"We Give Art" is an annual donor project of the Cultural Element organization, conceived as a ceremonial awarding of artworks to exceptional and talented young people from various fields — medicine, music, IT, sports, mathematics, chemistry, and entrepreneurship. The project highlights and rewards individuals who have distinguished themselves through their dedication and who are just beginning their great careers.
The concept is unique: the award given by Cultural Element is an artwork — but an artwork inspired by the recipient's own success. In this way, each year a circle of Belgrade artists from various art forms (mosaic artists, painters, sculptors, photographers, designers, poets) gather to create works especially for the occasion. The ceremonial awarding takes place in the representative atmosphere of Krsmanović House on Terazije, one of the most recognizable buildings of Belgrade's architectural heritage.
The project simultaneously marks the anniversary of the Cultural Element organization. Across two editions, thirteen recipients and thirteen artists were brought together, establishing a living connection between sciences, sports, entrepreneurship, and the arts — in the spirit that rests on the foundation of Cultural Element's mission.
We Give Art (2017)
On Tuesday, December 26 at 6:00 p.m., in the ceremonial hall of Krsmanović House on Terazije, Cultural Element held a ceremonial awarding of artworks created within the "We Give Art" initiative. The event simultaneously marked the sixth anniversary of the organization, and on that occasion special charters and acknowledgments were presented to important collaborators and friends of Cultural Element.
That year, the initiative was joined by six Belgrade artists from different fields of art: mosaic artist Olivera Štrbac, painter Bojana Trivić, sculptor Marko Lađušić, twin sisters and painters Mina and Nina Čubrilović, and poet Nemanja Dragaš, who donated their specially created artworks.
The recipients in 2017 were: Dr. Stevan Repac, biochemist Ivan Milenković, composer Jug Konstantin Marković, pianist Ivana Damjanov, Jovana Ružičić (founder of the Center for Mothers), and Marko Radojičić (founder of Belgrade Edt Culture). After the ceremonial awarding, guests enjoyed an anniversary cocktail reception prepared by the culinary workshop "Gogina vangličica".
We Give Art (2018)
On Thursday, December 20 at 6:00 p.m., once again in the ceremonial hall of Krsmanović House, Cultural Element celebrated its seventh anniversary within the "We Give Art" initiative. The second edition brought a wider circle of artists and a larger number of recipients, solidifying the initiative's status as a recognizable annual project of Cultural Element.
That year, the initiative was joined by seven artists from different art forms: sculptor Filip Kolaković, painter Katarina Stevanović, photographer Nevena Đorđević, designer Ivana Popović, painter Nebojša Pilipović, photographer Nenad Nikolić, and painter Nevena Ostojić.
The recipients in 2018 were: painter and musician Martina Koljenšić, IT specialist and handball player Rastko Aničić, designer and musician Aleksej Jevtić, electrical engineer and chemist Nemanja Aksić, doctor Vanja Drljević, mathematician Aleksa Milojević, and chemist Milica Sentić. Once again, special charters and acknowledgments were presented to important collaborators and friends of the organization, and guests enjoyed an anniversary cocktail reception.