ERIAC–DAAD Residency Programme for Arts and Media | Winner Announced
ERIAC and the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program are delighted to announce that the 2025 DAAD–ERIAC Roma Artist-in-Residence is Anita Horváth (Hungary). On 24 October 2025, an expert jury selected Horváth from a competitive field of applicants for a one-month residency in Berlin in November 2025.
Launched jointly by the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program and the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), the DAAD-ERIAC–Residency Programme for Arts and Media is a multi-annual initiative offering an annual one-month residency in Berlin to one artist or cultural practitioner with self-declared Roma identity. The programme advances cultural equity and empowers underrepresented voices in the international arts field.
Each year the focus rotates across disciplines. The 2025 inaugural edition centers on practitioners in visual arts, spatial practices, curatorial work, exhibition making, art in public spaces, design, and architecture. The residency provides time, space, mentoring, and institutional support for reflection, research, and networking in Berlin and may include a public engagement (e.g., talk, exhibition, presentation, or performance) developed in dialogue with the partners.
The jury selected Anita Horváth for the 2025 residency.
The expert Jury consisted of the following members:
Melanie Roumiguière da Silva (Head of Visual Arts, deputy director DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program DAAD)
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (artist and former DAAD Artists in Berlin fellow 2022)
Timea Junghaus (curator, art historian, and Executive Director of ERIAC)
The jury praised Horváth’s distinct artistic language and her sensitive, self-reflective exploration of Roma women’s representation and identity, recognizing the meaningful potential of the Berlin residency at this stage of her career.
Winner: Anita Horváth
Anita Horváth (b. 1997, Székesfehérvár, Hungary) is a visual artist of Roma origin from Hungary, whose work explores identity, self-representation, and the visual language of collective memory through the lens of Roma women’s experiences. She graduated from the Budapest Metropolitan University (BA in Photography), focusing on the photographic representation of the Hungarian Roma, and earned her MA in Photography from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME), where her thesis project offered an autonomous reinterpretation of OMARA’s artistic legacy.
Her ongoing series “You Are Not Like Them” speaks from the double minority position of Roma women, challenging traditional roles and harmful stereotypes by reclaiming authorship over their own image. Horváth’s works have been exhibited at Capa Center (European Kinship, 2025), Bura Gallery (2024, 2025) in Budapest, at the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture, Berlin (CARGO – of Dust and Ashes, 2024), and also featured during OFF-Biennale Budapest (these walls are not here to defend us, 2025). Her works have appeared in publications such as Élet és Irodalom, British Journal of Photography, Vogue Italia, HVG, and Népszava. Her solo exhibition “Igyekszik az ember lánya” (“A Woman Tries Her Best”) is on view at Bura Gallery until November 30, 2025.
Honorable Mention
The jury wishes to publicly acknowledge Rudy Dumas-Jandolo as runner-up for the 2025 edition, recognizing the quality and relevance of his application. While the programme is unable to offer a residency scholarship this time, the Jury expressed its strong appreciation for his artistic voice.
About the Partners
The DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program is one of the most prestigious international scholarship programs for artists in the fields of visual arts, film, literature, and music. Its team is also responsible for the DAAD Arts and Media short term scholarships, funded by the Federal Foreign Office, supporting research and study visits to Germany by international cultural practitioners.
The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), founded in 2017, is a transnational organization promoting the artistic production, cultural heritage, and creative expression of Roma communities across Europe. ERIAC acts as a hub for Roma-led innovation in the visual and performing arts, literature, film, and cultural theory, and has played a leading role in presenting Roma culture at major international art events.
