Human Relations Cosponsoring Inaugural Global Festival

Human Relations - Nov. 13, 2007
Contact: Wanda Allen-Abraha, 734-1226

A free festival spotlighting Ethiopian culture will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, as the first in a series of mini-festivals the Human Relations Department is organizing with the help of local partners.

Global Festival Series: Focus on Ethiopia will be held in Diggs Gallery on the campus of Winston-Salem State University from noon until 3 p.m. The festival being held in conjunction with the arts exhibition, "Continuity and Change: Three Generations of Ethiopian Artists." The exhibition features modern and contemporary art within the context of the political and social upheavals of 20th century Ethiopia.

Global Festival Series: Focus on Ethiopia will provide hands-on exposure to Ethiopian arts, crafts, foods, clothing and music. The festival will feature a fashion show of traditional Ethiopian clothing, jewelry and shoes. Arts and crafts projects will be available for children ages 5 through 12. There will also be an opportunity to pose cultural questions to leaders and representatives from the Ethiopian community in the Triad.

The program is being sponsored by Diggs Gallery, Textures Art Gallery, Kidane Mehret Ethiopian Orthodox Church of the Triad, the N.C. Arts Council and the Winston-Salem Human Relations Commission. For more information, call the Diggs Gallery at 750-2458 or Human Relations at 727-2429.