Arts and Culture

The exhibition currently on view at the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) Serbia, in Belgrade, titled “Gypsyism, Balkanism – Through a glass, darkly”, curated by Bratislav Mitrović, features five artists of Roma origin, who engage in intimate dialogue with the history of -frequently hurtful- representations of Roma. Through their works, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas...

There is no singular truth; this people, like any other, has its own history, tradition, and language, embodying a source of culture. It is precisely this source that constitutes an unfinished process of existence. The Roma serve as a prime example that identity is complementary and ever evolving, both on an individual and a collective...

Berlin Tales  Emanuel Barica, Luna De Rosa, Mihaela Drăgan, Nihad Nino Pušija, Mersud Selman, Alfred Ullrich, David Weiss   15 December, 2023 – 5 April, 2024 Exhibition opening: 14 December 2023, 6.00 – 9.00 pm       Berlin has consistently played a crucial role in the cultural and social life of the Roma diaspora...

Everyone belongs elsewhere, and elsewhere could mean both everywhere and nowhere. Sung by Remedios Silva Pisa, Yasmin Levy, Eleni Vitali, Emel Mathlouthi, Zeynep Bastik and others, ‘Naci en Alamo’ (‘I was Born in Alamo’) is a Ladino–Greek Romani ‘song about displacement and homelessness, and ultimately about nostalgia for a birthplace that was never home’ (Aciman...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) proudly recognizes Małgorzata Mirga-Tas as the distinguished recipient of the prestigious Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize 2023. Handpicked from an impressive array of over eighty submissions, Mirga-Tas stands as an exemplar of excellence and commitment in advancing Roma cultural heritage.   Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, a Polish-Roma artist...

Українською знизу       We are thrilled to unveil the talented artists selected for the Support Programme for Roma Artists from Ukraine. The quality and diversity of applications were truly inspiring, making the selection process both challenging and rewarding.   Congratulations to the Winners: Izaura Dryma Leonid Samulevych Mykola Burmek-Diuri Tyberii Yonash Valentina Buzyla...

The 4th International Conference, “Safeguarding Our Romani Language,” organized by the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) on November 6th, 2023, in collaboration with the Council of Europe and the University of Bucharest – The Romani Language and Literature Study Program emphasized the importance of language harmonization, education, and cultural heritage for Roma...

The summer of 2023 saw a true landmark accomplishment in the promotion and celebration of Romani art and culture. The Barvalo exhibition, on view 9 May until 4 September at Marseille’s Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Mediterranée (“Mucem”), a Tier-1, national-level French museum, was the first of its kind: by far the...

#ERIACNET4EU grantee Untold Stories Association Presents: Romani Film Art in Berlin – Screening of Alina Șerban’s Short Films And “Gipsy Queen”   Join us for a captivating cinematic experience brought to you by our esteemed ERIACNET4EU grantee, Untold Stories Association. As part of their Roma Power project, the Untold Stories Association will organize the screening...

European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture is pleased to announce five finalists for the Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize 2023     The pre-selection committee is delighted to announce the five finalists for the prestigious Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize 2023, chosen from over eighty submissions to The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC)....

  International Day of the Romani Language 4th November 2023 Filmoteca de Catalunya Plaza Salvador Seguí, 1 – 9 08001 Barcelona   On Saturday, November 4, at 8:00 p.m., the film Flames of God (Flames de Déu), by Meshakai Wolf, 2011 , will be screened at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, and afterwards there will be a...

Why Do We Need To Retell The Roma Story Now Thursday, 26 October, 12:00 – Film Restored Festival at Deutsche Kinemathek   Screening of ‘Tradaw’ (2022, Krzysztof Skonieczny) featuring Małgorzata Mirga-Tas and ‘The Gypsy Romani Camp’ (1955, Wladyslaw Ślesicki) Lecture by Timea Junghaus   ERIAC presents “Why Do We Need To Retell The Roma Story...

  European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture  is pleased to announce the 4th edition of the Hybrid International Conference   SAFEGUARDING OUR ROMANI LANGUAGE 6th November 2023 Venue: Reinhardtstraße 41-43, 10117 Berlin Live Streaming ENGLISH: YouTube Live Streaming ROMANES: YouTube     The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) started the Romani...

Українською знизу     We are thrilled to announce the opening of the call for applications for the Support Programme for Roma Artists from Ukraine. This initiative is dedicated to empower contemporary artists, curators, filmmakers, musicians, and all other creative practitioners who proudly proclaim their Roma identity and originate from Ukraine.   Selected participants will...

  ERIAC is a membership-driven organization that brings together individuals and organizations, both Roma and non-Roma, who possess relevant and demonstrated arts and culture expertise and are committed to ERIAC’s values.   ERIAC’s associate members are grouped into four thematic sections: Arts and Culture, History and Commemoration, Research and Publication in arts and culture, and...

– About the Exhibition Roma Jewellery Tradition – Rosa Taikon at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm In the process of creating the exhibition, Roma Jewellery Tradition – Rosa Taikon, Rosa Taikon’s expressive jewellery became a point of departure for a demonstration of Roma history and heritage as well as a platform for the civil rights struggle of the...

Romani Language Initiative / Romani Čhib     The long-term goal of ERIAC through the Romani Language Initiative is to become the language and education center for the transnational Romani movement and the community. The initiative contains efforts towards an international Romani language reform through building on the existing results and updating the Curriculum Framework...

In 2022, at the fifteenth edition of documenta in Kassel, I witnessed an interesting conversation between two visitors standing in front of a large-scale and impressive work by Tamás Péli. ‘Péli studied at the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten in The Hague,’ one of the two women read out from the label. The other immediately...