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...

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   Introductions to the exhibition by Maria Lind December 9, January 16, March 25 at 3p.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...

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, Venice...

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...

  On October 17, dr. Iulius Rostas, ERIAC Board Member, gave a lecture during the International Seminar on Countering Distortion and Protecting the Civil and Human Rights of Roma in Bucharest. Dr. Rostas presentation focused on “Practical Application: Lessons Learned from the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture”.   The four-day regional seminar  Countering...

TAJSA PRIZE 2019 ERIAC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCHING OF THE ANNUAL TAJSA PRIZE   The Tajsa Prize embodies the founding principles of ERIAC and the spirit of Roma history and cultural heritage while looking onwards, shaping and re-inventing forms of Roma cultural expressions for the next generations.   The Prize aims to honor...

Teachers from the Academy of Anti-Discrimination Education visit ERIAC   On October 10, a group of 35 teachers from Poland, taking part in the second edition of the Academy of Anti-Discrimination Education, which has been ongoing since January 2018, has visited ERIAC as part of the educational program. The project  of the Academy of Anti-Discrimination...

Promoting FUTUROMA: October 4-6, 2019   Eriac promoted the FUTUROMA Pavilion together with the Council of Europe Venice Office at the documentary film screening OPRE ROMA and invited the audience for the guided tours of the Roma Pavilion taking place on October 4-6, 2019. For more information on the film, please see: https://www.calamariunion.it/opre-roma-eng   On...

    ERIAC’s executive director, Timea Junghaus, was part of the independent, international and interdisciplinary Jury of the 11th ECF Princess Margriet Award for Culture in the presence of TRH Princess Margriet and Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands in Amsterdam on 2 October 2019.   The European Cultural Foundation launched the ECF Princess Margriet Award for Culture...

On October 1st, the European Commission organized a workshop entitled “Future policies for Roma” organised by DG Justice and Consumers in Brussels. The discussions at the workshop focused on forward-looking findings of the recent evaluation of the EU Framework and policy options to address the challenges identified. Participants included National Roma Contact Points, MEPs, civil...