SKOTO GALLERY in New York Presents Selected Works

SELECTED WORKS

Osi Audu. Bright Bimpong. Diako. Sokey Edorh. Fathi Hassan. Khalid Kodi. Ahmed Nosseir. Pefura. Etiye Dimma Poulsen. Jorge Luis Alvarez Pupo. Duhirwe Rushemeza. Juliana Zevallos

February 6th – March 10th, 2007 –More @ Skoto Gallery.

Addis Art Gallery in Los Angeles Presents Paintings by Mekbib Gebertsadik & Meseret Desta

Mekbib Gebertsadik & Meseret Desta

Learn more about the artists at BLEN ART SHOW.

Mekbib received his BFA with distinction from Addis Abeba University of Fine Arts, with a broad emphasis on painting and illustration in all media. Subsequently, he added to his repertoire a degree in graphic design, including internet technologies and software programs. Mekbib has exhibited extensively in Ethiopia and other countries prior to coming to the United States with his wife, Meseret, in 2001. Mekbib has created art his entire life. Upon completing his higher education, Mekbib worked as a full-time studio artist, winning an international competition in 2000 in the Netherlands called, The Reason to Love the Earth. His work concentrates on African motifs and traditions, both in color palette and technique. Making use of two-dimensional imagery and generous textural application, Mekbib intentionally references traditional African art forms, contributing to the establishment of a movement he calls, “Africanism.”

Meseret graduated with honors from the Addis Abeba University of Fine Arts where she concentrated on mural art. After several exhibitions to her credit in Addis Abeba and abroad, Meseret moved to the United States to study graphic arts, web design, and animation. Since then, her work has been included in several exhibitions in the Washington, D.C. area. Meseret is a passionate colorist, using a palette that allows the eye of each viewer to mix the colors uniquely. She intends her paintings to exist in a liminal world that eases the distinctions between physical, intellectual, and spiritual spheres.

Exhibition: February 24–March 27, 2007 • Receptions: Saturday, February 24, 6–10 pm; Sunday, February 25, 2–7 pm. The artists will be present.

ADDIS ART GALLERY

NYC – Abesha Networking Happy Hour

The first HH of 2007 is this Thursday, Feb 1,  at Taj.

Taj – 48 W. 21st Street (btw 5th and 6th)

Look inside the Taj Lounge.

Photos From Black Creativity Exhibit @ the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago

On January 12, 2007, the Museum of Science and Industry featured Jomo Furniture at its Designs for Life Exibition, an interactive exhibit that explores the creative and technical field of industrial design and the achievements of African-American designers. The exhibit opened as part of the Museum’s annual Black Creativity celebration—a six-week program that highlights the achievements and heritage of African Americans. Learn More about the Exibition.

Photos From World Party in New York City

This was a wonderful winter party with an international theme, which included among other delicacies, sosaties (South Africa), fajitas (Mexico), injera (Ethiopia) and mojitos (Cuba).  The party was hosted by Tara Shaw. Photos courtesy of Tara Shaw.

Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum

The Museum of Biblical Art in New York City is exhibiting Ethiopian
religious art this spring.

Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum

March 23—May 20, 2007

Acquired largely since 1993, the collection of Ethiopian icons, manuscripts, and bronze processional crosses of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore is today one of the largest and finest collections outside of Ethiopia itself. Historically, Ethiopia was a Christian kingdom with strong ties in both trade and religion to the cultures located around the Mediterranean. By the fifteenth century, this African nation had developed a tradition of icon-painting that rivaled the Orthodox empires of Byzantium and Russia, as well as the famed panel paintings of Renaissance Italy. That Ethiopian artists were aware of these other traditions is made apparent in their choice of religious subjects, such as Saint George on horseback or Mary with the Christ Child, which were adapted from Byzantine or Italian models. Nevertheless, a survey of Ethiopian art—from crosses to icons to manuscripts—makes it clear that, over time, Ethiopian artists transformed their models and infused their works with a unique sense of form and color. Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum features approximately 40 highlights (icons, manuscripts, bronze processional crosses, etc.) from the Walters’ permanent collection, including recent acquisitions. A comprehensive publication, Ethiopian Art (2001), featuring scholarly essays by Kelly M. Holbert, Assistant Curator for Medieval Art,Walters Art Museum, Getatchew Haile, Hill Monastic Manuscript Library, St. John’s University, and Jacques Mercier, CNRS, Ethnology and Comparative Sociology Laboratory, University of Paris-X, serves as a companion volume to the exhibition. More at MOBIA

