American Romanian Cultural Society

American Romanian Cultural Society Nonprofit working to promote Romanian film, arts, culture and heritage education established in PNW.

ARCS Values
•Advocate for social change and justice
•Respect and promote Romanian heritage, culture, and language in a global, inclusive context
•Create multicultural dialogue and understanding
•Stand up for our values, innovation and progress

Vision
We believe in the power of arts and education to open minds, overcome cultural barriers, and encourage creativity. Inspired by Romanians who chall

enged the limitations of their own time, ARCS will support innovative projects that ignite confidence and pride in the future. What we do
•Organize the Romanian Film Festival in Seattle, and elsewhere in the US
•Sponsor Romanian films and artists as part of the annual Seattle International Film Festival
•Promote visual artists of Romanian and Eastern European heritage
•Organize cultural events, including artistic performances, concerts, book signings, lectures
•Create innovative education programs for learners of Romanian heritage or with an interest in Romania
•Develop partnerships, programs and cultural exchanges with local, national, Romanian and other European institutions that share our values
•Share ARCS branding and vision with other communities that subscribe to our standards of excellence, inclusivity and cross-cultural dialogue

📢Final chance to submit!📢The Romanian Heritage Awards recognize 8-12th grade students whose leadership and community ser...
24/08/2026

📢Final chance to submit!📢
The Romanian Heritage Awards recognize 8-12th grade students whose leadership and community service in preserving and promoting Romanian language, culture and traditions have made a meaningful impact.

As a founding organizer we're happy to see how much the awards have grown over the years as students from all corners of the US have applied. Let's keep the momentum going!

⏳️ Application deadline: August 25
🤝 Individual and Team applications

🌐 Apply today at the link in comments!

A beautiful Romanian-American story about 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱...
21/08/2026

A beautiful Romanian-American story about 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Playwright and translator 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗟. 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗶, the daughter of a Romanian father and Filipina mother who met in Bucharest in the 1970s, writes in 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 about learning Romanian as an adult - and translating Romanian plays together with her father.

“When I am translating a Romanian text with my dad, I feel as if I am in rehearsal.”

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is ultimately about much more than language: it is about diaspora, family history, and the unexpected ways we find our way back to where we came from.

𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. ❤️

The act of rendering plays from Romanian to English has allowed me to discover my family’s past—and myself

📷FINAL DAY to Submit!📷There’s something about sunlight - the way it changes a color, reveals shadows, or transforms an o...
20/08/2026

📷FINAL DAY to Submit!📷
There’s something about sunlight - the way it changes a color, reveals shadows, or transforms an ordinary moment. Share your creativity about how the summer sun inspires you.

☀️Today is the LAST DAY to submit to the Sun-kissed Photography Exhibition!

You submit the photographs, we print them and take care of the rest.
Participating images will be made available for purchase, with photographers receiving a large portion of the proceeds, if their image(s) sell.
Mark your calendars and invite your friends!

✅ Submit at link in comments!
August 20: Deadline to Submit
September 7: Sun-kissed Photography Exhibit opens
September 12 at 3pm: Opening Reception

📌 Gallery 4500
4500 9th Ave, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98105

🎼Happy birthday, George Enescu!The famed Romanian composer was born on this day, 145 years ago. Enescu was a child prodi...
19/08/2026

🎼Happy birthday, George Enescu!
The famed Romanian composer was born on this day, 145 years ago. Enescu was a child prodigy who blended Romanian folk influences with European classic traditions. He achieved great success during his lifetime and was a favorite of Queen Marie of Romania.

Experience his Enescu's music this fall! Join us on November 6 for a special repertoire - An Evening at Queen Marie's Salon Concert, with pianist Tim Fuller and violinist Kevin Matheson.

🎟️Tickets at link in comments!

📌 November 6 at 7:00pm
Seattle Central Library
1000 4th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

19/08/2026

🤖 A new 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗦 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 for students curious about 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀!!

We’re excited to introduce 𝗙𝗧𝗖 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱, a five-episode series in 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗦 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹, created by 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻, a high school student from the Seattle area with experience in competitive robotics

FTC stands for FIRST Tech Challenge, a robotics program where students design, build, and program robots.
Through the series, Theo makes that world more approachable for students who are curious but may not know where to begin, taking us from CAD and Java to robot building and what happens at competitions.

