The International Art Colony "Ramazzotti" is an annual
art colony
An art colony, also known as an artists' colony, can be defined two ways. Its most liberal description refers to the organic congregation of artists in towns, villages and rural areas, often drawn by areas of natural beauty, the prior existence o ...
held at the lakeside city of
Ohrid
Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the List of cities in North Macedonia, eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording ...
in
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
. The colony runs every August for up to 20 invited artists. The colony attracts artists from all of Europe and North America and finishes with an exhibition of the artists' work. The colony runs similar to many other
East European
Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. The vast majority of the region is covered by Russia, whi ...
art colonies, forming a mixture of sculptors, painters, wood carvers and photographers. The colony was founded in 2003 by Zoran and Blagorodna Josifov from
Kavadarci
Kavadarci ( mk, Кавадарци ) is a town in the Tikveš region of North Macedonia. In the heart of North Macedonia's wine country, it is home to the largest winery in Southeast Europe, named after the Tikveš plain. The town of Kavadarci is ...
of Macedonia.
Artists attending the 2008 colony were:
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Jure Cekuta, Slovenia
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John Chapman, US
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Gligor Chemerski, Macedonia
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Robert Cvetkovski, Macedonia
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Marija Dakovic, Bosnia
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Jovica Dejanovich, Serbia
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Dragan Dejanovich, Serbia
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Barbra Demshar, Serbia
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Desislava Deneva, Bulgaria
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Simonida Filipovska-Kitanovska, Macedonia
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Zhaneta Gelevska-Veljanovska, Macedonia-England
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Maja Dzartovska-Hill, England
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Ben Hill, England
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Ilija Kochovski, Macedonia
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Jana Kunovska, Macedonia
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Kasiopeja Naumovska, Macedonia
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Tome Mishev, Macedonia
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Dragan Radenović, Serbia
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Emil Shulajkovski, Macedonia
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Ilija Spasovski-Chendo, Macedonia
References
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Arts festivals in North Macedonia
Macedonian art
Ohrid
Summer events in North Macedonia