IDEOLOGISTS & CREATORS
Mr. Kosta Hadzi Antonovski
The ideological creator of "The Small Montmartre of Bitola", Mr. Kosta Hadzi Antonovski this year marks his two important jubilees: 76 year of his life and 55 years career as a painting artist and art pedagogue educator.
Born in Bitola on 22. 05. 1935, he graduated at School of Applied Arts in a class of the most famous Macedonian fine arts artists Borko Lazeski and Lazar Lichenoski. Since 1981 he is the manager of the Children Art Studio St. Cyril and Methody - Bitola. Although since 2001 Mr. Kosta went on a deserved rest, the retirement, he continue to work with the members of the Studio and at the same time he continue to organize the festival The Small Montmartre of Bitola. These and many more obligations after his retirement he performed voluntary.
Kosta Hadzi Antonovski has given a precious contribution in the field of children education and artistic creation of Macedonian culture. He is an exceptional and very genuine person, a great enthusiast of the art, idealist but also a practitioner. At the same time he is a born pedagogue, someone with untold love for the children.
For his lasting and fruitful wirk, Kosta Hadzi Antonovski has been awarded with great number of domestic and international appreciation. He is a winner of the Ministry of Education of R. Macedonia "St.Climent award", twice he is awarded by the highest recognition of the city of Bitola, the award of "4th of November" (once for the art education and the second time for a life achivment award). For his exceptional training work he has been procalimed as a "distinguished pedagogue of Yugoslavia"…He was granted with the highest recognition - Medal of Honor of the City of Paris (France) as well as the award of the Festival Montmartre of Europe - Paris for the great contribution given by The Small Monmartre of Bitola for the multimedia festival Montmartre of Europe held in Paris. Order of Republic of France for culture,Nehru Award for culture and award by Television “Orbis” - Bitola for lifetime achievment.
For the restless art pedagogue - educator Kosta Hadzi Antonovski it is of great success that "The Small Montmartre of Bitola" exists for 30 years.
"THE SMALL MONTMARTRE OF BITOLA" THROUGH NUMBERS
During the past 30 years more than 12.000 elementary schools, art schools, lycees, children art studios, kindergartens took participation on the international competition entitled as "Bitola" as well as on the international exhibition of children art work.
"The Small Montmartre of Bitola" till the present day had accommodated more than 850 teams, 4.000 participants, art pedagogues and other guests.
The participants of the "The Small Montmartre of Bitola" during the past 30 years painted more than 13.000 paintings on the appointed theme "The Old Macedonian Architecture". In the same collection 7.000 paintings are preserved.
The participants of the summer art school of Bitola's Montmartre painted more than 700 painting and two frescos-murals: one in E.S. "St. Clement Ohridski" and the second in Old Bitola's Bazaar.
The international expert jury till the present had granted more than 10.500 awards: 3.000 golden palettes, 2.000 golden brushes, 6.100 diplomas, 25 "Grand Prix" prizes, 20 special awards for best collection on the concourse for participation on the festival and 10 individual awards, 15 awards for best collections, and 200 awards for individual best achievements on "The Small Montmartre of Bitola".