Exhibition ALTERNATIVE VERSION OF CUCA SOKIĆ: DRAWINGS
Touring exhibition in the City Museum Vršac

The exhibition Alternative Version of Cuca Sokić: Drawings opens on Thursday, 23rd April 2026, at 6 p.m. at the City Museum Vršac. It was developed in 2024 through a collaboration between The Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection and the National Library of Serbia to mark the 110th anniversary of the artist’s birth. It was first presented to the Novi Sad audience at the Memorial Collection, then at the National Library of Serbia, followed by The Museum in Smederevo.

It was developed in 2024 through a collaboration between The Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection and the National Library of Serbia to mark the 110th anniversary of the artist’s birth, and was first presented to the Novi Sad audience at the Memorial Collection. The exhibition curators are Milana Kvas MA, museum advisor, and Gorana Stevanović, library advisor, who were awarded a special recognition by the Association of Applied Artists and Designers of Serbia for the exhibition’s concept and catalogue at last year’s 68th International Belgrade Book Fair.

The exhibition features 151 drawings and personal things donated generously by the Gatalović family, who gifted over 800 works on paper by academician Ljubica Cuca Sokić to the National Library of Serbia and The Pavle Beljanski Memorial Collection. These works offer a fresh perspective on the artist’s remarkable creative personality.

The exhibition aims to present to the public the lesser-known part of her drawings, created from the late 1940s to the early 1970s, and to express gratitude to the Gatalović family, whose long-standing donations of Ljubica Sokić’s works to both institutions have contributed to the preservation, study, and promotion of the national cultural heritage. The exhibition is accompanied by a beautifully illustrated catalogue designed by Veljko Damjanović, while the exhibition layout was created by Dr Dragana Vilotić.

The exhibition, which will be on view until 4th June 2026, was made possible by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia, the Provincial Secretariat for Culture, Public Information, and Religious Community Relations, and the City of Vršac.

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