DEVELOPMENTAL TRENDS OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN KOSOVO THROUGH THE DECADES

This analysis addresses the developmental background of artistic institutions in Kosovo after World War II. Data is outlined since the foundation of the Arts School in 1949 in Peja (as the first figurative and applied arts Centre in Kosovo) followed by the constitution of the High Pedagogical School in Prishtina (the branch of Figurative Arts), the Figurative Artists Club of Kosovo - FACK, Association of Kosovo Figurative Artists - AKFA, to the establishment of the Academy of Arts at the University of Prishtina, and then the Association of Applied Arts of Kosovo - AAAK and Kosovo Art Gallery.Aim: The aim of this paper is to provide a clearer picture of the professional development of visual art in Kosovo through different periods of time. The paper aims at providing evidence not only on the establishment of these credible educational and artistic institutions, it also emphasizes the names of Albanian leading artists who contributed to the constitution, consolidation and creation of the physiognomy of the institutions of secondary, higher and university education, focusing on the artistic sphere, thus enabling the creation of sustainable values and rapid development of visual arts in Kosovo.Methodology: In the course of the research work, standard methods of science research have been used. The paper is based on primary and secondary sources, archival research, journalistic writings, TV shows, Internet articles, and various other materials.Outcomes: This paper highlights the achievements of contemporary art in Kosovo, providing the public with factual data regarding the laying of professional foundations and artistic progress in the field of figurative and applied arts in the country throughout the 7 decades.Conclusion: The subject we are discussing is to promote our sustainable values in the figurative-applied creation, as well as the professional development of all the artistic genres, which from the moment of the establishment of the School of Arts in Peja to the constitution of the Academy of Arts of Kosovo and further, made an extraordinary contribution to the creation of a stable professional base for the progress of Kosovo arts. As a result, the proven cadres that emerged from Kosovo's artistic institutions left traces and names not only in the former Yugoslavia, but also to the world's capital cities, thus honoring Albanians everywhere through the artistic values they reflected.Keywords: Development, institutions, educational, artistic, cadre, etc