.rs\/en\/2022\/12\/01\/ecoc-a-historic-year-that-novi-sad-will-remember-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"ECoC: A Historic Year That Novi Sad Will Remember Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year was one of those that Novi Sad will mark in the city\u2019s cultural history. If you are not a regular visitor of cultural events, this time the events came to you and they were everywhere \u2013 from city streets, shopping centres, cultural stations, and schools, to well-known cultural institutions.\u00a0In 2022, Novi Sad has, as the European Capital of Culture, lived its culture\u00a0<\/strong>and created a space for itself on the European tourism and cultural maps. Apart from the accolades received during all the preparatory years of the\u00a0European Capital of Culture<\/em>, the biggest achievements of\u00a0the first such title in Serbia<\/strong>\u00a0are new audiences, new places, new processes that have taken root in the city\u2019s cultural strategy, new programmes that have become a recognisable brand, but also new people, who as cultural workers had the opportunity to become harbingers of a new artistic practice, which has been developed from the moment of applying for this prestigious title.<\/p>\n

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Spektakularan Do\u010dek 7530. godine uz predstavu Zeniteum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By the end of 2022, it is expected that the final\u00a0number of local and foreign artists<\/strong>\u00a0who took part in the European Capital of Culture programmes will have been\u00a06,000<\/strong>. If the numbers do not paint a clear picture, imagine half of the seats at the Kara\u0111or\u0111e Stadium occupied by musicians, actors, dancers, painters, cartoonists, designers, illustrators, and all those who visited Novi Sad during the\u00a0eight programme arches<\/strong>. Roughly\u00a03,500 events<\/strong>\u00a0took place during the current year, some of which are currently ongoing as you are reading this article, which means that you could have visited not one, but several events each day of 2022.<\/p>\n

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Vi\u0161e od 7000 ljudi posetilo je Betoven maraton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Novi Sad was thus a stop for artists from all over the world \u2013 representatives of\u00a035 European countries<\/strong>\u00a0put the multicultural identity of our city into perspective, along with guests from Asian, South American and African countries, as well as those from Canada and the United States of America. The\u00a0European Capital of Culture<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was an opportunity to follow new artistic trends in Novi Sad and establish a different view of different cultures, highlighting minority and marginalised social groups.<\/p>\n

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Izlo\u017eba dela velikana Save \u0160umanovi\u0107a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Naturally, major undertakings required even greater support, which is reflected in another small victory achieved by new processes in cultural planning; audiences, educational institutions, cultural institutions, the independent art scene and commercial collaborations and sponsorships were of great importance in establishing a balance between great ideas and their implementation. Having that in mind, almost\u00a0500 partners<\/strong>\u00a0participated directly or indirectly in the title year, which is further proof that all relevant representatives of the public sector had a part in\u00a0creating the new history of the city<\/strong>. This is supported by the fact that Novi Sad, as the European Capital of Culture, is one of the few cities in the region with an elaborate plan for strategic cultural development, which brought together\u00a033 cultural institutions<\/strong>\u00a0in the city and its surroundings.<\/p>\n

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Korzo je najfrekventniju gradsku saobra\u0107ajnico pretvorio u koncertni prostor na otvorenom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The success of Novi Sad as the\u00a0European Capital of Culture<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was also discussed in foreign media, such as\u00a0CNN<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0Time out<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0Evening Standard<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0Euronews<\/strong><\/em>,\u00a0Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveller<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and numerous others. Further, according to the prestigious portal\u00a0Lonely Planet<\/strong><\/em>, Novi Sad was ranked in the top three world destinations to visit (2019). Not long after this recognition, other awards arrived in Novi Sad, including the\u00a0Melina Mercouri<\/strong>\u00a0International Prize<\/strong>, which is awarded to the best European Capitals of Culture. At the same time, Novi Sad won the Award for the European Trend Brand in culture, thanks to the legacy programmes\u00a0Do\u010dek<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Kaleidoscope of Culture<\/strong><\/em>, which became recognisable at the European level. We await the results of the last in a series of\u00a0European rankings<\/a>\u00a0in January 2023, because Do\u010dek, Vila and Future of Europe have been nominated for the best European festivals in 2022, within the 12th edition of the European Festival Awards, in different categories. You can make your contribution by voting at\u00a0this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Do\u010dek 2022. u Evropskoj prestonici kulture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n