Serbian national folk costume exhibition and presentation at St. Sava in Merrillville – Tuesday, Mar. 7

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Visualize and engage different geographic regions of Serbia through an exhibition of handmade folklore dance costumes and art taking place Tuesday, March 7 at 7:00 p.m. in the South Wing Social Center at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 9191 Mississippi Street, Merrillville, Indiana. The event is free and open to the public.

Choreographer and folk artist Milos Drljevic Djakovac will showcase various costumes, including those he has handmade, representing differing areas of Serbia. He will provide a presentation with illustrations and talk about the different styles of Serbian folk costumes in relation to their geographic regions of Serbia. The presentation will provide insights about the fabrics, the colors, and the intricate designs.

Special guest and noted Chicago area artist Gordana Nenadovic, will talk about elements of folklore and folk costumes in Serbian painting and naive art.

Nenadovic is an artist, professor, and noted icon painter living and working in Chicago. Her work has been exhibited in the US, Canada, Germany, Russia, Switzerland and throughout many cities in Serbia. She specializes in Byzantine style icons and other forms of art including wall mural decorative artistic painting.

Tune in to Srbadija Folklore feature on Lakeshore Public Television Channel 56

You can also learn more about the Srbadija Youth Folklore Group of St. Sava Church in Merrillville during a special feature on the Lakeshore Public Media program “Eye on the Arts” that will air Friday, March 3rd at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 5th at 8:30 a.m.

Tune in to Comcast channel 239 or Channel 56 on Broadcast, DIRECTV, and DISH.

Click the play button on the YouTube video below to see the promotional commercial for the upcoming television show.

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