And because this is ARCS, we especially love that every episode is available with 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀.

🎬 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟭 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗦 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹, with four more episodes to come.

Read, watch, and share it with a young person who might be curious about robotics!

👉 https://journal.arcsproject.org/p/ftc-explained-getting-started-incompetitive robotics.

Episode 1 of a new ARCS Youth series introducing students to the world of competitive robotics.

📚 11 new books just added to the 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆!!Including a few by Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu (in case your summer...
17/08/2026

📚 11 new books just added to the 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆!!

Including a few by Rodica Ojog-Brașoveanu (in case your summer could use a little murder, mystery, and very Romanian intrigue 🧐)

More books are on the way soon. Stay tuned!

Check them here: https://romlibrary.vercel.app/books
Remember, to request a book you need to log-in first.

17/08/2026

We are very happy to introduce a new series in ARCS Journal: 𝘗𝘰𝘷𝘦ș𝘵𝘪 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘶 𝘤𝘦𝘪 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘪, written by Sabina Clinciu. ❤️

Sabina is only 15, and she is writing stories in Romanian for younger children - for those who are learning the language now, so that one day they can speak it, read it, write it, and make it their own.

We think there is something especially beautiful about that: a young person carrying the Romanian language forward by creating stories for the children coming after her.

For children growing up far from Romania, learning Romanian begins early, and it happens not only through lessons and grammar, but through the words they hear, the characters they meet, the stories they ask to hear one more time. And what better way to fall in love with a language than through stories?

We are very proud to have Sabina as a guest writer for ARCS Journal and excited to see where her imagination takes our youngest readers.

Her first story is 𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘶𝘭 𝘝𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭 🦔 is the beginning of 𝘗𝘰𝘷𝘦ș𝘵𝘪 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘶 𝘤𝘦𝘪 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘪.

👉 Read it together with a little Romanian speaker in your life:

O poveste despre un arici care își dorea doar să se poată juca împreună cu ceilalți.

Our 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 series continues! This time, Ariana and Catarina Pîrvu take us insid...
16/08/2026

Our 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 series continues!

This time, Ariana and Catarina Pîrvu take us inside Pizzeria La Rocca, founded by Claudia Banu and Mariana Bodea - a story about entrepreneurship, teamwork, and building community around good food. 🍕❤️

𝘗𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘓𝘢 𝘙𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢: 𝘈𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 is the second feature in our series highlighting Romanian entrepreneurs and the businesses they are building across our region.

Read the new story in 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗦 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹:
https://journal.arcsproject.org/p/pizzeria-la-rocca-an-authentic-slice

And we’re just getting started. Who should Ariana and Catarina visit next? Tell us about a Romanian-owned business in the Pacific Northwest whose story we should know.

Romanian Entrepreneurs of the Pacific Northwest Series

📣Final days!📣We love the entries we've received so far and we want to add yours to the mix! Show us what ☀️Sun-kissed🌞 m...
15/08/2026

📣Final days!📣
We love the entries we've received so far and we want to add yours to the mix! Show us what ☀️Sun-kissed🌞 means to you.

You submit the photographs, we print them and take care of the rest.
Participating images will be made available for purchase, with photographers receiving a large portion of the proceeds, if their image(s) sell.
Mark your calendars and invite your friends!

✅ Submit at link in comments!

August 20: Deadline to Submit
September 7: Sun-kissed Photography Exhibit opens
September 12 at 3pm: Opening Reception

📌Gallery 4500
4500 9th Ave, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98105

WE AREAMERICAN ROMANIAN CULTURAL SOCIETYRemember Who You Will BecomeOur mission is to create social change through film, art and education. With a focus on Romanian heritage, we promote projects that […]

 F.Charm, one of Romania’s most loved artists, is coming to Seattle! Known for his unique mix of hip-hop, pop, folklore-...
13/08/2026


F.Charm, one of Romania’s most loved artists, is coming to Seattle! Known for his unique mix of hip-hop, pop, folklore-inspired sounds, and powerful storytelling, he brings an incredible energy to every live show.
Don't miss his Seattle concert of his North American tour!
📌October 18 at Club SUR

🎟️Tickets at link in comments!

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