What’s out Addis Arts and Culture
Leyla Marie Fasika Angelidis, a 14-year-old young Ethiopian American author has co-authored 8 bilingual books featuring stories about life in Ethiopia. She was born in Ethiopia in 2008, and was brought to Seattle as a baby. A few years later Leyla learned from her mom that children in Ethiopia don’t always have the chance to […]
Teenage Ethiopian American Author Writes Bilingual Books For Kids Read More »
Film About Two Orphan Boys Inspired by a true story, this film is aimed at raising awareness for the Ethiopian orphan crisis. In 2018, 20-year old filmmaker Josh Leong travelled to Ethiopia and during his time in the country, he created a documentary series on Ethiopia’s abandoned children crisis. Currently around five million Ethiopians between
Meet Mastewal Abera, a children’s book author, librarian, and educator at ICS Addis who is passionate about her work. Come on Adey, her second published title, takes the reader on a journey through Addis Ababa in search of the adey the main character has promised to bring to her grandmother for New Year’s celebrations. Will
Delightful new Book by Mastewal Abera Read More »
Hub of Africa Addis Fashion Week (HAFW) is back once again this year with its annual international showcase from October 19-23, 2022 at Hyatt Regency Addis Ababa, Kana Studio & Italian Embassy. Since 2010, HAFW has featured over 150 international, continental and local designers. HAFW takes great pride in having been a launching and showing platform
Annual Hub Of Africa Addis Fashion Week Is Back Read More »
Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year, falls on September 11 when the rain decreases and the sun begins to shine once again. Enkutatash means “gift of jewels.” When the Queen of Sheba retuned from her journey to visit King Solomon in Jerusalem, her chiefs welcomed her back by replenishing her treasury with enku, or jewels. Following New
Unique Ethiopian September Celebrations Read More »
This summer, Heritage Watch Association Ethiopia (HW) partnered with the Institute of Ethiopian Studies (Addis Ababa University) to locate and interview individuals who survived the Yekatit 12 massacre and sought shelter at the American Gebbi (Merkato). The story of how the American Gebbi in Addis Ababa served as a site of refuge for hundreds of
Revisiting Narratives Of Yekatit 12, 1937: In Search Of Survivors At The American Gibbi Read More »
Mieraf Girum is a talented digital sketch artist and historian. In her spare time and separate from her career in advertising, for the past 4 years, she has been working on her passion – producing customised children’s storybooks focussing on researching Ethiopian history and highlighting Ethiopian culture. Mieraf has just published a delightful coloring book
Ethiopian Culture; Delightful Traditional Clothing Coloring Book Read More »
Situated on the highest elevated area of the city of Addis Abeba is mount Entoto, a historical place on the outskirts of the city, characterized by its serene atmosphere. The view of the capital from this place, is nothing short of a giant piece of impressionism, which constantly changes its color composition (depending on the
Abstract Expressionist Eyasu Tilayeneh: Finding Inspiration Up On Entoto Read More »
Research suggests the value of NFT art (a digital asset that is collectable, unique, and non-transferrable; it cannot be duplicated, making the artwork limited and rare) is following a similar trajectory to traditional art. More companies and individual collectors now see NFTs as a way to decorate their office spaces and homes, just as they
QkweQkwe.io launches one of a kind NFT marketplace for Art Read More »
Dervla Murphy Irish author of adventure travel books who wrote for more than 50 years has died aged 90. Murphy wrote many fascinating accounts about her travels overland on cycling trips through Ireland to India, through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. In 1968 spurred on by romantic childhood memories of names such as Prester
In Ethiopia With A Mule; Written By Dervla Muprhy Read More »
