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The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is seeking a Project Coordinator to support the implementation of the Roma Voices project in Romania. The successful candidate will coordinate ERIAC Romania’s project activities, ensure smooth cooperation with project partners, and contribute to the development of Roma cultural initiatives, including preparatory steps for the future...

Nadja Greku, Program Manager of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) Serbia, has joined the Steering Committee of Terraforming, the foremost organization in Serbia for education about the Holocaust. It was founded as an independent NGO in 2008 by Miško Stanišić and Nevena Bajalica. Alongside Brankica Janković and Davor Salom, this appointment...

Dr. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, Executive Director of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), has been appointed to the International Advisory Board of the Bergen-Belsen Memorial. This marks the first time a Roma representative joins the board, a historic step toward inclusive remembrance and representation. With a four-year mandate, she will contribute to the...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program jointly announce the second edition of the ERIAC–DAAD Residency Programme for Arts and Media. The first edition of the programme, launched in 2025, focused on the field of visual arts. Following an international open call, the jury selected artist and photographer Anita Horváth (Hungary), who undertook a one-month...

Ramush Muarem – Cirko (1962–2026) | IN MEMORIAM   It is with profound grief and a deep sense of loss that the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) mourns the passing of Ramush Muarem – Cirko: journalist, editor, screenwriter, actor, comedian, activist, and one of the most enduring and influential voices of Roma...

On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of April 8, International Roma Day, Rašid Nikolić, Roma artist, paramísar (storyteller), puppeteer and activist, presented a marionette show for the opening of the group exhibition Yesterday is Tomorrow at ERIAC’s Spring Salon. The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture is pleased to release the recording of...

The international project Shared Histories, Shared Futures launched its first activities from 26–28 April 2026, as the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and its partners Jaw Dikh Foundation (Poland), Women for the Future Association / Independent Theater Hungary (Hungary), Media Voice (Slovakia), and ARA ART (Czech Republic) organized the Youth Lab Training...

Within the JEKHIPE project – Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism (JEKHIPE), the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) contributed a distinct epistemological and methodological perspective, one that foregrounds cultural memory, artistic practice, and self-representation as essential components in addressing antigypsyism.   JEKHIPE, funded under the European Commission’s...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is releasing the masterclass Roma Culture and Arts as Political Practice in Czechoslovakia, with Nikola Ludlová, produced in the framework of the project Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism (JEKHIPE).   This masterclass examines how Roma culture and the arts have...

On 8 April, marking International Roma Day, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) joined the Youth Department of the Council of Europe and the Roma and Travellers Division in Strasbourg for the Roma Youth Together 2026 seminar. The three-day event convened Roma youth from across Europe to engage in dialogue, exchange practices,...

The Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies and the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) are pleased to announce the 2026 edition of the Roma Holocaust Voices Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to support Roma creators in the development of public-facing creative projects that critically engage with historical testimonies and situate them within...

Film Screening & Discussion in Berlin   On Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at 20:00, a film screening at SİNEMA TRANSTOPIA brings together a selection of short films by and featuring Romani women filmmakers from across Europe.   The programme presents works from Spain, Romania, and the United Kingdom, alongside a special new selection from Greece....

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture Serbia marks World Roma Day with the opening of the exhibition AMBIVALENCE: Between Admiration and Rejection – The Roma Contribution to Serbia’s Musical Heritage on April 8.   The exhibition explores the complex relationship with Roma artists and their contributions to musical heritage, highlighting the simultaneous processes...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) invites its organizational members and interested stakeholders to an online information session on the ERIACNET4EU 2026 Regranting Scheme.   Following the successful implementation of ERIACNET4EU between 2022 and 2025, the initiative continues under a new Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Commission. This session will introduce...

Opening on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of April 8, International Roma Day, Yesterday is Tomorrow, is a group exhibition which explores how traditional craft practices re-emerge in contemporary art as sites of innovation, memory, and cultural resilience. Techniques such as weaving, embroidery, woodcarving, are often associated with heritage or domestic labour. Yet these...

With the long-term goal of strengthening an open, rights-based, democratic, equal, and inclusive society in the EU through culture and cultural diplomacy, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) invites applications from its EU-based member organisations.   The call supports initiatives that challenge negative narratives about Roma in Europe and boost self-esteem within...

Across Europe, the marginalization of Roma communities remains underrepresented in public debate and often overlooked in policy discussions. To address this gap, JEKHIPE project partners are releasing a series of infographics designed to communicate these realities by presenting research findings in a clear and accessible visual format. Grounded in 2025 findings from partner countries (Romania,...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is releasing the masterclass Antigypsyism in Germany: Historical Continuities, Civil Rights Movement, Scholarship, and Artistic Resistance, with Silas Kropf produced in the framework of the project Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future: New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism (JEKHIPE). This masterclass builds on his professional and academic expertise...