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Connecting Events around Paradise Lost, the First Roma Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Roma Fashion Show
Date: late August/early September, TBC
An open-air fashion show featuring a modern collection inspired by conventional Roma costumes, accompanied by a live concert of a Roma band and an international gastronomical show of traditional delicacies.
"Locating subjects and communities": public discussion.
Date: September 15 (to be coinfirmed)
The European Cultural Foundation brings together art professionals and foundations' representatives from Italy and other european contexts, to discuss issues of national identity, community representation and governance.
Curators’ talk: Timea Junghaus and Silvina Der-Meguerditchian on transnational identities
Date: September 15, TBC
Timea Junghaus, curator of the Roma Pavilion and Silvina Der-Meguerditchian, curator of the Under_construction exhibition of Armenian Diaspora-artists at the Biennale will discuss their curatorial concepts, possible analogies and the representation of the two types of transnational identities in the artworks. The conversation will be published by the European Cultural Foundation.
Embracing the future: identity, culture and artistic expression in the education of Roma children - conference of the Roma Education Fund
Date: 2-3 October, TBC
The seminar will touch upon the important issue of culture and artistic expression in the education of Roma children as a way to build a positive cultural identity. Culture in education is usually limited to teaching history, the Romani language and folk art thus suggesting a view that Roma culture is past and only thrived when the group lived in separation. Children and youth need exposure to contemporary culture, art, film, new media, dance and music—the conference will aim to raise awareness and establish guidelines on best practices of introducing Roma culture in education programs.
For details on activities of the Roma Education Fund, please visit www.romaeducationfund.org
Roma Decade Photo Contest
The Open Society Institute and the Open Society Archives (OSA) announced an international photo contest, which called for combating visual stereotypes associated with Roma, and the present Roma people and culture in a sensitive and artistic manner. The winning photos will be exhibited at the Galeria Centralis of OSA between 20 October and 21 November. The winners will spend a week in Venice as artists in residence in the apartment adjoined to the Roma Pavilion.
Conference on Roma identity and movements
Date: TBC
An international conference focusing on Roma identity and national and international movements, bringing together important actors and academics in the field.
Live open-air concerts by Roma bands
Dates: TBC
International Roma bands will rock the night in Venice with buoyant and irresistible music.
Please visit this website for updates on the events.
For more information about connecting events please contact Veronika Tomka at vtomka@osi.hu.