Art Show: Anatomy of Beauty

Time. Transformation. Trauma

Jan 31 – Feb 10

Opening Reception: Wednesday, January 31, @ 5:30 PM

Special Artist Talk: 7:00 PM  @ Arno Maris Gallery

Westfield State College, Western Avenue, Westfield, MA  01086

Regular Gallery Hours: Tues – Sat, 12 PM to 5:00 PM

Direct questions to Trevor Hodge: Phone: 413.572.8089, Email: thodge@wsc.ma.edu. Learn more about the artist: Click Here

Tadias Featured on The Brian Lehrer Show

Ethiopia was the topic of discussion on the premier edition of The Brian Lehrer Show, which is available to nearly 2 million households on Time Warner Cable and Cablevision Systems. 

Topics of discussion included the recent dueling videos released on You Tube by Starbucks and Oxfam, as well as the vibrant Ethiopian-American community in New York and the United States in general. You can watch the interview on Tadias.com, under the section: Catch a Vibe or Click here.

New York: The Mic Goes Global

CELEBRATE TEMI ‘S B-DAY & DR.KING and JAMES BROWN TRIBUTE

1. Wednesday, January 10
Meta & The Cornerstones – getting better and more popular by the week.
From 10 p.m. – midnight – Learn More

2. Friday, January 12
The Queen of bossanova (and samba) is back for a whole evening of live
entertainment: Raquel Lima and her ensemble, from 9 p.m. – midnight.
No cover.

And, for the first time, from Cape Verde: DJ Cila spinning hot tunes
from Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola, Mozambique and the rest of the world.
Learn More.

3. Saturday, January 13
TTT (Temi) is what we are celebrating. Come join the fun at Lava Gina
World Music lounge, (our second home) as we celebrate the birthday of
our dear friend, Temi. It’s a big one so please bring friends, your
love, gifts and your dancing shoes and be ready to have fun all night!

(A prize for anyone who can figure out what TTT stands for. hint: it
has to do with Temi. Blog your response.  

Host: Priscilla
Location: Lava Gina
116 Ave C (betw. 7th & 8th Sts), New York, NY
When: Saturday, January 13, 10:00pm
Phone: 6462327736  Learn More About Temi.

FINALLY…

4. Sunday, January 14
Join us at Lava Gina in the EAST VILLAGE on the eve of Martin
Luther King Day, a James Brown tribute hosted by DJ Sirak.
Learn More About DJ Sirak.

KING JAMES

A Global Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr and James Brown
Celebrating the life of our heroes, activists and leader with
international music and relaxed vibes.

DJ SIRAK:, Spinning classic tunes influenced by James Brown.

In following words of Dr. King:
” We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. “
Speech at St. Louis, March 22, 1964

INVITE OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Hosted by: SPYOP (Stop Pimping Your Own People)

PLUS….
*Nichelle is starting this evening off by hosting a CLOTHING SWAP
PARTY from 6 – 9 p.m. – just bring (clean) clothes you no longer want
and get some you do. The rest will be donated to homeless charity.

PEACE & LIGHT,

Kadijah Fofanah-Pollok
Lava Gina
NYC’s Premier World Music Lounge
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Chicago: Black Creativity Exhibit @ the Museum of Science and Industry

Jomo Furniture to be featured at the Exibition

On January 12, 2007, the Museum of Science and Industry will open Designs for Life, an interactive exhibit that explores the creative and technical field of industrial design and the achievements of African-American designers. The exhibit will open as part of the Museum’s annual Black Creativity celebration—a six-week program that highlights the achievements and heritage of African Americans—and guests will be able to explore the history, present and future of industrial design, while learning about the challenges and rewards of this often under-appreciated career. Learn More