Featured image by Yeabtsega Getachew 

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Dearest all,

We hope this weekend finds you well.

This week, we feature the shockingly amazing work of Yeabtsega Getachew check out his Instagram for more, like his work & share so others get to see it too.

Welcome to this week’s Arts Mailing List newsletter dedicated to informing and  connecting you, the Ethiopian creative industry practitioner. As always you will find below opportunities & inspiring items to check out and share with others.

Until next week, enjoy, apply and keep well.

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Opportunities:  Follow the links below,  read & apply. This is your chance of getting your art showcased nationally or internationally. When you see All Creatives that means the call is open to all art forms including sculpture, architecture, performance etc… so do apply  

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• All Creatives ……… Scholarships & training LeEgna ለእኛ & BigDremET 

• All Creatives ……… Young Masters Art Prize Open – 31st May – fees apply 

• All Writers ………… #MeToo Non-Fiction Essay Contest – 30th April 

• Fashion Designers ….. Africa Fashion Reception Open call 

• Photographers ……… 12th Bamako Meeting Open call – 1st May

• Women Photographers ….. Getty Image open call – 15th May 

• Photographers …………. Lensculture open call – 24th April

• All Animators ………. Animation du Monde 2020 several open calls 

• All Poets ……….. 20.35 Africa: Poetry Open call – 9th April 

• All Poets ………. Frontier Poetry Contest  Open  call – 15th May 

• All Musicians …….. Goethe Talents Residency Open call – 17th April 

• All Musicians …………. globalFESTopen call – 17th May

• All Visual Artists …… ITSLIQUID Art Festival Venice Open call – 18th April 

• All Filmmakers ……… Film Production Lab Open – 20th April 

• All Filmmakers ……… Addis International Film Festival on Telegram

• Graphics Designers ….. AU Logo Competition – 30th April 

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Call to Action 

 

23 fashion designers who haven’t made it into the finalist’s nomination NOW get the opportunity to win the Wild Card Voting for the FRANKfurtstyleaward Finale Show on June 29, 2019 in Frankfurt. Additionally, they will participate in the TOP 60 collection 2019. 

Vote here

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Inspirational: Below you will find different items to just inspire us all

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Success Story

After seeing the open call here on the Arts Mailing List, Kalkidan Getnet, otherwise known as Everted, applied and is featured in this month’s of Writers Space Africa Magazine

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How to Draw Realistic Eye Tutorial by Abel ARTube

• Blog …………… Stories by Leoul Zewelde

• Article ………… Animated podcast series 

• Article ……….  Afrifa inspired furniture designs by Jomo Tariku

• Article………. Frank Braxton, Hollywood’s First Black Animator 

• Website ……. Ethiopian Reporter’s jobs online

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Events: Worth checking out 

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• Event ……… 20th April – the 4th Headshot – A rap battle 

• Event……… 15th April – Art Exhibition by Dariwos Hailemichael

• Event …….. 3rd May –  the annual D5gamejam

• Event …….. Every Saturday Ethiopian Records & Dibekulu (Jano Band)

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