One of the best acoustic guitarists in the world, Tommy Emmanuel, together with the best guitarist in the Balkans, Vlatko Stefanovski, opened the 16^th Guitar Art Summer Fest this month at Kanli Kula in Herceg Novi. Tommy Emmanuel did not hide his delight at performing on the beautiful Kanli Kula stage, emphasising how happy he was to be performing outdoors again after a long break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stefanovski, who was performing at the festival for the second time, said that he adored Herceg Novi.

As part of the festival, seven free concerts were organised at the Music Square in the Old Town of Herceg Novi, as well as an exhibition on Guitar Visual Art in the Sue Ryder gallery on Belavista. The European Union in Montenegro supported the five-day guitar spectacle with other sponsors, such as the Ministry of Culture and Media, the Municipality of Herceg Novi, and the School for Basic Music Education.