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ERIAC presents the monograph by Nihad Nino Pušija: In Search of Eldorado – Roma and Sinti in the Struggle for Representation, edited by Rena Rädle & Vladan Jeremić. A related exhibition curated by RomaMoMA, featuring a selection of Pušija’s photography, showcasing over 30 years of Roma representation, will be held at the European Roma Institute...

With contributions by Péter Bencze, Timea Junghaus, Ábel Sánta, Selma Selman, Everybody Needs Art, RJSaK ARCHIV, RomaMoMA and a display by Studio Caruso. An exhibition curated by Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen   2 October – 9 November 2024 gta exhibitions at ETH Zurich, ONA Fokushalle, Oerlikon Neunbrunnenstrasse 50, CH-8050 Zurich Opening: 1 October 2024,...

SEMINAR ON ROMANI AESTHESIS: Emancipatory Potentials Beyond Modern-Colonial Art and Aesthetic Iván Periáñez Bolaño in conversation with Miguel Ángel Vargas Rubio September 3, 19:00 Tak Village im Aufbau Haus, Oranienhof, 10969 Berlin   Manolo Gómez, Clavel Negro, 2010, Collection Kai Dikhas   In his latest book titled ¨Cosmosonoridades¨, Iván Periáñez Bolaño, Professor of Anthropology at...

Almost two decades have passed since the first exhibition of contemporary Roma art was held at the Venice Biennale in 2007. In these years, Roma representation has been discontinuous, although the periodicity and the demand for their own pavilion continues to be a struggle for institutions and agents such as the European Roma Institute for...

Cannes Producers Workshop – Highlights from Alina Șerban When: 14 August, Wednesday, 16:00-18:00 CET  Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87674479501   Award-winning actress, director and producer Alina Șerban, shares her experiences from the ImpACT Workshop series in Cannes. This is a unique chance to learn firsthand from her journey, get an inside scoop on film production at one...

CARGO – of Dust and Ashes                       exhibition featuring works of Charly Bechaimont (FR), Anita Horváth (HU), Lila Loisse (UK) Curated by RomaMoMA | Emese Molnár August 2nd marks the 80th anniversary of the Roma Holocaust, a repressed trauma that has only recently resurfaced thanks to the intellectual and political efforts of Romani elites beginning...

Magazyn RTV presentation and discussion at ERIAC on June 13th, Thursday, 18:30 Reinhardtstraße 41-43, 10117 Berlin   RTV Magazine (Magazyn RTV) is the online platform for art and activism published by the Municipal Gallery Arsenal in Poznan, Poland. The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) hosts the launch event of the magazine’s latest...

We are loud. We remain silent. We protest. We perform. We bring our bodies to the streets. We hide away. We scream resistance, while we unlearn harmful practices of our upbringing. We stand alone. We form communities. Resistance may take different forms, but one truth remains immutable: we should all have the “Right to Respond”....

International Guest Artists 2024: Charly Bechaimont and Lila Loisse   A cooperation between the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and Villa Romana in Florence. Villa Romana and ERIAC are pleased to announce the winners of their joint artist-in-residency program for 2024, following successful collaborations since 2020. Villa Romana is a place of...

Is it the Berliner’s open-minded attitude? Their peculiar sensitivity towards questions of identity? Are the roots to be found in the migration routes of the Roma? Where did it all start? One thing is undeniable: Berlin has consistently played a crucial role in the cultural and social life of the Roma diaspora and, synchronically, Roma...

  In the frame of ERIACNET4EU: ERIAC NETWORK TO ADVANCE ROMA INCLUSION BY COMBATTING AND PREVENTING ANTIGYPSYISM IN THE EU project in 2023, financed by the European Commission, and building on the input and experience – through survey responses, discussions, and written contributions – of the members of the ERIAC Knowledge-Production and Publication thematic section,...

Scholarship to Join the ImpACT Lab Workshops in Cannes We are pleased to announce the forging of a new partnership with Marché du Film and ImpACT Lab which aims to bridge the gap between Roma representation on film and the lived experience of contemporary Roma communities across Europe. It is time to address the film...

Artist Residencies at Villa Romana in Florence for Two Roma Contemporary Artists    In their fifth consecutive collaboration, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and Villa Romana are once again uniting to continue the residency programme in Florence, extending a unique opportunity to two talented Roma contemporary artists. This exciting initiative draws upon the ground-breaking work, expertise,...

Care permeates almost every aspect of our social reality. It is partly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that both collective and individual care has been brought into sharper focus than ever before. The global pandemic has shed light on the politics of care and has shown the heavy burden on women, social workers,...

  Kick-Off Meeting and Public Launch of ERIACNET4EU 2024: ERIAC NETWORK TO ADVANCE ROMA INCLUSION BY COMBATTING AND PREVENTING ANTIGYPSYISM IN THE EU   Under the Citizens, Equality, Rights, and Values Programme (CERV) of the European Union, ERIAC is thrilled to launch the next phase of its project: ERIACNET4EU – The ERIAC Network to Advance...

The surface is never simply smooth or clean in Selma Selman’s works. The artist paints on objects such as car bonnets, bathtubs or satellite dishes as naturally as if they were stretched canvases. These objects are then either displayed freely in the room or are carefully arranged on the wall, constantly moving on the border...

  The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture is dedicated to fostering collaboration and celebrating the rich heritage of the Roma community. As ERIAC prepares to welcome new members in 2024, the call for associate members presents a unique opportunity for individuals and organizations passionate about arts, culture, and history to actively contribute to...

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...