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Encompassing the complexity, versatility, and resourcefulness of the artistic opus of Nihad Nino Pušija is next to impossible in a single text. What makes Pušija’s over thirty-five-year professional artistic career difficult to embrace in any general overview is his use of a wide range of media, his engagement in different topics, motifs, and art genres,...

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Roma Holocaust and commemorate European Holocaust Memorial Day for Roma and Sinti, ERIAC presented the exhibition CARGO – of Dust and Ashes, curated by RomaMoMA. The show aimed at a collective reconstruction of history, through the lenses of the youngest generations of artists of Roma origin. Charly Bechaimont...

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...

  ERIAC Serbia: Fostering Cooperation and Skill Development Among Media Professionals in the WB6 Region and Türkiye to Address Antigypsyism   From 13-15 September 2024, media workers, professionals, and content creators from the Western Balkans and Türkiye convened in Belgrade for the “Transforming Media Narratives on Roma” training. Organized by ERIAC Serbia and supported by...

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...

ERIAC and the Fortunoff Archive have joined forces to support the preservation of crucial historical testimonies. In commemoration of the International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day on August 2, ERIAC, in collaboration with the Fortunoff Archive, is pleased to announce a mini-grant program. This initiative aims to support translators and creative projects in the study of...

  On August 2, 2024, we will gather to solemnly commemorate the 80th anniversary of the horrific murder of 4,300 Sinti and Roma by the SS in Auschwitz-Birkenau. This somber event marks a significant chapter in the broader history of the Roma Holocaust, during which 500,000 Sinti and Roma were systematically exterminated across Nazi-occupied Europe....

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...

  #ERIACNET4EU   In accordance with the duty of transparency and rules on granting procedures, reinforced by the contractual framework with the European Union as the main donor, ERIAC is glad to publish the list of FSTP beneficiaries awarded  under ERIACNET4EU project financed by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) of the European Union....

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...

Join our team in Berlin! Project Duty Station: Berlin, ERIAC Office Duration: minimum 3-month commitment, part-time (4 hours/day) possible Deadline for applying: May 24, 2024 Are you passionate about shaping the future of contemporary art and cultural representation? RomaMoMA invites individuals with a keen interest in art, culture, and social discourse to join us in...

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...

Date and Time: April 10, 2024, 10:00 – 12:00 Location: European Parliament, Brussels. Altiero Spinelli (ASP), Room 5G2. Streaming link: HERE   In collaboration with MEP Patricia Maya Caro, The Left in the European Parliament, and ERGO Network, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is organizing a High-Level Conference during Roma Week...

  In the frame of the ERIANCET4EU project financed by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) of the European Union, and with a long-term goal of using culture and cultural diplomacy to strengthen open, rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive society in EU, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is inviting applications from...

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...