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SKCNS
Studentski Kulturni Centar Novi Sad (SKCNS) is a quasi-autonomous organization working under the umbrella of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It works to promote the education of young people in Vojovdina. It organises a range of cultural events in the region, and also produces and promotes works by local artists in the fields of music and comic art.

Status
SKCNS was founded in 1993 and was re-registered in 2003 to comply with the new law on Vojvodina’s autonomy passed in 2002.

SKCNS is financed by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia. Its director (currently Zdravko Vulin) is appointed on a four-year mandate by the Executive Council of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, which also appoints the Steering Committee and Supervisory Board of the institution.

SKCNS has two physical locations – its main office is part of the complex of the University of Novi Sad, and its main events space is in a converted disused factory (known as Fabrika) on Bulevar Despota Stefana in Novi Sad.

Activities
SKCNS is one of the longest-running and most significant cultural actors in Vojvodina. In addition to its regular programme of cultural events, including concerts, speeches, debates, round table meetings and art exhibitions, SKCNS’s profile has been raised by its organization of three major annual events:

To Be Punk – the first regular punk festival in Serbia. Acts who have performed during the first four To Be Punks (2008-11) include: Sham 69, Cockney Rejects and Guitar Gangsters (UK), The Cute Lepers (USA), Goblini, Ritam Nereda, Atheist Rap and Mitesers (Serbia)

Ritam Evrope! – an annual celebration of Europe Day and the victory over fascism held on and around 9 May in Novi Sad’s main square, Trg Slobode. This free festival brings acts from across Europe to Novi Sad to crowds of over 10,000, and has welcomed over 40,000 spectators in its five year history (2007-11). Notable perfomers include: Jinx (Croatia), Talco (Italy), Skarface (France), Peter and the Test Tube Babies and The Adicts (UK) and Ringišpil and Atheist Rap from Novi Sad.

Vojvođanski Strip Vikend – an annual gathering for fans of comic strips and comic art, bringing together producers, writers, artists and other performers, featuring live workshops and new comic launches.

Role as a producer/promoter
SKCNS also acts as a record label and book/comic book publisher. Acts who have released CDs under the SKCNS label in recent years include: Atheist Rap, Mitesers , Ritam Nereda and Goblini

SKCNS has promoted comic books by artists such as: Aleksandar Zograf, Wostok and Đorđe Milović.