The Association of Hairdresser Artists
The Association of Hairdressing Artists brings some of the world’s most renowned educators to Belgrade, giving hairstylists the opportunity to stay current with the latest trends through modern, hands-on education. It is a place for exchanging ideas, finding inspiration, and connecting with colleagues and artists from across the region.
HOW THE ASSOCIATION OF HAIRDRESSING ARTISTS WAS FOUNDED
With the desire to create a space that nurtures an artistic approach to hairdressing, Tijana Ilić founded the Association of Hairdressing Artists on October 1st, 2020. The association was established to preserve and promote hairdressing as an art form, while also raising awareness among hairstylists about the importance of developing their own professional style. Through collaboration with colleagues and professionals from the worlds of fashion, music, theater, and film, the association aims to honor tradition while continuously creating new trends.
MISSION OF THE ASSOCIATION
The mission of the Association is developing the awareness that a hairdresser is an artist who holds the finest sculpting material.
At the same time, the Association is a tribute to the legends of Belgrade salons – to those professionals, artists, masters who brought new trends, techniques, awards from competitions in previous decades, for those who are ready to selflessly share knowledge and experience with younger colleagues.
The Association respects and values all forms of traditional hairdressing education. In addition to collaborating with leading local masters, the Association has hosted internationally renowned educators such as Sharon Blain from Australia, Aili Puss from Estonia, and Thomas Girard from France. Until now, hairstylists from Serbia and the region had the opportunity to see these masters only in major European education centers—but for the first time, they have brought their expertise directly to Belgrade.
WORKSHOP WITH SHARON BLAIN & AILI PUSS
On May 16th and 17th, 2023, the Association of Hairdressing Artists organized a Special Occasion Hairstyling Workshop led by one of the world’s most renowned educators, Sharon Blain, who visited Belgrade for the first time as part of her final global tour.
WORKSHOPS AND INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONS
The Association of Hairdresser Artists began to achieve its main goal and became a meeting place for hairdressers, make-up artists, fashion designers and stylists in 2022.
TIJANA ILIĆ & DJUKA IVANOVIĆ
The first guest lecturer at the Association of Hairdressing Artists was Djuka Ivanović, who set avant-garde standards on the fashion scene in the former Yugoslavia and Serbia. The Special Occasion Hairstyling seminar held on December 18th, 2022, was a unique opportunity for fellow hairstylists to learn from their decades of accumulated knowledge and skills.
TIJANA ILIC & BASKETBALL FEDERATION OF SERBIA
In collaboration with the Institute for Women’s Sports and the Basketball Federation of Serbia, on February 7th, 2023, Tijana and her French colleague Thomas Girard took part in a major media campaign against stereotypes in women’s sports.
HAIRCUTTING MASTERCLASS WITH TIJANA ILIĆ & THOMAS GIRARD
In February, Tijana Ilic’s Association of Hairdresser Artists organized an exceptionally popular and successful Haircutting Masterclass with French master Thomas Girard, her first foreign lecturer.
SEMINAR – TIJANA ILIĆ, SHARON BLAIN & AILI PUSS
The queens of hairstyling from Australia, Estonia, and Serbia united their talents to host the Hairdressing Event of the Year on May 18th at Dorćol Platz, organized by the Association of Hairdressing Artists.
2-DAY MASTERCLASS – BRAIDING & ART CLASS BY AILI PUSS
COMING SOON
Aili Puss from Estonia has been working with hair with a lot of passion for 20 years, and has been passing this passion on to the students of the Hair Art Academy in Tallinn for years.
Her artistic hair workshops are highly popular in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Pasadena, Sydney, Montreal, Sweden, Belgium, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and are always sold out. She is also an educator for the renowned global hair brand GHD, as well as for other hair product brands from Estonia, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, and Latvia.