Arts and Culture

Identity, Representation, Participation, and Performativity in Nihad Nino Pušija’s Photographs

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,...

Open Call for Memorial Proposals: Nicolae Gheorghe Square

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...

ROMÁLAND SCREENING at Gorki Studio Я

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...

Reconstructing History “from Dust and Ashes” | VIDEO

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...

Announcing the 2024 Roma Holocaust Voices Fellowship Recipients”

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...

International Conference – Safeguarding Romani Language (Strasbourg)

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...

Nihad Nino Pušija: In Search of Eldorado – Roma and Sinti in the Struggle for Representation

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...

Big News: Barvalipe Academy Election 2024 Coming Up!

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...

OMARA Mara Oláh. DIKH OMARA

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,...

Manolo Gómez Romero: “the freedom and creative balance of a 5000-year-old child”

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...