EPICENTRE: Four Countries, One Shared Art History
How can the history of Roma contemporaneity in Central Europe be understood across national borders?
EPICENTRE brings together four partner organisations from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to explore this question through a shared programme of research, exhibitions, public conversations and education.
The project partners are:
Hungary: European Roma Cultural Foundation (ERCF)
Poland: Foundation Towards Dialogue
Slovakia: Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica
Czech Republic: Artivist Lab
Working across different national and institutional contexts, the partners are developing a shared account of Roma artistic production and its place in contemporary art. Their work will take multiple forms, including exhibitions, public discussions, educational activities, research and a travelling visual timeline.
The project examines how Roma artists and artistic practices participated in contemporary art during a period of profound political, cultural and institutional transformation in Central Europe.
Each country has its own history, contexts and cultural institutions. EPICENTRE creates a framework for bringing these histories into conversation, tracing connections and making visible a broader artistic history that crosses national boundaries.
Four countries. Different histories. A shared history still to be assembled.
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Project partners: International Visegrad Fund, Foundation Towards Dialogue, Artivist Lab, European Roma Cultural Foundation and the Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica.
