RESULTS 2026

The 58 year old Children's art studio “Saints Cyril and Methodius” Bitola has the honor to announce the Awards for schools and teachers -student as well as a result of the work of the Jury committee that reviewed the children's art works from over 85 countries that participated in the world children's art exhibition after the competition “Bitola” in its 44th edition for the year of 2O26 with participation of over 85O schools who formed a fund of over 85.OOO children's art drawings by almost 8O.OOO young artists from all over the world.

These are the Invitations for schools:

18 Invitations to participate in the Jubilee 45th edition of the world children's art colony “The Small Montmartre Of Bitola” which will take place in Bitola - North Macedonia from 23 - 3O May 2O26 year:

• Albania - “National Cultural Children Center” - Tirana
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - SSH “Ivan Goran Kovachich” - Kiseljak
• Bulgaria - Foundation “Bulgarian Memory” - Sofia
• China - “Simply Art” - Hong Kong
• Croatia - “School Of Applied Arts” - Rijeka
• Czech Republic - ZUSH “Terezie Brzkove” - Plzen
• India - “Hobby Centre For Art” - Ahmedabad
• Israel - “Shirley's Fine Art School” - Lapid
• Malaysia - “Yeow Chye Art Studio” - Ayer Itam
• Malaysia - “Archway Of Dream Drawing” - Georgetown
• Montenegro - JU Srednja Likovna Shkola “Petar Lubarda” - Cetinje
• North Macedonia - Childrens Art Studio “Saints Cyril and Methodius” - Bitola
• Poland - Mlodziezowy Dom Kultury “Creatio” - Rybnik
• Serbia - Likovni Atelje “Artino” - Belgrade
• Slovakia - ZUSH “Spishska Bela” - Spishska Bela
• Turkey - “Veysel Acar Atolyesi” - Trabzon
• Turkey - “Akcaabat Bilim Ve Sanat Merkezi” - Trabzon
• Turkey - “Cetin Sen Bilim Sanat Merkezi” - Kayseri

These are the Awards for schools - teachers and students:

Award "The Small Montmartre Of Bitola" for demonstrated outstanding progress as a student - participant of the colony for more than three up to ten years of continuous participation for 2O26:

student Lena Pavkovich / Likovni Atelje Artino - Serbia
student Lau You Gi / Simply Art - Hong Kong/China
student Zeynep Beyza Altuntas / Veysel Acar Atolyesi - Turkey
student Yali Aplert / Shirley’s Fine Art School - Israel

Award "The Small Montmartre Of Bitola" for support and development of the organized form of assessment and care of artistic talent among young artists and talented students for 2O26:

professor Zalak Panchal – India
professor Ruzmira Beqiraj Bejaj - Albania
professor Larisa Dragelj - Croatia
professor Cheng Yeow Chye - Malaysia

"Professor Svetlana Veshich - Ralevich" award for an outstanding pedagogical approach in working with young visual artists and talented students for the period 2O25 / 2O26:

professor Meral Ilgun - “Cetin Sen Bilim Sanat Merkezi” - Kayseri - Turkey

"Professor Kosta Hadji-Antonovski" award for global promotion of the organized form of assessment and care of artistic talent among young visual artists and talented students for 2O25 / 2O26:

professor Jannete Kubalova
professor Zuzana Chorogwicka
ZUSH “Spishska Bela” - Spishska Bela - Slovakia

"Pearl Of Art" award for outstanding progress of a student - individual in his development and artistic oeuvre in the period 2O25 / 2O26:

Ana Polizovska - Childrens Art Studio “Saints Cyril and Methodius” - Bitola - North Macedonia

Special collection award "Golden Brush" for an extraordinary drawings made by students from one school and submitted to the 44th world children's art competition "Bitola" for 2O25 / 2O26:

Montenegro - JU Srednja Likovna Shkola “Petar Lubarda” - Cetinje
Czech Republic - ZUSH “Terezie Brzkove” - Plzen
Poland - Mlodziezowy Dom Kultury “Creatio”- Rybnik
Malaysia - “Archway Of Dream Drawing” - Georgetown

Grand Award "Guardian Of Kosta's Legacy" given for outstanding contribution to the development of the mission of the founder of the organized form of evaluation and care of artistic talent among young

artists and talented students in 2O25 / 2O26:

professor Shirley Siegal - Lapid - Israel

Grand Prize "Professor Doctor Bogomil Karlavaris" for life-time achievement and the best professional approach to the education and nurturing of artistic talent among young artists and talented students for

2O25 / 2O26:

professor Henry Lau - Hong Kong - China

Order of Artistic Pedagogy "Small Montmartre of Bitola - Mentor of Generations" for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Fine Art Education - 45 year jubilee of the Montmartre:

professor Veysel Acar - "Veysel Acar Atolyesi" - Trabzon - Turkey

Gran Prix for 2026 - the biggest award for the best school and as well the best set of collection for the world children's art exhibition by competition "Bitola" in its 44nd edition:

Likovni Atelje “Artino” - Belgrade - Serbia