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.
THREE EXHIBITIONS FOR GUINNIS
The Children Art Studio Bitola posses a huge fund of children art works, which now counts more than 400 000 works created by talents from around the world. In aim to present a part from this huge art legacy to devotees of fine art the Studio organized three huge exhibitions which deserve their place to be mentioned in Guinness Book of Records.
The first Guinness exhibition was opened at the end of 1995 in Institute and Museum Bitola. This exhibition was consist of 11 058 works selected by international expert jury of "The Small Montmartre of Bitola". This exhibition was open for two months and draw a great attention. The exhibition was 1500 kilograms heavy and 800 meters long.
The next 1996-second Guinness exhibition was promoted by the Studio. The exhibition was accommodated in the City Museum of Skopje. This exhibition was consist of 10 000 works.
The third Guinness exhibition organized by the Studio was promoted in Belgrade (Serbia) in 1997. The exhibition was accommodated in the Museum of Applied Arts with 3500 works.
By these huge exhibition the Studio open a new page in Guinness Book of records.