Projects

The Romani Cultural and Arts Company has instigated a wide variety of exciting and innovative projects for both the Gypsy, Roma & Traveller community and the Gorjer (non-Traveller) community. All of our projects are designed to enhance awareness and improve cultural understanding through the Arts.

Current Projects

Roma Music Youth Project, Newport, South Wales

‘GYPSY WRITERS’ Project: Commissioned Writers and Mentor Announcement

The Romani Holocaust or Porrajmos in Nazi Occupied and Fascist Europe, 1936 to 1945 a Romani Cultural and Arts Company Learning Resource

CALL FOR UNPUBLISHED GYPSY, ROMA AND TRAVELLER WRITERS IN WALES

Gypsy Makers Tour – 20th January to 27th June 2024

Rebuilding a community post-covid

The Roma of Newport, South Wales

BBC Children In Need fund RCAC Gypsy & Traveller Arts Project for another 2 years

Travelling Back to Nature

ROMANI CULTURAL & ARTS COMPANY OFFER TRAINING & CULTURAL AWARENESS IMMERSION DAYS

Romani Cultural & Arts Company supports cultural events by hiring out exhibition materials and realia

Previous Projects

2022

Sites of Inclusion: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Participation in the Arts Sector in Wales

Sites of Inclusion: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Participation in the Arts Sector

Talk // Sgwrs – Gypsy Maker 5

Gypsy Maker 5 – Dance Talks at Ballet Cymru/Sgyrsiau Dawns yn Ballet Cymru

Rokka Nixi by Corrina Eastwood for Gypsy Maker 5

LifeStrings by Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros for Gypsy Maker 5

Black Tent / Black Sarah by Imogen Bright Moon for Gypsy Maker 5

Arts Council of Wales funds exciting Gypsy Maker 5 Project

By Gypsies & Travellers, For Gypsies & Travellers

2021

Race Equality Action Plan: an anti-racist Wales, Community Engagement Exercise – A Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Response

Welsh government’s Race Equality Action Plan Community Engagement strategy

Romani Studies Curriculum

Art Competition for Primary & Secondary Schools!

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller LGBTQ+ Spoken History Archive

Race. Equality. Gypsies, Roma, Travellers Wales

LGBTQI Gypsies, Roma and Travellers & society

BBC Children In Need fund RCAC Gypsy & Traveller Arts Project for another 3 years

2020

The Romani Cultural and Arts Company proud – RomArchive wins prestigious awards

Online event with Isaac Blake, Cas Holmes, Dan Turner and Daniel Baker

UK CHILDREN’S COMPETITION SUMMER 2020

Meet-the-Artist

Traveller Communities – Step Beyond the Stereotype. A discussion and networking event about representation and portrayal.

An insider’s guide to working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities Training day

COMMEMORATING ROMA & SINTI VICTIMS OF NAZI PERSECUTION

Dan Turners’ ‘TAN’

Cas Holmes’ ‘Places, Spaces, Traces’

Equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people in Europe ILGA-Europe’s Annual Conference in Prague, Czech Republic

2019

The Romani Cultural and Arts Company proud – RomArchive wins prestigious award

Progress Report 2019

Isaac Blake to represent UK at the International anti-discrimination congress in New York

It is the Romani Cultural and Arts Company’s 10th Birthday this year and we’d like you to celebrate with us.

LGBTQI Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Conference Report 2019

Gypsy Maker Report 2019

GYPSY, ROMA AND TRAVELLER HISTORY MONTH IN WALES 2019

Gypsies, Roma, Travellers: Rights & Responsibilities

LGBTQI Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Conference

EU Roma Week in Brussels, March 2019

The path of the Roma, a history of diversity / El camí del Poble Gitano, una història de diversitat

Performing RomArchive Opening Festival 24th-27th January 2019

Isaac Blake to represent UK at the European Youth Centre in Budapest, December 2018

Isaac Blake to represent UK at the European Youth Centre in Strasbourg, November 2018

Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Fairground, Circus-folk, Show-people and Bargees Training day

Equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people in Europe ILGA-Europe’s Annual Conference in Brussels, Belgium

2018

Progress Report 2018

Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Arts & Culture Symposium III

Elective Home Education and Romani-Traveller Communities in Wales

New Romani and Travellers E-Learning Training Module

DIKH HE NA BISTER – Roma Genocide Remembrance Initiative 2018 Krakow/Auschwitz (Poland), July 29 – August 4, 2018

Shiftwork ‘GYPSY MAKER 3’

MEETING OF ROMA LGBTI BUDAPEST 1-3 DECEMBER 2017

‘Tales From The Trailers’ Accommodation, Health, Education and Mobility – TRAINING DAY – 27th February 2018, Bangor, North Wales

2017

Progress Report 2017

Working with Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Communities Training day

GYPSY, ROMA AND TRAVELLER HISTORY MONTH IN WALES 2017

“Stories of Health and Wellness: Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Communities in Wales”

‘Gypsy Maker Project’

“On the Road Again?” Gypsies, Roma, Travellers accommodation Training day Monday 24th April, 2017

Dim Popty Ping

‘DESIGN-A-BANDANA’ COMPETITION!

