Arts and Culture
Ethiopia Inaugurates State of the Art Public Library
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated Abrehot (enlightenment) Library in Addis, one of Africa's largest public libraries, which can accommodate over 2,000 readers at a...
Arts and Culture
Addis ARTS Alive! exhibits exquisite art at Hyatt Regency
Addis ARTS Alive! avails “THE MASTERS” art exhibition - a collection of contemporary works by some of Ethiopia’s premier artists for the last half...
Arts and Culture
Tibeb be Adebabay, the annual art festival
Since 2017, a consortium of 12 different organizations has launched an annual Tibeb be Adebabay art festival (art in public space). This year, the...
Arts and Culture
South Sudan artist pomotes women’s art
Abul Oyay Deng Ajak is an artist, a painter, a curator, who gravitated towards art from a young age.
She is not only committed to...
Arts and Culture
Notable events that defined Arts and Culture in 2021
By Kwabena Adu Gyamfi
2021 was greeted with many uncertainties, with many wondering how long coronavirus would continue to stay with us. In the midst...
Arts and Culture
Patriotic Ethiopian art piece sells for $32K in L.A
A painting by Bruck Habtemariam has been sold for $32,380 in an auction at Los Angeles. The income is said to be donated to...
Arts and Culture
Addis International Film Festival screens its 15th edition
The 15th round of Addis international film festival was screened from December 15-19, 2021 at the Hager Fikir Theater, Italian Cultural Institute, and Alliance...
Arts and Culture
Bruce Springsteen sells his entire music catalogue for $500m
Bruce Springsteen has sold the master recordings and publishing rights for his life's work to Sony for a reported $500m.
The deal gives Sony ownership...
