Dear Colleagues, The College of Social Sciences and Languages (CSSL), the Institute of Paleoenvironment and Heritage conservation (IPHC) as well as the School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SAUP) of Mekelle University, have the great pleasure announcing the 10th International Conference of History of Art and Architecture in Ethiopia to be held in Mekelle, Tigray Ethiopia

From 30 November up to 4 December 2015

‘Creative Ethiopia, An organizing committee from Mekelle University has been formed with scholars active in the field of arts, art history and architecture. The committee has been collaborating with established Institutes of African Studies (Vienna and London), the Goethe-Institute Addis Ababa and with Universities in Ethiopia as well as abroad, with the aim to organize an International conference on history of Art and Architecture of Ethiopia. The 10th conference aims to become a turning point in the series of ten conferences. Young scholars from Ethiopia will have the chance to share their ideas on platforms. The program will be offering lectures as well as a host of other, activities, exhibitions, workshops and excursions. The results of presentations will be

on Arti and Architecture’ published in a publication and there will be place for new initiatives. Although the conference will focus on history or Art and Architecture we know that the history means taking this knowledge forward and use it in a right way for the future!. As Art is a creating expression of humankind this must be the main issue of the conference ‘Creative Ethiopia’. As Art is a creating expression of humankind this must be the main issue of the conference ‘Creative Ethiopia, on Art and Architecture’ The committee will be very pleased to see the presenters expressing ideas for the development of the right way or preserving Ethiopia’s Art and Architectural history.

As the theme of the conference is ‘Creative Ethiopia’ we would like to discuss our sessions of presentations, workshops and excursions. It is hoped that these will inspire many people to use the Ethiopian Art history or Ethiopia as their creative inspiration for the future. Art and Architecture is an important source and concerns for developments in Tourism, Economics and Social perspectives. It is hoped that an in-depth study of the history of art and architecture may challenge scholars

to build bridges between the historical facts, research methods and new approaches to inspire the next generation of Ethiopian scholars. Research must not stay the prerogative of the few, but must be translated into practical approaches towards new developments that can affect the whole society. The theme of your paper needs to fit in the given themes of the conference that can be found on the website of the conference (10ICHAAE).

Call for papers The organizers would like to encourage scholars and students conducting a research in the History of Art and Architecture of Ethiopia to submit abstracts for topics using the website or sending a mail to the organizing committee. All abstracts have to be based on original researches.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is May 1 2015 Send abstracts to: [email protected]     

Follow the format specified in website Length of abstract: up to 1700 characters The title of the paper should concisely describe the topic concisely All fields must be filled in Affiliation should contain a name of the institution and preferably also your academic status/position.

Submitted abstracts will be scrutinized by the committee and notification of acceptance or rejection will be given before May 15 2015. The committee reserves the right to suggest minor changes to the paper, in accordance with the expectations set by the organizers, in order to assure that it fits in with the themes of the conference. All papers should be based on original research or present new viewpoints in academic discussions. After the deadline of submitting of a topic, it will not be possible to send in more or different topics. Creative Ethiopia on Art History i. ii.

Paintings and Architecture of Ethiopia Manuscripts

iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix.

Art and Crafts (wood works in churches/ ceramics/ jewelry) Monuments and statues Consideration on the future of Ethiopian art. Ethiopian Art history and periodization Art and the everyday life in Ethiopia Cultural features in the iconography of photography and films Musical traditions and their historical developments

Creative Ethiopia on the History of Architecture i. ii. iii. iv. v.

General History of Architecture in Ethiopia Architecture and Heritage management Architectural history and the future in Ethiopia Indigenous architecture and methodologies in Ethiopian institutions Labelling Ethiopian architecture and identity

Creative Ethiopia on Art, Architecture and development i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi.

Linking Art and development in Ethiopia Art, architecture and tourism in Ethiopia On mentoring students of Art and Architecture in Ethiopia Art, architecture and legal issues The influence of Theatrical performance on social developments in Ethiopia Film and photography as medium for artistic and social awareness in Ethiopia

Send abstracts to: [email protected]

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Art is painting, drawing, sculpture, film, photography, theatr e and music as well as all media to make visual images.