Artur Conka’s ‘Rarebit please!’

Billy Kerry’s ‘All Fur-Coat’

Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Arts & Culture National Symposium II

2016

Progress Report 2016

Isaac Blake and Lisa Smith to represent UK at Roma Youth Conference in Bratislava, October 2016

“On the Road Again?” Gypsies, Roma, Travellers Accommodation Training Day – 16th November 2016, Bangor, North Wales

Additional Community Champion posts for Gypsy & Traveller sites

2nd INTERNATIONAL ROMA LGBT CONFERENCE, PRAGUE 11 – 12 AUGUST 2016

Big Lottery – Awards for All – 2016 Research Project

Beyond stereotypes: Understanding the ‘Roma’


GRANT FROM THE HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND – ‘NO TRAVELLERS!’ PROJECT

“EQUALITIES IN ACTION: WORKING WITH GYPSIES, ROMA, TRAVELLERS, SHOWPEOPLE”

Working with Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Communities Training day

BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET VISITS SHIRENEWTON CARAVAN SITE IN CARDIFF

2015

Progress Report 2015

INTERNATIONAL ROMA LGBT CONFERENCE, PRAGUE 13-14 AUGUST 2015

Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Arts & Culture National Symposium

Think you know what a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller are?

RCAC breaks new ground working with the police and justice services, in improving relations with GRT communities

“From the inside out”: Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Community Development in Wales

Aspects of Gypsy Traveller life

Daniel Baker’s ‘Makeshifting: structures of mobility’

‘Design-a-Badge’ competition!

Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Report Launch January 2015

NEW FUNDING FROM THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION

Not in Education, Employment, or Training

2014

Progress Report 2014

ART AS RESCUE – ROMA IN EUROPE CONFERENCE

‘GYPSY MAKER’

BBC Children In Need fund RCAC Gypsy & Traveller Arts Project for another 3 years

“GREAT GYPSY, ROMA, TRAVELLER DEBATE”

ROMANI CULTURAL & ARTS COMPANY OFFER TRAINING & CULTURAL AWARENESS IMMERSION DAYS

ISAAC BLAKE – trained ROMED mediator

Romani Arts leads on EU project in Wales

Exciting FREE opportunity to participate in a Design-a-postcard competition

‘Family Lines, Family Trails’

2013

Progress Report 2013

Daniel Baker’s ‘SHINE’ to be hosted by National Assembly For Wales

SHINE: EXPLORING THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF ROMANI VISUAL CULTURE BY DANIEL BAKER

GYPSY, ROMA & TRAVELLER HISTORY MONTH – NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2013

A FREE FUN INCLUSIVE DAY FOR EVERY ONE!

Holocaust Memorial Day exhibition focuses on Gypsy Roma Traveller community

EXCITING FREE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A DESIGN-A-T-SHIRT COMPETITION

2012

Progress Report 2012

The BBC Wales Charity Message….

GYPSY, ROMA & TRAVELLER HISTORY MONTH – NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2012

Celebrating Gypsy season on S4C

‘Pots n Pans’: A Cardiff Gypsy and Traveller Way of Life

O BRISHINDESKERIATAR / FROM THE RAINBOW

Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month – Design a T-shirt Competition 2012

Think you know what a Gypsy, Roma and Traveller are?

10 Downing Street!

Remembering the past, Recording the present

2011

Progress Report 2011

BBC Children in Need fund 6 Gypsy and Traveller site projects in South Wales

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month in Wales 2011

GYPSY WAYS

Romani? Gypsy? Traveller? Citizen?

Latvian Ambassador, visiting the Shirenewton site

‘Design a Poster’ for GRT HISTORY MONTH 2011

Shirenewton Youth Development project

Equality and Human Rights Commission Project

2010

Progress Report 2010

BBC Children in Need Fund Shirenewton Project

GRT History Month Success

Young People Launch GRT History Month

Inaugural GRT History Lecture

CARDIFF ANTI-BULLYING PROJECT