Jivipen
Jivipen, which means “life” in the Romani language, promotes Roma culture and supports contemporary expressions of the Roma life.
The project uses culture to address topics such as Roma history and persisting inequalities, and facilitates new connections between the Roma and non-Roma communities of the city.
The project includes The Roma Culture Days, an annual event taking place in the framework of Cluj Days, and supports emerging Roma artists by commissioning their works. Jivipen also supports Cluj museums in their endeavour to establish collections and programmes dedicated to Roma culture.
Summer camps for Roma kids, a series of talks dedicated to intercultural topics and an international Think & Act Tank complete the Jivipen agenda.
Highlights
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of artists and collectives of artists who have benefited from creative grants
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of artistic projects developed through the Cluj in residence program
Community Meeting
in which artist support programs were discussed
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national and international workshop participants
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facilitators
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of participants from 14 countries at the Autumn Curatorial School #5
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