On August 28, 2019, Dr. Michael Groß, Consul General of Germany in Cracow, visited ERIAC. ERIAC Executive Director, Timea Junghaus and Fundraising Officer Almir Huseini hosted the guest. Current work of the organization, plan of activities, and upcoming events of the Roma Tangible Heritage Network program were discussed during the visit, as well as a...

ROMA TANGIBLE HERITAGE NETWORK  (August 1, 2019-December 31, 2019)       As of August 1, 2019, ERIAC launches its third international program, the Roma Tangible Heritage Network.   The aim of the ROMA TANGIBLE HERITAGE NETWORK PROJECT is to organize the exchange through six (6) large-scale, regional meetings inviting an international – primarily Roma...

On August 5th, 2019,  on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the 2nd of August – Roma Holocaust Memorial day – the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, organized a panel discussion with Roma experts. The event aimed to promote and discuss the importance of the remembrance of Roma and...

(Re)Conceptualizing Roma resistance     ERIAC ROMA TANGIBLE HERITAGE NETWORK August 2, 2019 Berlin Germany     On August 2, 2019, the ERIAC Berlin event entitled (Re)Conceptualizing Roma Resistance marked the opening of the Roma Tangible Heritage Network event series, which is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.   The event aimed to...

EXHIBITION “TEARS OF GOLD/ SOWNAKUNE JASFA”   Exhibiting artists: Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Valerie Leray, Emilia Rigova, Marcin Tas, Kalman Varady   Curated by Dr. Krzysztof Gil and Dr. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka   July 31st 2019 – August 3rd 2019   JULY 31ST 2019 AT 21:00 Exhibition Opening with the presence of the artists and performance “Alurican…” by...

International Conference: IS “AUSCHWITZ ONLY SLEEPING”? SINTI AND ROMA NARRATIVES AFTER THE HOLOCAUST   Krakow, July 31 – August 1, 2019     “I’m afraid that Europe is forgetting its past and that Auschwitz is only sleeping. Antigypsyist threats, policies and actions worry me greatly and make me very sad.” Ceija Stojka, Roma Holocaust survivor...

On July 17th, the Schoolclash e.V. organization together with twenty of their recent trainees have visited our exhibition “Roma Women Weaving Europe”, which is currently on its last week in ERIAC’s gallery. the participants are part of a teacher-training programme supported by the Erasmus+ European Commission called Cultural Heritage in Perspective, designed to use cultural heritage as...

The Central European University (CEU) hosted a Summer School, entitled “Romani Identities and Antigypsyism” between 1 July – 12 July, 2019.   The summer course is part of the Roma in European Society Initiative funded by the Velux Foundations, Open Society Foundations Roma Initiatives Office, and the Roma Education Fund, in cooperation with Council of...

The Barvalipe Academy is the agenda-setting and strategic body of the Institute which has an advisory and inspirational role in order to fulfill ERIAC’s objectives.   Following the first meeting of the Barvalipe Academy, held on 5 February 2019 in Belgrade, two Academy members – Gilda Horvath and Dr. Iulius Rostas – were elected to...

Sead Kazanxhiu appointed as the new member of ERIAC Pakiv Baord   During the last Pakiv Board meeting which took place on March 22nd, dr. Nicoleta Bitu resigned from her position as the Board member on behalf of the Alliance for the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, one of ERIAC three founders.  ...

      The 2011 EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, commonly referred to as the EU Roma Framework, have set ambitious goals up to 2020 to close the gap between Roma and non-Roma in the key policy areas of education, employment, housing, and health, as well as to protect Roma against discrimination. While...

On June 26, 2019, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) presented the critically-acclaimed “Roma Armee” produced by Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin at the National Theatre I.L. Caragiale in Bucharest (TNB). This was the first time that the “Roma Armee” was presented in Romania. Over 650 guests attended the performance, making it...

Two Paid Internship Positions open at ERIAC for CEU Romani Studies Program Alumni   In the framework of the Roma in European Societies (RES) initiative of the Central European University (CEU), the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture is offering an internship opportunity to qualified alumni of the CEU Roma Access Programs.   RES...

Application open for two months Artist Residency Scholarship in Florence   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 residency programme to offer two residencies to Roma contemporary artists. This exciting...

On June 11, 2019, Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director General at DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) and Enrica Chiozza, Policy Analyst at the DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) visited ERIAC. ERIAC Chair of the Board, Zeljko Jovanovic, and Executive Director Timea Junghaus hosted the guests. ERIAC’s work, plan of activities and plans...

A Feminist Reading of Roma Political Movement: A conversation with Roma women activists, scholars and artists   On June 11, 2019 ERIAC and RKI will host a panel discussion “A Feminist Reading of Roma Political Movement”, featuring outstanding Roma women activists, scholars and artists: Carmen Gheorghe, president of Roma women organization E-Romnja (Romania); Dotschy Reinhardt,...

On June 5 2019, two members of the German Bundestag of the Greens – Ms Filiz Polat and Mr Erhard Grundl visited ERIAC.   Ms Polat is a member of the German Bundestag and spokeswoman for the Bündnis 90 / DIE GRÜNEN group for migration and integration since 2017. She is the Chairwoman of the...

ERIAC was delighted to host a group of high-school students from Lycée Jacques Amyot in Melun, France and give a guided tour at the exhibition titled “Roma Women Weaving Europe”.   Since the students were really curious about the work of ERIAC and the Roma contribution to arts and culture, it was our pleasure to...