ABOUT US
ART AND CRITIQUE, the electronic journal published by the National Academy of Art for scientific and critical interpretation of current matters in visual arts, is a continuation of the periodical registered in 2009 which specialised in issues of fine arts.
The aim of this project is to update the publishing activities of the National Academy of Art on the internet and use this as an opportunity for targeted publication of specialised scientific texts in the field of fine arts and design, operational critique, coverage of academic and international projects, and cultural events. The journal is a platform for teachers’ and PhD students’ publications, as well as for research and critical texts in the field of fine and visual arts by leading art critics and art historians.
The online academic publication with its structure and functioning creates conditions for free access to a variety of content that meets the interests of undergraduate and postgraduate students, PhD students and teachers, as well as a wider range of professionals and audiences. The journal is structured, and the materials it presents are selected and updated by a team of habilitated lecturers at the National Academy of Art.
Editorial Board:
Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Mania Vaptsarova
Department of Scenography, NAA; teaches Painting and Graphic Art Techniques
UBA, member
http://nha.bg/bg/stranica/many-ivanova-vapcarova-profesor-d-r
m.vapcarova@nha.bg
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boyka Donevska
Department of History of Art, NAA; teaches History of Art; Introduction to Art History; Description and Analysis of Art Monuments
NATFA, part-time lecturer; teaches History of Plastic Arts; Module World Culture
UBA, member
https://www.nha.bg/bg/stranica/boika-spasova-donevska-docent-d-r
b.donevska@nha.bg
Prof. Dr. Zarko Zhdrakov
Department of History of Art, NAA; teaches History of Bulgarian Art
https://www.nha.bg/bg/stranica/zarko-dimitrov-jdrakov-docent-d-r
zhdrakov@abv.bg
Prof. Dr. Nikolay Mladenov
Department of Poster and Visual Communication, NAA; teaches Poster; Web Design
NVIG, Secretary General
https://www.nha.bg/bg/stranica/nikolai-nikolov-mladenov-prof-d-r
nmladenov@nha.bg
Asst. Prof. Dr. Velichka Minkova
Department of Design of Children’s Environment, NАА; teaches Combinatorics; Composition; Chromatics; Module Shape Forming
Membership:
Association of Design and Advertising
ISAMA (The International Society of the Arts, Mathematics and Architecture)
UBA
http://nha.bg/bg/stranica/velichka-georgieva-minkova-starshi-prepodavatel-d-r
v.minkova@nha.bg
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stefan Belishky
Department of Restoration, Head of department, NAA; teaches Restoration of Easel Painted Art; Restoration of Mural Painted Art; Theory of Restoration
Delivered lectures under Erasmus+ Programme in Split, Croatia, and Cologne, Germany
European Confederation of Conservator-Restorers’ Organisations (E.C.C.O.), Vice President
Membership:
Association of Restorers in Bulgaria (ARB); ARB delegate to E.C.C.O.
UBA, Section Restoration
http://nha.bg/bg/stranica/stefan-dimitrov-belishki-docent
st.belishki@nha.bg
Sen. Lec. Dr. Rosen Toshev
Department of Ceramics and Porcelain and Glass Design, NAA; teaches Painting
UBA, member
http://nha.bg/bg/stranica/rosen-vasilev-toshev-starshi-prepodavatel
r.toshev@nha.bg
Dr. Milena Balcheva-Bozhkova
Dr. Milena Balcheva-Bozhkova is the Museum Collection curator at the National Academy of Art. She has authored scientific publications and curated exhibitions both related to Bulgarian art of the first half of XX century.
MA in History of Art, 2006; PhD, 2017, thesis topic: Women Artists in Bulgarian Art of the 30s of XX century; both degrees awarded by the National Academy of Art
Sylvia Miloslavova
NAA, editing, proofreading, translation
Graphic design
Ch. Asst. Dr. Georgi Pavlov
Department of Poster and Visual Communication, NAA; teaches Visual Fantasy; Poster; Computer Graphics
UBA, member
g.pavlov@nha.bg
Technical editor
Dr. Eng. Vasil Harizanov
Department of Ceramics and Porcelain and Glass Design, NAA; teaches Techniques and Technology; Computer Design and 3D projecting
v.harizanov@nha.bg