Event – Past

On 17 April 2018, newly appointed Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Dunja Mijatović, visited the ERIAC Office and Art Space in Berlin.   Mijatović, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was elected last January by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and took up office on 01 April 2018. The meeting...

April 8 2018 International Roma Day at ERIAC A ROMA POEM THAT SHOULD BE READ THIS MONTH International Literature Campaign   On International Roma Day, ERIAC celebrates the contributions Roma poets have made, and continue to make, to the richness of European literature. Contrary to the common perception of Roma culture as illiterate and insensitive...

On 06 April 2018, in connection to the International Roma Day, ERIAC was visited by the delegation of the U.S. Embassy in Germany. The meeting, hosted by ERIAC executive management, was attended by U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, Mr. Kent Logsdon, Ms. Sandra Sebastian, a political specialist, and Mr. Jake Nelson, the Secretary of the Political...

“Hidden Roma Masterpieces” On March 13th, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) presented the exhibition “Hidden Roma Masterpieces” at the Palais of the Council of Europe. The exhibition, curated by ERIAC, was co-organized in collaboration with the Council of Europe and the European Parliament.   In the second part of the twentieth...

EVENING GALA AT THE MAXIM GORKI THEATRE The Grand Finale of ERIAC’s International Cultural Outreach Program   ERIAC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM 26th of February, 2018 Berlin, Germany     ERIAC’s International Cultural Outreach Program came to its grand finale on the 26th of February 2018 during the Evening Gala and Celebration at the Maxim Gorki...

VISIONS FOR A NEW HUMANITY.  GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY SPIVAK AND ROMA FEMINIST SCHOLARS CONTEMPLATE THE FUTURE   ERIAC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM 26th of February, 2018 Berlin, Germany       After six successful events in Seville, Cracow, Budapest, Prague, Rome, and Bucharest, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture’s (ERIAC) final International Cultural Outreach Program took place...

Roma: contributions to the development of the Romanian state   ERIAC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM 21-22 February 2018 Bucharest, Romania       On the 21 February 2018, the first event of European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) in Romania took place in Bucharest. The date of the event coincided not only with the centenary celebration...

EUROPEAN ROOTS OF ROMA ARTS AND CULTURE – PERSPECTIVE OF ROMA AND SINTI MINORITY IN ITALY   ERIAC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM 14 February 2018 Roma, Italy   Within the framework of the ERIAC International Cultural Outreach Program, ERIAC co-hosted the event “European Roots of Roma Arts and Culture – Perspective of Roma and Sinti Minority in...

RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE ROMA INTEGRATION 2020 AND ERIAC Berlin, 13 February 2018   On 13 February 2018, participants of the Regional Conference “Addressing Discrimination and Anti-Gypsyism in the Enlargement Region” were invited to attend a reception at ERIAC’s Office and Art Space.   The Regional Conference was a two-day workshop addressing discrimination and anti-Gypsyism...

“SAR DIČHOLA ROMAŇI KULTURA DUREDER – The Future of Romani Culture”   ERIAC International Cultural Outreach Program 13 February 2018 Prague, Czech Republic       Within the framework of the ERIAC International Cultural Outreach Program, ERIAC, in partnership with Slovo 21 co-hosted the event “SAR DIČHOLA ROMAŇI KULTURA DUREDER – The Future of Romani Culture”,...

THE FUTURE OF ROMA CULTURAL HERITAGE ERIAC INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM 09 February 2018 Budapest, Hungary The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), CEU Romani Studies Program (CEU RSP) and the Re-designing Access to European Cultural Heritage Project (REACH) hosted “The Future of Roma Cultural Heritage,” an event in a series of ERIAC international...

“The Future of Roma History: Remembrance, Historical Justice and the Role of Roma Youth” ERIAC International Cultural Outreach Program 01-02 February 2018 Cracow, Poland     Within the framework of the ERIAC International Cultural Outreach Program, ERIAC hosted the international event “The Future of Roma History: Remembrance, Historical Justice and the Role of Roma Youth”...

  On 24-25 January 2018, under the title of “Déjame que te cuente / Allow me to explain. New perspectives of an old art” the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) organized a discussion forum on the topics of Flamenco and Gitanos in Sevilla, one of the capitals of flamenco. The event inaugurated...

Delegation from the Federal Foreign Office visits ERIAC’s premises Berlin, 10 January 2018   Today, the Minister of State for Europe Michael Roth, along with a delegation from the Federal Foreign Office, visited the brand-new ERIAC office in Berlin. The guests were given a short guided tour of the office, including a guided tour to...

TRANSGRESSING THE PAST, SHAPING THE FUTURE Berlin, Germany, ERIAC Art Space 15 December 2017 – 15 May 2018 A reconstruction of the Launching Exhibition of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture in collaboration with Gallerie Kai Dikhas.   Artists: Daniel Baker, Julia Baki, Tibor Balogh, Gabi Jimenez, Sead Kazanxhiu, Delaine Le Bas, Damian...

ERIAC Contributes to the Decolonizing North, Conference 07-08 December 2017 Locations: Royal Institute of Art and Konsthall C, Stockholm   Invited speakers: Lesley-Ann Brown Gurminder K. Bhambra Gunilla Larsson Encarnacion Gutierrez-Rodriguez Tone Olaf Nielsen   Respondents: Ylva Habel, Patricia Lorenzoni, Timea Junghaus, and Stefan Helgesson Artists: Anawana Haloba, Katarina Pirak Sikku, Minna L. Henriksson, Santiago...

ERIAC initiates its international activities with the “International Cultural Outreach Program”, financed by the Federal Foreign Office of the German government. In the framework of the program, seven international events take place between January and February 2018.   The aim of the International Outreach Program is to introduce ERIAC to diverse audiences in places outside...

30 November 2017 Bratislava Goethe Institute   What is the current topography of Roma collections in Europe, and how do Slovak cultural initiatives and artists’ strategies contribute to it? Which institutions preserve and present Roma cultural heritage? What is an ethical and effective strategy for collecting Roma-related information, objects, and cultural artifacts? How can Roma...