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“Being Roma Is My Strength” was expressed explicitly by artist Ionela Mihaela Cîmpeanu during the very moving experience of a guided walking tour in April 2023 over the final weekend of the exhibition, Chronic Desire – Sete Cronică, which I co-curated as the inaugurating event of Timișoara 2023 European Capital of Culture. Embarking on my...

    SAVE THE DATE! TAJSA PRIZE 2023     We are thrilled to invite you to a remarkable day of celebration and reflection as we come together to honor the Roma cultural heritage and the outstanding individuals who enrich it. It is a day that promises inspiration, reflection, and the recognition of outstanding contributions...

The exhibition, Sivdem Amenge / I sewed for us / Ich nähte für uns, with works by Polish-Romani artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas was on view from 26 June till 3 September 2023 at the Brücke Museum in Berlin. RomaMoMA interviewed Lisa Marei Schmidt, Director of the Brücke Museum, for the occasion.

AUTOSTRADA BIENNALE “All Images Will Disappear, One Day” We arrived to the closing week of the 4th Autostrada Biennale, which will conclude in a final celebration on Saturday, September 9, 2023 in the three cities Prizren, Prishtina and Mitrovica. ERIAC in the frame of the International Cultural Outreach Program, supported the participation of two artists...

International Academic Conference “Racism and Romani Studies” September 14-15, 2023 West University of Timisoara   Despite the recent acknowledgment of racism’s role in the exclusion of Roma and the growing consensus on the importance of combating anti-Roma racism or antigypsyism for achieving equality, academic contributions to this subject remain in their early stages. The influence...

ERIAC is excited to officially announce the recipients of grants through the #ERIACNET4EU initiative. A significant amount of €170,000.00 has been allocated to support a total of 12 grants, thoughtfully given to ERIAC member organizations from 7 EU member states. This effort has been possible thanks to funding from the European Commission under the Citizens,...

We are delighted to partner with the Djelem Djelem Festival, a momentous occasion dedicated to the celebration of Sinte:zze and Rom:nja cultural heritage. This year, we mark a significant milestone as we come together to pay homage to the profound history and dynamic prospects that our communities embody.   🗓️ Date: August 16th – September...

TRAINING ON ROMANI HISTORY AND CULTURE   SEPTEMBER 13 2023, 10.00-17.00 EEST / 09.00-16.00 CET   WEST UNIVERSITY TIMISOARA Faculty of Letters, History and Theology – Oituz Strada Oituz 4, Timișoara, Romania On-site /online https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87998275909   REGISTER HERE!   The Roma (commonly referred to as “Gypsies” which is an ethnic slur) have been part of...

ERIAC is thrilled to unveil its latest innovation – the ERIAC Chatbot. Designed with utmost user convenience in mind, our AI-powered Chatbot ensures a seamless interaction by promptly addressing your inquiries. Operating bilingually in both Romanes and English, it simplifies the registration process to stay updated with our activities vie the ERIAC newsletter and allows...

A milestone event and the largest of its kind ever, the exhibition BARVALO in Mucem is making waves on the international scene, this time in The New York Times. The exhibition, co-curated by ERIAC, chronicles Roma history and showcases its cultural achievements in 800 square meters. BARVALO is on view until 4 September in Marseille....

ERIAC’s Executive Director Timea Junghaus will hold a guided tour through the exhibition ‘I Sewed for Us’ on Thursday, 20 July 2023 at 6 pm. ‘I Sewed for Us’, curated by Lisa Marei Schmidt and Melanie Roumiguière, is the first solo exhibition of Małgorzata Mirga-Tas in Berlin. You can find information about the exhibition on...

Recently, ERIAC was honored to welcome esteemed guests for diplomatic visit purposes.   On 6 July, European Parliament Member Sabine Verheyen, Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education visited our office in Berlin. The visit meant a fruitful and inspiring discussion that helped outline a common perspective between the European Parliament and ERIAC. We...

Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (b. 1978 in Zakopane, Poland) creates large-scale, brightly coloured textile collages and paintings. Her first solo exhibition in Germany sees the artist embarking on an artistic dialogue with the Brücke-Museum Collection. Her works explore historical narratives as well as contemporary experiences faced by the Roma people. The artist often depicts scenes from their...

What a joy to read about the BARVALO exhibition in Le Monde. Thanks to Roxana Azimi for such insight into this exhibition. The show is on view from Wednesday, 10 May 2023, to Monday, 4 September 2023, in Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean in Marseille (MuCEM).     https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2023/06/04/avec-barvalo-le-mucem-compose-un-hymne-aux-cultures-romani_6176093_3246.html

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is thrilled to partner with Autostrada Biennale in Kosovo. Curated by Joanna Warsza and Övül Ö. Durmuşoğlu, the 4th edition of Autostrada Biennale, is titled “All Images Will Disappear, One Day”, and will be held from 7th July to 9th September 2023 in Prizren, Prishtina, and Mitrovica....

On 22-23 April, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture returned to Timisoara for the finissage of the exhibition “Chronic Desire”. Curated by Cosmina Goagea, Brindusa Tudor, and Corina Opera, the exhibition featured the selection of artworks by two Roma artists: Mihaela Cimpeanu and Sead Kazanxhiu. We also brought music: Gipsy Groove and Mahala...

  Racism, Justice, Environment: Critical Approaches in Romani Studies and Beyond   The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) in cooperation with The Romani Studies Program and the Environmental and Social Justice Action Research Group at Central European University, the Roma Program at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University,...

Artists: Małgorzata Mirga-Tas, Ľuboš Kotlár, Mara Oláh Omara, Vera Lacková, Zoran Tairović Curated by Bratislav Mitrović The same degree and intensity of generalization, reductionism, and stereotyping apply to imagining the Balkans and the Roma. Maria Todorova’s concept of Balkanism provides a sound theoretical framework to explore the deployment of Balkanist stereotypes against Roma in Eastern Europe...