An exhibition of naïve art from Kovacica school opened in the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in London on 27 April 2017. The opening was attended by a large number of guests from cultural and public life in London including the members of Slovak and Serbian diaspora in the UK.
In his introductory statement, Slovak Ambassador Lubomir Rehak said, among other things, that the art of Slovak naïve artists from Kovacica made Slovak and Serbian culture famous around the world. Ambassador of Serbia in London, Dr. Ognjen Pribicevic, pointed out that Serbia was proud of the Kovacica artists whose fairy-like artworks put Slovak Republic and Serbia on the cultural map of the world. He added that Slovak minority, by preserving and nourishing this tradition over two centuries enriched the ethnic fabric in Serbia. This exhibition is just another testimony to the excellent bilateral relations between our two countries. Veljko Sikirica, Assistant Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development spoke about the activities of the Babka Foundation especially the efforts to place the art from Kovacica on the UNESCO list of non-material cultural heritage. The exhibition will later on be presented in the EBRD in London.