What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
Ethiopian artefacts that were looted at the Battle of Maqdala in 1868 have been officially handed over to Ethiopian Embassy in London by the Scheherazade Foundation. The items include a handwritten Ethiopian Bible, crosses, an Imperial shield, a set of beakers, an icon and a magical scroll, were procured by the Scheherazade Foundation through a […]
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In the dawn mother’s day And light confides in the dark We are an island in an island Two and one apart I paint every sunrise And every one for you Every swirl of light In every pearl of dew In the way light talks to a river In the way a river holds night
Getatchew Haile was an Ethiopian-American foremost scholar of the Ge’ez language. He was acknowledged for his contributions to the field with a MacArthur Fellows Program “genius” award and the Edward Ullendorff Medal from the Council of the British Academy. He was the first Ethiopian and the first African to win the award. As a boy,
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Lemn Sissay has been named in the Queen’s annual Birthday Honours List (UK). The University of Manchester Chancellor, poet and playwright Lemn Sissay, has been awarded an OBE for services to Literature and Charity in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List. Since taking up the Chancellorship in 2015, Lemn Sissay MBE has contributed to the University
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Group hiking became the new norm and order in and around Addis Abeba. Alpha Tour (and event organizing) and I took the initiative of organizing a hiking program at Gullelle Botanical Garden for visual artists and art enthusiasts on Sunday June 13th 2021 aiming to create a special platform for both parties rather than the
What is Busara? Busara is a futuristic pan-African analog game that was inspired by Afrca’s past and tried to envision Africa’s future. Busara was created to depict the African essence and the game envisions to be the game from Africa to the entire world. It is a strategic game that is accessible to everyone. It
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This documentary film chronicles the incredible true story of three Ethiopian women who immigrate to the U.S. after surviving torture at home in Ethiopia during the Red Terror era, only to discover that the man responsible for their torture is not only living in the US but is employed at the same midtown Atlanta hotel
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Introducing a new contemporary art initiative organized by the Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa and Prologue BCW. An initiative that aims to revitalize the arts during and after COVID -19, to celebrate art and support the artists community. Iniatiated in December 2020 with “We remain Together” that showcased 53 works of 16 premier artists from different
Bisrat Shibabaw was born in Addis Ababa in1965. She graduated in 1983 from the Addis Ababa University Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, where she also works as an Instructor. She completed her Master’s Degree at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in Russia.” Moonlight Sonata,” was painted while she listened to Beethoven’s composition
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