Arts & Culture

The Ethiopian Art Conservation Program (EACP) is a bilateral project between Belgium and Ethiopia which has been in place since January of this year. In August 2021 it became an independent organization responsible for providing restoration and conservation education in Ethiopia. For both the structural build-up of the project and the implementation of the education, […]

Christmas in Ethiopia is called Ganna (or Genna) and is celebrated on January 7th. An important Ethiopian holiday, visitors in the country can get an insight into the religious traditions and culture of the African nation. Ganna comes 12 days before the Timkat festival, another important holiday. Travelers with an Ethiopian eVisa can spend up to 90 days in Ethiopia

Ethiopian American Tsedaye Makonnen has won the Landmark Providence, a major public art commission in Providence, Rhode Island, that will be revealed in 2022.For this site-specific project, the work is inspired by the history of displacement behind the original construction of I-195 in Providence, Rhode Island. Around “300 families, 172 homes, and 32 businesses” were

Interview with Heddo Siebs, Cluster General Manager of Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa Addis ARTS Alive (AAA) is a contemporary arts initiative organized by Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa and Prologue BCW in 2020, with the aim to revitalize the art community during and after COVID-19. Several exhibitions are held annually to celebrate some of the most

Congratulations to Aziz Ahmed for contributing to tourism transformation in the Oromia region, recognised as the Best Wildlife Photographer 2021. His wildlife odyssey began at a very young age; a journey that was to become filled with passion, sacrifice, courage, and hope. From the age of four Aziz often used to accompany his father on