Knowledge Production

  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...

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...

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....

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...

Peripheries Unite! With the occasion of 16 MAY – Day of Romani Resistance, we have opened a public discussion on cultural resistance, social justice and the potential of alliances across movements in Europe.   In the frame of ERIACNET4EU project, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) brought together the experts Emilia Roig...

Celebrating International Roma Day, the latest episode of the series “Wissen. Macht. Gerechtigkeit” (Knowledge. Power. Equity) is dedicated to Roma visibility. The series, a joint project of Wikimedia Deutschland and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, features inspiring discussions and breaks new grounds on previously underrepresented topics.   The rich history and diverse cultural production of Roma and Sinti...

BRINGING THE EU CLOSE TO ROMA: WEAVING ROMA CULTURE INTO THE FABRIC OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT by ERIACNET4EU. In the frame of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) of the European Union, ERIAC is leading the initiative ERIACNET4EU!  With the adoption of the new EU Roma Framework, the EU and its member states move...

On International Roma Day, the latest addition to the series “Wissen. Macht. Gerechtigkeit” (Knowledge. Power. Equity), a joint initiative of Wikimedia Deutschland and Deutschlandfunk Kultur will go online. The upcoming episode “Making the Underrepresented Knowledge of Roma and Sinti Visible” features ERIAC board member Gilda Horvath, alongside RomaniPhen director Isidora Randjelović and activist-director Simonida Selimović....

The Roots Roma singer Hilja Grönfors and film director Katariina Lillqvist started their cooperation in the late 1980s, during the annual Roma festival in Porvoo, a town on the southern coast of Finland. Grönfors was a regular performer there, and Lillqvist was curating the film section of the festival, as well as taking care of...

ERIAC launches the Barvalipe blog – So Nakhlo with editors Dr. Adrian Marsh, Dr. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, Dr. Dezso Mate, and Dr. Maria Bogdan. The launch of the Barvalipe blog – So Nakhlo, marks the advent of a new initiative in the development of a ‘space’ for Romani ‘voices’ to be ‘heard’. Since the arrival of...

Widen European access to cultural communities via Europeana    WEAVE – Widen European Access to cultural communities Via Europeana project aims to develop a framework to link the tangible and intangible heritage of cultural communities, safeguarding the rich and invaluable cultural heritage which they represent. In particular, the project will aggregate over 5,000 new high-quality...

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

Join ERIAC and be part of the vibrant community of the European Roma arts and culture scene by filling in the online application form. The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture – ERIAC is a membership-based organization, bringing together Roma and non-Roma individuals and organizations, with relevant and demonstrated competencies and experience in the...

it matters what worlds world worlds. how to tell stories otherwise… Manifesta 14 Western Balkans Expert Talk 16 May 2022 The 14th Edition of Manifesta, the European Nomadic Biennial, will take place from 22 July until 30 October 2022 in Prishtina, Kosovo. Organised for the occasion of the biennial, Manifesta 14 has set up the...

  Background Despite the Council of Europe’s decades-long engagement with Romani issues, the educational inclusion of Romani children and adolescents continues to present major challenges. Successive recommendations from the Committee of Ministers are clear about the political principles and social values that should shape policy, and equally clear about the outcomes that policy implementation should...

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.

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...