Event – Past

the project experimented with an exercise of co-curation on Roma heritage collections, jointly conducted by WEAVE partners TopFoto and ERIAC

On 21 March 2022, the Commission organised the European Anti-Racism Summit 2022 with the support of the ARDI Intergroup of the European Parliament and Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI/CoE) with the involvement of civil society, equality bodies and grassroots organisations. This year, the meaningful participation of youth in the fight against racism was also highlighted within the context of the European Year of Youth 2022.

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.

  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...

“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 –...

  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,...

On Novemner 2-3, 2021, representatives of ERIAC joined the 12th meeting of the Council of Europe Dialogue with Roma and Traveller civil society (Concept note + Romani version).   The meeting took stock of recent developments in the teaching of Roma and Traveller history and Holocaust remembrance at school and in non-formal learning environments such as Youth work...

On September 25, 2021 the Delegation of the Council of Europe´s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) visited the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture in Berlin to gain insight into ERIAC´s mission and programme work. The Delegation was formed by Ms Marie B. Hagsgård (in respect...

  The campaign, part of the wider ‘Proud Roma Free Europe’ initiative, aimed at encouraging Roma to declare their ethnic identity in national censuses across Europe in 2021 and 2022 In partnership with the Roma Initiatives Office (RIO) of the Open Society Foundations and the Roma-led civic initiative Opre Roma, the European Roma Institute for...

World Music Day is celebrated on June 21 every year, on the first day of summer. On this day, all musicians, both amateurs and professionals, celebrate music and represent all musical genres and a variety of musical practices. Free concerts are a common practice in 120 countries that mark this holiday. Concerts are organized in...

The Transnational Romani Resistance March video is out!   This year on May 16th 2021, we, the Roma community in Europe, came together in a transnational initiative – across borders, generations and genders – to mark the 77th anniversary of the Romani Uprising at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp.  Together, we held Romani Resistance marches and commemorative activities in around...

  Serbia Moves to Advance Roma Culture and Education; in an Effort Also Supported by the Open Society Foundations, the Council of Europe, and Germany   Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, inaugurated the first branch of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and the new headquarters of the Roma Education Fund (REF).   ...

  “ROMA(NI) PAST – EUROPE’S FUTURE. WHY EMBRACING EU’S LARGEST ETHNIC MINORITY MATTERS”   Hosted by EUROPEAN ROMA INSTITUTE FOR ARTS AND CULTURE (ERIAC)   MAY 21, 2021 10.00 – 17.00 (CET)     On May 21, 2021, ERIAC had the pleasure to deliver an online course for the staff members of the European Commission....

The Caricature Competition has found its winners! To commemorate the uprising in the Auschwitz concentration camp on 16 May 1944, on Romani Resistance Day, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) announced an international competition for Roma visual artists, graphic designers, cartoonists, and talented individuals to submit their political drawings, cartoons and caricatures....

International Guest Artists 2021: L’uboš Kotlar and Norbert Oláh A cooperation between the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and Villa Romana, Florence Villa Romana is a site of contemporary artistic production and of international exchange. Founded in 1905 by artists and patrons, it continues to operate as a non-profit association. Every year,...

ERIAC held an extraordinary General Assembly organized on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the First World Roma Congress on Thursday, April 8th 2021.   Chair of the ERIAC Board, Željko Jovanović emphasized the importance of coming together and celebrating our International Roma Day, which means celebrating Romani courage and self-determination.   All ERIAC statutory bodies,...

  ABOUT WORLD ROMA CONGRESS ART On the 8th of April 2021 we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the groundbreaking 1st World Romany Congress which took place in London in 1971 and which has been a milestone of the International Romany Movement. Arts and Culture have been a strong inspiration for the political movement of...

  As part of the online meeting of the Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (ADI-ROM) of the Council of Europe, ERIAC hosted an online cultural programme including exclusive online opening of the “Family Archives” exhibition. The event took place on the occasion of the 3rd ADI-ROM meeting. The programme commenced with music...