Milica Stojsic

As an Artistic Director and Curator of Tesla Light Gallery light festival my responsibilities included creating a concept and concept brief for the festival, while selecting the artists, communicating the design brief, overseeing and directing their creative processes. I am also responsible for overseeing the realization of all the works, while facilitating communication between artists and technical production crew.

Concept, exhibition and lighting design for 'Design Pavillion', with Aleksandra Tatić and PDP conference. Beside the main ‘Design for Culture’ exhibition, Design Pavillion included lectures, workshops, DJ sets, other exhibitions and therefore needed a scene design solution that will take into account both the various needs of these events, as well as the strong ambiance provided by SPENS as one of the most important architecture landmarks in Novi Sad.

As an artistic director of the culture and arts platform 'Kaleidoscope of Culture' my responsibilities included coordinating visual identity of a large number of various events (audiovisual performances, theatre plays, exhibitions, new media art, literature, graphic design exhibition etc), very different in nature and space they require, throughout 5 weeks of programme. I was responsible for creating and communicating the design brief to all designers and artists, while following and directing their process

Lighting director and scene designer for the large-scale open air symphonic orchestra concert, realized on September 11th, 2021. The concept of scene design relies on the subtle approach of including the city surroundings and ambience as an element of scene design. The stage uses the bridge with a continuing car traffing as its backdrop, while two rows of beam moving heads perform the choreography of light above the heads of the audience, using the whole depth of the Mihajla Pupina Boulevard.

Lighting and Exhibition design for ‘The Great Liman: From industrial production to contemporary creative expression’ Exhibition, which used the very space of The Great Liman to tell a story of the industrial past and the future in culture industries of this space. ‘The Great Liman: From industrial production to contemporary creative expression’ Exhibition used different forms, such as photographs, retouched documents, sound installations and dance performances to tell the story of this place.

Chief scenographer and lighting director for 14 events (concerts, DJ sets, dance performances) that were recorded in various locations to become an unique online Doček 7529 event. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlPYsTPAKPA&t=8051s&ab_channel=NoviSad2022 Along with scenographer Aleksandra Tatić, I have strived to create a unifying visual language that will make a whole out of these very different events, music genres and spaces.

Stage design and lighting design for the exhibition of graphic design "ALLSTARS + SUPERNOVAE", Design Pavilion @ SPENS, , with Aleksandra Tatić, realized on the plateau of SPENS in Novi Sad, during the Week of Applied Art Kaleidoscope of Culture, organized by the Foundation "Novi Sad 2021" and PDP conference, 2-9/10/2020 https://www.facebook.com/kaleidoskop.novisad/videos/629171654629085/

Artistic direction for the event "Opening Ceremony of Kaleidoscope of Culture". My responsibilities included creation of the scene design concept, selection of artists which were to further develop it through their own artistic media, as well as guiding and overseeing the creative process in order to create an artistic whole. This audiovisual performance piece was supposed to tell a story of The Great Liman's industrial past and it's transition towards becoming a place of cultural production.

Concert of the group "Lollobrigida" organized by the Foundation "Novi Sad 2021" as a part of Doček 2020/7529, realized in KS Svilara, January 13, 2020. Stage design, lighting design and live video / Milica Stojšić and Dragana Vilotić We have found our inspiration in the neon 80s synth pop vibe of Lollobrigida's music, materialized through subtle magenta-cyan play with contrasts and floral motives.

My responsibilities, as an artistic director of an event taking place on more than 50 locations on January 13th, and central city square in Novi Sad on New Year's Eve, was to create a strong concept that could support so many different music genres and places of performance. My responsibilities included creating a design brief based on the concept and communicating it with various visual artists and scene designers, while following, nurturing and directing their creative processes.

Exhibition design for graphic design exhibition "Swiss Style Now", author of the concept, exhibition and lighting design, realized as part of the event "Kaleidoscope of Culture" in the Railway Station in Novi Sad, September 17 - October 15 2019

Scene design (lighting design and scenography) for the event "Korzo" (open air Symphonic orchestra concert), author of the concept, video direction and lighting design, realized on on Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard in Novi Sad, September 14, 2019.

Chief Lighting and Stage Designer for Terminal Music and Arts Festival, June 28-29 2019, Sombor. Line up included NNEKA, Nadav Dagon and Tapan. Responsibilites and tasks included communication with the performers in terms of tech riders, in order to conceptualize and design a stage and stage lighting that could accomodate their individual needs and sensibilities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS4QjbgFr5Q&ab_channel=TerminalMusic%26ArtsFestivalSombor

Lighting designer for the theater play "Krvave svadbe", co-produced by Budva City Theater from Budva, Montenegro, and the Serbian National Theater from Novi Sad, Serbia, directed by Igor Vuk Torbica. Premiered on August 9, 2018. in Budva, as part of the 32nd Budva City Theater Festival. Premiered on September 18, 2018. at the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_ckQmE0dLs&ab_channel=GradTeatarBudva

Lighting design for the "доček" event organized by the "Novi Sad 2021" Foundation, realized on main city square in Novi Sad for the New Year's Eve 2018-19

Artistic direction for the opening and closing ceremony events for KALEIDOSCOPE OF CULTURE platform, author of the concept, direction and design of lighting, realized on August 25 and September 29, 2018 in front of the building Czech Warehouse in Novi Sad. https://vimeo.com/311339296

Chief Lighting and Stage Designer for Terminal Music and Arts Festival, June 29-30 2018, Sombor. Line up included Žagar, Sofa Surfers and Aleksandra Denda. Responsibilites and tasks included communication with the performers in terms of tech riders, in order to conceptualize and design a stage and stage lighting that could accomodate their individual needs and sensibilities. https://youtu.be/XhFO45-Xo6k

As a Senior lighting designer my duties included conceptualizing the lighting design according to client's needs and further developing it into a project through the use of lighting simulation software such as DIALux and Relux, along with CAD drawing software such as AutoCAD. Company's portfolio includes interior and exterior lighting for public buildings, hospitality, private residences, educational and sports facilities, manufacturing and production plants, street lighting, facade and outdoor lighting.