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ARTromnja is a collaborative project between Romane Romnja and ERIAC, born out of a necessity and shared ambition to combat the prevalence of Roma misrepresentation – especially with regard to Roma women – in the media. The ARTromnja project aims to amplify Roma women voices and highlight Roma women contributions to the field of arts and culture through the personal accounts of six Sinti and Roma women artists and changemakers.

REF SERBIA-ERIAC INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Five fully-funded Internship positions at the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) Starting date:                         April 1st 2022 End date:                               August 31st 2022 Application deadline:             March 19th 2022   The European Roma Institute for Arts and...

Position: Thematic Section Coordinators Duty Station: Remote Duration of contract: March 7, 2022 – December 31, 2022 Extended Deadline for applying: March 6, 2022   Objectives: ERIAC is looking for 5 thematic section coordinators (Arts and Culture; History and Commemoration; Media and Communication; Research and Publication; Romani Language) to be engaged from within its own...

  We, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and our Ukrainian partner the Youth Agency for the Advocacy of Roma Culture (ARCA) stand in solidarity with Roma and all the brave people of Ukraine! DONATE HERE On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation waged a war on the independent state of Ukraine by engaging...

  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...

On January 26, 2022, the Barvalipe Academy of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) held its seventh meeting. This is the first meeting of the complete Barvalipe Academy with the members who were newly nominated by the Board and appointed by the General Assembly, following internal elections conducted in each of the...

We are thrilled to premiere the short film ‘Proud Roma’ written and directed by Spanish-Romani filmmaker Pablo Vega, and starring Alina Șerban and Tony Gabarry. Inspired by the 1940 film ‘The Great Dictator’ – created by and starring Charlie Chaplin, who unbeknownst to many was of Roma origin – the short film ‘Proud Roma’ reflects the richness and diversity of...

O barikanipe jekhe naciako sar socialo motoro. O manifesto Barikane Roma by Helios Fernández Garcés The short film Proud Roma, directed by filmmaker Pablo Vega and starring Roma actors and artists Alina Serban and Tony Gabarri, will be released on 25 January 2022 as part of the Proud Roma Free Europe campaign. The production revolves around a speech staged in the setting...

by Helios Fernández Garcés “In his 1940 film The Great Dictator a Romani named Charlie Chaplin sent a message of love against hate”. With these words, Romani filmmaker and screenwriter Pablo Vega introduces the evocative short film Proud Roma, whose premiere will be released on 25 January 2022, for the international audience. For Vega, the essence of Romipen, the essential...

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...

Produced as part of the Proud Roma Free Europe campaign, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture – ERIAC is pleased to release the short film Proud Roma, written and directed by award-winning Spanish-Romani filmmaker Pablo Vega, and starring Alina Serban and contemporary dancer Tony Gabarry.

Following the ERIAC Board meeting and the IV ERIAC General Assembly, new members were appointed ot the ERIAC Barvalipe Academy. The 3-year mandate of the Barvalipe Academy members, appointed in 2018, expires in 2021.    In accordance with the ERIAC statute, 7 members of the Barvalipe Academy are nominated by ERIAC’s Board “Pakiv”. These are: ...

On December 9, 2021, at 18:00 – 20:00 CET, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) held its IV General Assembly meeting, which took place in a hybrid form – physically in ERIAC Serbia and REF offices and online via ZOOM. For this meeting, all ERIAC statutory bodies, including ERIAC Board members, ERIAC...

On Wednesday, December 8 2021, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), in the frame of the Barvalipe Roma Online University, has launched the Library Digital Library of Critical Romani Scholarship. A critical turn in Romani Studies, requires a process of decolonization and an evaluative reframing of our current bibliographies. The Barvalipe Digital Library...

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...

“Chapter 23” by Kal band was created in the framework of the “Going Digital Culture” category of the Arts and Culture Innovation Program Fund has been promoted on National Television and Radio of the Republic of Serbia   The Kal group performs today with: Dragan Ristić – guitar, vocals, Aleksandra Veljković – vocals, Dušan Gnjidić – drums, Marko Jeftović – bass, Miloš Kostić –...

    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,...

  WEAVE LabDay The Role of Artist Residencies in the Promotion of Roma Contemporary Art 19 November 2021 11:00am – 12:30pm CET ZOOM   hosted by the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) in cooperation with WEAVE (Widen European Access to Cultural Communities Via Europeana)     Speakers: Timea Junghaus, ERIAC Executive Director Angelika Stepken,...