Arts & Culture

“ … peace, love, joy, and justice” Founded in 2009 by the charismatic Melaku Belay, Ethiopia’s leading dancer and a respected cultural ambassador, who has made his Fendika Cultural Center a global gathering place, Ethiocolor draws deeply from the bardic well of Ethiopia’s diverse heritage. Their revelatory practice is an ecstatic symbiosis of dance and

BY SALOME KASSA “ … a beautiful story of resilience and strength” At the height of Mussolini’s fascist invasion of Ethiopia in the 1930s, a feisty thirteen-year-old village girl unknowingly turns her life upside down. The story takes the reader on a mesmerizing roller coaster. Fanaye’s strong will and determination throws her into the path

As the Ethiopian sun shakes off the last whispers of the somber rainy season known as “Kiremt,” the country awakens to a time of vibrant celebrations. This joyous transition from the grey of the rains to the golden warmth of summer is a time for giving thanks and celebrating life in Ethiopia’s cultural tapestry. Imagine

Kirubel Melke is a unique and remarkable artist with a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Addis Ababa. He is known for his talent and style which creatively combines his passion for art with his fascination for textiles. Inspired by his mother’s work at a garment factory and using fabric waste that she

A unique exhibition focussing on the Heritage of Ethiopia, has taken place in the Addis Ababa Museum compound. The Addis Ababa Culture, Art and Tourism Bureau celebrated its 4th annual heritage day by organizing this unique heritage exhibition. National heritage can be found in eleven sub cities; art, religious, private and association museum exhibits were

Author Mihret Sibhat was born and raised in a small town in western Ethiopia before moving to California when she was seventeen. A graduate of California State University, Northridge, and the University of Minnesota’s MFA program, she was a 2019 A Public Space Fellow and a 2019 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grantee. Her