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Symposium: Institutions and Resistance – Alliances for Art at Risk
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Symposium: Institutions and Resistance – Alliances for Art at Risk

February 18, 2022
  On 12 February 2022, the »Institutions and Resistance – Alliances for Art at Risk« symposium brought together activists, artists of all genres, and representatives of institutions to resist the »Threats and Risks« faced by art, free creativity and thought and imagine alliances to strengthen the field in the turbulent global predicament. Where would you...
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Re-enchanting the World Małgorzata Mirga-Tas
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Re-enchanting the World Małgorzata Mirga-Tas

February 17, 2022
The Re-enchanting the World project by the Polish-Roma artist for the Polish Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition is an attempt to expand the Polish and European iconosphere and art history with representations of Roma culture. Adhering to the title of this year’s edition of the Biennale Arte (The Milk of Dreams), the artist will create...
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ERIAC is proud of Polish-Roma artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas ‘Re-enchanting the World’ in Venice
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ERIAC is proud of Polish-Roma artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas ‘Re-enchanting the World’ in Venice

February 11, 2022
ERIAC is proud to partner with the Polish Pavilion’s exhibition project for Biennale Arte 2022, by the Polish-Roma artist and activist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas. The Re-enchanting the World project at the 59th International Art Exhibition is an attempt to expand the Polish and European iconosphere and art history with representations of Roma culture. Adhering to the...
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ARTIST RESIDENCY WINNERS 2022 IN VILLA ROMANA, FLORENCE
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ARTIST RESIDENCY WINNERS 2022 IN VILLA ROMANA, FLORENCE

February 3, 2022
International Guest Artists 2022: Dariya Kanti and Luna De Rosa A cooperation between the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and Villa Romana, Florence Villa Romana is a site of contemporary artistic production and international exchange. Founded in 1905 by artists and patrons, it continues to operate as a non-profit association. Every year,...
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Thoughts after Florence
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Thoughts after Florence

January 27, 2022
Last October, I participated in a joint artist residency with a stipend offered by ERIAC and Villa Romana. The scholarship grants the opportunity for young European Roma artists to travel, build networks and broaden their knowledge by educating themselves in Florence, one of Europe’s most ancient and illustrious art centres. Villa Romana is situated on...
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In which the Polish government invites a Romni to the Venice Biennale and the puzzle begins
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In which the Polish government invites a Romni to the Venice Biennale and the puzzle begins

January 20, 2022
Art most definitely speaks for itself, but La Biennale di Venezia is not just about art: it is also political, and the political language it speaks is not exactly democratic (in the sense we think of in the 21st century) or grassroots. At La Biennale, nations converse and compete, displaying their developments and achievements, hopes...
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“I believe stories can change the world”
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“I believe stories can change the world”

January 20, 2022
Jake Bowers speaks to Romani actor Alina Serban about her role in the new campaign film Proud Roma. There are some films whose impact is so profound, whose message is so clear, that the best thing any director or actress can do is pay homage to them and hope that some of their magic will rub off. A...
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The Word for World Is Forest
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The Word for World Is Forest

January 13, 2022
I had planned to discuss here the art of emancipation, an original perspective, and the starting point taken by an artist who brings a breath of fresh air. Drawing on the works of Krzysztof Gil, I had intended to analyse his visual strategies, which decolonise canonical art in an original and personal way, exploring elements...
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Practising Archival Alliances: RomaMoMA at Vulnerable Archives
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Practising Archival Alliances: RomaMoMA at Vulnerable Archives

December 17, 2021
“But don’t worry, coz you won’t rule any more, the future is ours”.[1] Undermining the modernity/coloniality strategy of situating other knowledges and identities in a disempowered past through the act of labelling communities as “traditional” and “primitive” and denying them the right to participate in the present, Mihaela Drăgan, with her performance, Roma Futurism: The...
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La Biennale approves Roma Exhibition in Venice
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La Biennale approves Roma Exhibition in Venice

