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ERIAC at Berlinale 2025 – Selected for MEDIA Stands Program!
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ERIAC at Berlinale 2025 – Selected for MEDIA Stands Program!

February 14, 2025
ERIAC – European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture – is proud to be selected for the MEDIA Stands program at the European Film Market (EFM) during Berlinale 2025.   With its participation at EFM 2025, ERIAC continues to push for the integration of Roma filmmakers in the film industry’s diversity and inclusion efforts. The...
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EUGEN RAPORTORU: #JESUISMAHALA
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EUGEN RAPORTORU: #JESUISMAHALA

February 13, 2025
The visual artist Eugen Raportoru challenges the conventions of the art gallery with the immersive exhibition #jesuismahala where visual imagery, music, scent, and community interweave. The upcoming exhibition – on display at the Romanian Peasant Museum in Bucharest between February, 20 and May, 20, 2025 – is a profound exploration of memory, identity, and art, rooted...
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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: ROMA YOUTH TOGETHER 2025
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CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: ROMA YOUTH TOGETHER 2025

February 4, 2025
As part of the annual OPRE! Roma Month: Standing Up for Dignity and Rights, the Council of Europe will host the Roma Youth Together 2025 seminar at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, co-organized with leading Roma networks: the International Roma Youth Network – TernYpe, the European Roma Grassroots Organisations (ERGO) Network, and Phiren Amenca....
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ERIAC at the International Film Festival Rotterdam: Promoting Roma Inclusion in Film
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ERIAC at the International Film Festival Rotterdam: Promoting Roma Inclusion in Film

January 29, 2025
The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is excited to announce its participation in the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Industry Days, taking place from 31 January to 5 February 2025. ERIAC’s involvement marks a key step in its mission to ensure Roma voices are included in broader conversations on diversity and inclusion...
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Open Call for Memorial Proposals: Nicolae Gheorghe Square
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Open Call for Memorial Proposals: Nicolae Gheorghe Square

January 25, 2025
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...
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Scholarship Opportunity: Ex Oriente Film Documentary Laboratory 2025
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Scholarship Opportunity: Ex Oriente Film Documentary Laboratory 2025

January 24, 2025
ERIAC is partnering with Ex Oriente Film Documentary Laboratory 2025 to support storytellers in taking their projects to the next level.   Are you a Roma filmmaker or producer based in Central and Eastern Europe, working on a feature-length documentary or an innovative docu-series in the development or early production stage? ERIAC is pleased to...
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Reflections on Identity: Roma History Through Art and Language
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Reflections on Identity: Roma History Through Art and Language

January 17, 2025
Chandeliers with Eyes In memory of Constantin Anica   With my hands, I crush the grain; Crumbs fall to the ground. I gather them all in my fist— The place remains so stark and white.   Buried deep within the earth, The slaked lime slowly melts, Mixed with tears that stain my palms. In my...
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Towards a European Route of Roma Cultural Heritage | Common Methodology for Promoting Roma Cultural Heritage in Europe
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Towards a European Route of Roma Cultural Heritage | Common Methodology for Promoting Roma Cultural Heritage in Europe

January 15, 2025
European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC)  is proud to announce the release of ‘Towards a European Route of Roma Cultural Heritage. Common Methodology for Promoting Roma Cultural Heritage in Europe’. Based on the experience of the ROMHERITAGE project, this document is a practical guideline for building national itineraries of Roma culture.   Developing...
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Applications Open: Become an ERIAC Associate Member
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Applications Open: Become an ERIAC Associate Member

January 13, 2025
The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is now accepting applications for Associate Membership. This is an opportunity for professionals, organizations, and individuals passionate about Roma arts and culture to join a vibrant community dedicated to preserving, promoting, and advancing Roma heritage.   Why Join ERIAC? As an associate member, you will: Access...
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The Transformative Power of Art: Małgorzata Mirga-Tas and the Space of Togetherness exhibition in Athens, Greece
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The Transformative Power of Art: Małgorzata Mirga-Tas and the Space of Togetherness exhibition in Athens, Greece

December 18, 2024
A Journey into Roma Identity and Cultural Resilience Through the Eyes of Young Greek-Roma Girls in Lesbos Teaser: Małgorzata Mirga-Tas’s powerful textile art transcends geographical and cultural boundaries, facilitating a profound dialogue between Roma cultural identity and the wider world. Her work, showcased in the Space of Togetherness exhibition in Athens, inspired young Roma girls...
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Remembrance as Resistance and Transformation
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Remembrance as Resistance and Transformation

December 17, 2024
Louis Burkler, Marina Rosselle and Romuald Jandolo at the Rivesaltes Camp Memorial: Remembrance as Resistance and Transformation The Rivesaltes Camp Memorial exhibition, Le Camp des Familles (15.03.2024 – 14.02.2025), explores the persecution of the “Nomads” in France during WWII through history and art. Featuring works by Louis Burkler, Marina Rosselle, and Romuald Jandolo, it merges...
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Delaine Le Bas: Romani Embassy
Arts and Culture Event - Past Exhibition ROMAMOMA Uncategorized

Delaine Le Bas: Romani Embassy

December 12, 2024
Signs of national sovereignty. Places of immunity and inviolability. Symbolic territories of cultural exchange and economic ties. Platforms for negotiation and dialogue. Primary channels of communication — but above all: a piece of homeland offering protection to its citizens. What are embassies for? And who do they represent? Romani Embassy is an ongoing installation and...
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Roma Art of Assembly 2024 – Join us online!
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Roma Art of Assembly 2024 – Join us online!

December 5–6, 2024
  On December 5–6, 2024, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) hosts the Roma Art of Assembly at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin, a hybrid event bringing together members, partners, and supporters to celebrate Roma heritage, culture, and the collective power of the Roma community. The Roma Art of Assembly stands...
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Delaine Le Bas: “For my Brother Nino, in Search of Eldorado”
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Delaine Le Bas: “For my Brother Nino, in Search of Eldorado”

November 28, 2024
A bond of profound connection and heartfelt affection—this beautifully defines the relationship between these two artists. Turner Prize 2024 nominee Delaine Le Bas graced the opening of Nihad Nino Pušija: In Search of Eldorado – Roma and Sinti in the Struggle for Representation with a performance dedicated to her “brother, Nino”. In her performance, Delaine...
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Online Event – New Approaches to Commemorating the Roma and Sinti Holocaust
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Online Event – New Approaches to Commemorating the Roma and Sinti Holocaust

March 11, 2025
The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is pleased to announce the conclusion of the “International Program for Educators and Museum Professionals Dedicated to the Memory of the Roma and Sinti Holocaust” with an online event devoted to new approaches for commemorating the Roma and Sinti Holocaust.   This event, funded by the...
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Identity, Representation, Participation, and Performativity in Nihad Nino Pušija’s Photographs
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Identity, Representation, Participation, and Performativity in Nihad Nino Pušija’s Photographs

November 19, 2024
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,...
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ROMÁLAND SCREENING at Gorki Studio Я
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ROMÁLAND SCREENING at Gorki Studio Я

November 11, 2024
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...
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Reconstructing History “from Dust and Ashes” | VIDEO
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Reconstructing History “from Dust and Ashes” | VIDEO

November 1, 2024
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...
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