The Fowler Museum Presents Arts of the Ethiopian Church: Past, Present, and Future

Scholars consider the expressive traditions of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, including the visual arts, music and literature. Afternoon panels will focus on the conservation and dissemination of Ethiopian heritage, past and present.

This symposium is being held in conjunction with the current Fowler exhibitions:

Painting Ethiopia: The Life and Work of Qes Adamu Tesfaw
Ethiopian Crossroads: Photographs of a Land and its People

Morning Presentations:

Marilyn Heldman, Department of Art, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Kay Shelemay, Department of Music, African American Studies, and Ethnomusicology, Harvard University
Getatchew Haile, Department of Medieval Studies, St. John's University
Raymond Silverman, Guest Curator, Department of History of Art and Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan

Afternoon Presentations:

Conservation

Moderator: Skip Cole, Professor Emeritus, Department of Art History, UCSB

Ian Campbell, Cultural Resources Specialist, The World Bank, Washington, DC
George Abungu, Chairman, Kenya Cultural Center, Guest Scholar, Getty Conservation Institute
Leslie Rainer, Wall Painting Conservator, Senior Project Specialist, Getty Conservation Institute
Elias Wondimu, Co-founder, Ethiopian Heritage Trust, Published, Tsehai Publishers

Local Issues

Moderator: Wassy Tesfa, Tesfa in Los Angeles

Alitash Kebede, Alitash Kebede Gallery
Qesis Melaku Awoka, Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Mesai Haileleul, Addis Arts

Date: Saturday, May 07, 2005

Time: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Lenart Auditorium
Fowler Museum of Cultural History
UCLA campus
Los Angeles, CA 90095
United States

Cost: Free and open to the public; parking is available in lot 4 for $7.

For more information please contact

Fowler Museum of Cultural History Tel: 310-825-8655
www.fowler.ucla.edu

Sponsor(s): Fowler Museum at UCLA, Symposium made possible by Ethiopian Heritage Project, Santa Barbara with additional support provided by the Yvonne Lenart Public Programs Fund, and UCLArts.

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