Movie screening followed by discussion with the director   On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, Volksbühne and journalist Shelly Kupferberg curated the event-series Diaspora Europe, bringing together Jewish and Roma/Sinti communities to explore the cultural and political dimensions...

Diaspora Europe: Opferkonkurrenz, Opferallianz? (March 1st 2020)     On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, Volksbühne and journalist Shelly Kupferberg curated the event-series Diaspora Europe, bringing together Jewish and Roma/Sinti communities to explore the cultural and political dimensions...

On 23rd January the third roundtable discussion of Romani Studies Program (RSP) was held, this time the event was jointly organized by the Department of Political Science at CEU. The invited scholars critically reflected on identity politics and the potentials and dilemmas of identity-based activism in the Romani movement.   Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, deputy director of...

On December 12, a delegation of the Trust for Mutual Understanding visited the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture on to gain insight into ERIAC´s mission and programme work. The delegation included TMU Board Member Jim Enote, CEO of Colorado Plateau Foundation, Barbara Lanciers, TMU director, Irina Yurna, Regional Representative and Alina Enggist, Program...

ERIAC is awarded an action grant from the European Cultural Foundation   The European Cultural Foundation awarded a grant to the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) as part of their “Democracy Needs Imagination” Action Grant. The Action Grants under the theme Democracy Needs Imagination  support people who are working for European democratic values....

Alina Serban – winner of the 1st Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize   It is our pleasure to announce that Alina Serban – Roma actress, playwright and director – was revealed as the winner of the first edition of the Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize!   The winner was announced on December 9 2019, during...

ERIAC celebrates the first awardee of the Tajsa Prize with a memorable concert on December 9 at the Maxim Gorki Theater   The Tajsa Prize, awarded to an outstanding Roma individual enriching Roma arts and culture, embodies the philosophy of ERIAC and the spirit of Roma history and cultural heritage while looking onwards, shaping and...

  Barvalipe Academy holds its second meeting in Berlin On December 9 2019, the Barvalipe Academy held its second meeting, convened by Dr. Maria Bogdan, Chair of the Barvalipe Academy. The Barvalipe Academy is the agenda-setting and strategic body of the Institute which has an advisory and inspirational role. The Academy discussed the roles and responsibilities...

ERIAC IMPACT – public presentation of the ERIAC achievements and plans   On December 9 2019, ERIAC held the ERIAC Impact event at the Hotel MELIA in Berlin. ERIAC Impact was a public presentation of ERIAC’s achievements and future plans. It brought together over ERIAC associate members, Barvalipe Academy and Board Members, joined by the...

ERIAC HOLDS ITS 2ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN BERLIN PRESS RELEASE Berlin, December 9th 2019   The 2nd General Assembly of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) took place on 9 December, bringing together associate members, representatives of the ERIAC Board, and the ERIAC management. This is the first time that ERIAC brought...

Finalists of the Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize 2019 announced   The Tajsa Prize honors an outstanding Roma individual who is enriching Roma arts and culture, embodies the founding principles of ERIAC, drawing inspiration from Roma cultural heritage while shaping and re-inventing forms of Roma cultural expressions for the next generation.   The Tajsa Prize...

European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) hosts symposium at the Tensta Konsthall in Stockholm to protect the threatened Roma Cultural Heritage     The symposium, taking place in Tensta Konsthall on 28 November, is organized by the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) – the first and only transnational, European-level organization...

On 15 November 201, newly appointed Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić visited the ERIAC Office and Art Space in Berlin. Ms Marija Pejčinović Burić was accompanied by Mr Bjorn Berge, Director General and Secretary to the Committee of Ministers, Mr Miroslav Papa, Director of the Private Office of the Secretary...

Exhibition Opening: KATITZI – A LITERARY CHARACTER ROOTED IN REALITY November 15, 2019 6p.m. ERIAC Space   Introduction to the exhibition by Maria Lind on March 25th at 6p.m.   The subject of this exhibition is Katarina Taikon’s (1932-1995) autobiographical figure Katitzi, who is the main character in thirteen children’s books and eight comic albums,...

International Guest Artists 2020: Robert Gabris and Małgorzata Mirga-Tas   A cooperation of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) with Villa Romana   To mark the upcoming installation of FUTUROMA at the Künstlerhaus Villa Romana in Florence in 2020, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) has joined forces with the Villa Romana...

“Re-thinking Roma Resistance” Project funded by Stiftung “Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft” (EVZ foundation) We are proud to announce that ERIAC was awarded a grant for the development of the project “Re-thinking Roma Resistance”.   In recent years, the topic of Roma Resistance during the WWII has grown into a powerful symbol that contrasts the notion of...

CHROMA – THE FUTURE IS ROMA – WE PASS THE MIC TO EUROPE   October 30, 2019 3p.m.   Public Performance of Roma Jam Session Art Kollektiv in the framework of ERIAC Roma Tangible Heritage Network Fondamenta Zattere Allo Spirito Santo 417, Venice October 30, 2019 October 30, 2019 Location: Fondamenta Zattere Allo Spirito Santo 417,...

Timisoara Biennale   From 22nd to 24th of October 2019, ERIAC attended the third edition of Art Encounters Biennial in Timișoara, Romania curated by Maria Lind and Anca Rujoiu.   The Art Encounters Biennial in Timisoara is a cross between an experimental art festival and a contemporary art biennial. It focuses on extensive curatorial research...