Dear

Colleagues,
The College of Social Sciences and Languages (CSSL), the Institute of Paleo-environment 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, on Art and Architecture

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
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

Ethiopias 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 research.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 6 February 2015

Send abstracts to: chmvester@gmail.com and mgabrehiwot@yahoo.co.uk
The abstract should be
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 March 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.

Paintings and Architecture of Ethiopia

ii.

Manuscripts

iii.

Art and Crafts (wood works in churches/ ceramics/ jewelry)

iv.

iv.

Monuments and statues

v.

Consideration on the future of Ethiopian art.

vi.

Ethiopian Art history and periodization

vii.

Art and the everyday life in Ethiopia

viii.

Cultural features in the iconography of photography and films

ix.

Musical traditions and their historical developments

Creative Ethiopia on the History of Architecture

i.

General History of Architecture in Ethiopia

ii.

Architecture and Heritage management

iii.

Architectural history and the future in Ethiopia

iv.

iv.

v.

Indigenous architecture and methodologies in Ethiopian institutions

Labelling Ethiopian architecture and identity

Creative Ethiopia on Art, Architecture and development

i.

Linking Art and development in Ethiopia

ii.

Art, architecture and tourism in Ethiopia

iii.

On mentoring students of Art and Architecture in Ethiopia

iv.

iv.

v.

The influence of Theatrical performance on social developments in Ethiopia

vi.

Film and photography as medium for artistic and social awareness in Ethiopia

Art, architecture and legal issues

Send abstracts to: chmvester@gmail.com and mgabrehiwot@yahoo.co.uk


i

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