Encompassing the complexity, versatility, and resourcefulness of the artistic opus of Nihad Nino Pušija is next to impossible in a single text. What makes Pušija’s over thirty-five-year professional artistic career difficult to embrace in any general overview is his use of a wide range of media, his engagement in different topics, motifs, and art genres,...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture – ERIAC together with the REF – Roma Education Fund, REDI – Roma Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, Roma For Democracy – RFD, Roma Foundation for Europe and the Bucharest City Municipality is pleased to announce an open call for artistic proposals for a new memorial dedicated to the...

Anestis Azas and Prodromos Tsinikoris return to the Gorki in an attempt to get closer to the lives of Roma in Greece. This time, on the screen. ERIAC in collaboration with Maxim Gorki Theater is organizing a video screening of “ROMÁLAND” on Thursday, November 14 starting at 19:30 at Gorki Studio Я. The video recording...

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Roma Holocaust and commemorate European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti, ERIAC presented the exhibition CARGO – of Dust and Ashes, curated by RomaMoMA. The show aimed at a collective reconstruction of history, through the lenses of the youngest generations of artists of Roma origin. Charly Bechaimont...

  CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MEDIA MENTORING PROGRAM FOR ROMA PROFESSIONALS FROM THE WESTERN BALKANS SIX AND TÜRKIYE REGION   The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture Serbia (ERIAC Srbija) is pleased to announce the Media Mentoring Program for Roma professionals, designed to foster collaboration between Roma media professionals and mainstream media outlets. This unique...

In a significant step toward preserving Roma and Sinti historical memory, ERIAC and the Fortunoff Archive are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Roma Holocaust Voices Fellowship. Launched in commemoration of the International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day, this fellowship initiative supports essential work in transcription, translation, and creative projects that highlight the testimonies...

5th International Conference – Safeguarding Romani Language to be Held at the Council of Europe, Strasbourg   Day 1 Livestream (November 5th) : https://shorturl.at/ssdfI  Day 2 Livestream (November 6th): https://shorturl.at/G2Wus    The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), in partnership with the Council of Europe’s Roma and Travellers Division and the Division of...

Background Roma pride is an important aspect of the Roma community’s cultural identity and social advocacy. This research aims to support ERIAC with research and methodological devices for evidence based action to increase Roma identity and pride (Pillar 3 of the Strategy), to assist ERIAC`s mandate to make a positive impact on belonging, self-determination, and...

    WOMNET MEETING 2024 “INTERSECTIONAL SOLIDARITY: NAVIGATING THE JOURNEY TOWARDS COMMUNITIES OF CARE AND COLLECTIVE ACTION” Hosted by European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) OCTOBER 28, 2024 04.00-06.30 PM CET Via Zoom Please click here to register latest by Sunday 27th of October 2024     Participation Guidelines and Space Commitments: –...

ERIAC presents the monograph by Nihad Nino Pušija: In Search of Eldorado – Roma and Sinti in the Struggle for Representation, edited by Rena Rädle & Vladan Jeremić. A related exhibition curated by RomaMoMA, featuring a selection of Pušija’s photography, showcasing over 30 years of Roma representation, will be held at the European Roma Institute...

  ERIAC Serbia: Fostering Cooperation and Skill Development Among Media Professionals in the WB6 Region and Türkiye to Address Antigypsyism   From 13-15 September 2024, media workers, professionals, and content creators from the Western Balkans and Türkiye convened in Belgrade for the “Transforming Media Narratives on Roma” training. Organized by ERIAC Serbia and supported by...

ERIAC is proud to announce the upcoming Barvalipe Academy Election 2024. This election offers a unique opportunity to shape the strategic vision of ERIAC by electing eight new members to the Barvalipe Academy, a distinguished body of thought leaders and advisors. The Barvalipe Academy plays a crucial role in guiding ERIAC’s mission to promote the...

            EXHIBITION: Combing Through Time: Disentangling the Hidden Histories of the Roma Genocide   Collaborators: Emanuel Barica, Šimo Dominković, Ljuan Koka, Daniel Petrovski, Milovan Pisarri, Aleksandar Reljić, Miško Stanišić, Danijel Vojak. Institutional Collaborators: Public Institution Jasenovac Memorial Area, Serbian Military Archive, The Koprivnice City Museum, Town Museum Jastrebarsko, The Museum...

With contributions by Péter Bencze, Timea Junghaus, Ábel Sánta, Selma Selman, Everybody Needs Art, RJSaK ARCHIV, RomaMoMA and a display by Studio Caruso. An exhibition curated by Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen   2 October – 9 November 2024 gta exhibitions at ETH Zurich, ONA Fokushalle, Oerlikon Neunbrunnenstrasse 50, CH-8050 Zurich Opening: 1 October 2024,...

SEMINAR ON ROMANI AESTHESIS: Emancipatory Potentials Beyond Modern-Colonial Art and Aesthetic Iván Periáñez Bolaño in conversation with Miguel Ángel Vargas Rubio September 3, 19:00 Tak Village im Aufbau Haus, Oranienhof, 10969 Berlin   Manolo Gómez, Clavel Negro, 2010, Collection Kai Dikhas   In his latest book titled ¨Cosmosonoridades¨, Iván Periáñez Bolaño, Professor of Anthropology at...

Almost two decades have passed since the first exhibition of contemporary Roma art was held at the Venice Biennale in 2007. In these years, Roma representation has been discontinuous, although the periodicity and the demand for their own pavilion continues to be a struggle for institutions and agents such as the European Roma Institute for...

       “ROMA(NI) PAST – EUROPE’S FUTURE. WHY EMBRACING EU’S LARGEST ETHNIC MINORITY MATTERS II”                                                                              ...

Cannes Producers Workshop – Highlights from Alina Șerban When: 14 August, Wednesday, 16:00-18:00 CET  Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87674479501   Award-winning actress, director and producer Alina Șerban, shares her experiences from the ImpACT Workshop series in Cannes. This is a unique chance to learn firsthand from her journey, get an inside scoop on film production at one...