December 15, 2021
We are delighted by the news from the Visual Arts Department of La Biennale di Venezia, approving the Roma Exhibition project, Collateral Event in the frame of the 59th International Art Exhibition. We congratulate artist Eugen Raportoru and curator Ilina Schileru on this milestone. For the fourth time in history, Roma visual arts are inhibiting important...
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The Intersecting Gaps of Unknowing
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The Intersecting Gaps of Unknowing

December 9, 2021
Starting at the End: Unknowing OFF-Biennale Budapest was about to end in late April, when one of its most prestigious and yet under-recognised artworks, Péli Tamás’s Birth arrived in Budapest, to the Budapest History Museum in the Castle.[1] Shortly after closing the Mara Oláh exhibition[2] at the Glove Factory Community House (Kesztyűgyár Közösségi Ház), I...
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ERIAC EXHIBITION: TAJSA ROMA CULTURAL HERITAGE PRIZE
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ERIAC EXHIBITION: TAJSA ROMA CULTURAL HERITAGE PRIZE

December 7, 2021
  TAJSA ROMA CULTURAL HERITAGE PRIZE EXHIBITION 10.12.2021   On view in the National Theater Belgrade: Location: Francuska 3, Beograd 11000, Serbia   Curators: Timea Junghaus, ERIAC Executive Director  Nataliia Tomenko, ERIAC Intern [EN] According to the artist Robert Gabris, “Tajsa is the connection between yesterday and tomorrow, present energy between you and me, power,...
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TAJSA ROMA CULTURAL HERITAGE PRIZE CEREMOMY 2021
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TAJSA ROMA CULTURAL HERITAGE PRIZE CEREMOMY 2021

December 3, 2021
  The Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize was launched in 2019 by the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC).   Embodying the ERIAC founding principles, the Tajsa Prize honors a Roma individual who – by drawing from Roma cultural heritage – enriches the Roma arts and culture scene as well as shapes and...
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From the Dining Hall to the Budapest History Museum: Contemporary Roma art and cultural heritage, trapped in community space?
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From the Dining Hall to the Budapest History Museum: Contemporary Roma art and cultural heritage, trapped in community space?

December 2, 2021
The present text[1] presents a brief overview of the cultural and communal mission of Romano Kher from Hungary, especially focusing on their summer camps where significant artworks were displayed and made a major impact on generations of Roma youth. I argue here that due to a lack of proper institutional background, Roma cultural and art...
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COLLECTIVELY CARRIED OUT: Tamás Péli’s Birth
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COLLECTIVELY CARRIED OUT: Tamás Péli’s Birth

November 25, 2021
This week we present the film documenting the opening of the exhibition, Collectively Carried Out: Tamás Péli’s Birth. ERIAC Executive Director Tímea Junghaus takes you on an exclusive art historian-guided tour of the exhibition.   Entitled Birth, Tamás Péli’s monumental artwork is of unparalleled significance in many respects. Painted on fibreboard, the panel painting of...
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Finalists of the Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize 2021 announced!
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Finalists of the Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize 2021 announced!

November 22, 2021
Finalists of the Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize 2021 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 is very...
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Dismantling ethnography, decolonising the museum, flipping the map: Wesiune thana / Place in the Woods by Małgorzata Mirga-Tas
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Dismantling ethnography, decolonising the museum, flipping the map: Wesiune thana / Place in the Woods by Małgorzata Mirga-Tas

November 18, 2021
There is no doubt that for some time now we have been witnessing two cultural processes in Europe, that are simultaneously complementary and competitive. On the one hand, the last decades of the twentieth century and the first decades of the twenty-first century can be characterised as a period of unprecedented growth of interest in...
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Open Call: Artist Residency in Florence for Two Roma Contemporary Artists in 2022
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Open Call: Artist Residency in Florence for Two Roma Contemporary Artists in 2022

November 15, 2021 – January 16, 2022
    APPLICATION OPEN 1-month Artist Residency for 2 Roma Contemporary Artists   Scholarship in Florence The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) has joined forces once again with the Villa Romana (Florence) residency programme to offer an artistic residency for two Roma contemporary artists. This exciting initiative draws upon the ground-breaking work,...
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