Today was a meaningful day of creativity and solidarity. Alongside our sketching session, we also donated blood in honor of International Women’s Day, celebrating care and the power of showing up for one another.
Special thanks to @ane_tsidena for reminding us to donate blood.
Thank you to everyone who participated! 💜
Join us every Saturday as we explore and sketch our city together.
🕘 Meeting time: 10:00 AM (04:00 LT)
📍 Meeting point: Esseni Art Gallery
#Mekelle #tigray #march8 #sketching #community
Happy International Women's Day! Celebrating here in Addis has been a collaborative effort thanks to @yikhono@urbansketchersmekelle@esseniartgallery and our incredible community. It is a beautiful reminder that while we come from different parts of the world, we celebrate today with one heart and a shared vision.
#UrbanSketchersMekelle #addis #ethiopia #eastafrica
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Yikhono Movement, in collaboration with Urban Sketchers Mekelle and Esseni Art Gallery, is hosting a community sketching session honoring women through the power of creativity.
Join us tomorrow at Yordanos Blue Café, Mekelle as we imagine a more peaceful and just future through art.
🕓 Time: 4:00 LT (10:00 a.m)
📍 Location: Yordanos Blue Café (across from Romanat Roundabout)
🎨 Previous sketching experience is not required 🙂
For people in Addis sketching place will be at fabricaet cafe meetup at 5:00 LT in the morning.
Don't Forget to mention us when you post @urbansketchermekelle
CATALOGS ARE NOW AVAILABLE!
You can now access and read all our exhibition catalogs by visiting: https://linktr.ee/esseniartgallery
(Also available in the bio)
The following catalogs are currently available:
1. ኣደነት (Motherhood): Through Art & Poetry — Gabrielle Tesfaye
ጥቅምት 15, 2018 E.C. (25.10.25 G.C)
2. Majestic Monuments and History (ግርማን ታሪኽን) — Solo Exhibition by Tekeste Welay
ነሓሰ 10, 2017 E.C (16.08.25 G.C)
3. Faces of Tigray
ሚያዝያ 18, 2017 E.C. (26.04.25 G.C.)
4. ፅሞና (Silence) — Art Exhibition by Brhanemeskel Grmay
ሰነ 8, 2016 E.C (15.06.24 G.C.)
5. ማህደር (Mahder) — Art Exhibition by Angesom Gebrehawerya and Misgna Reda
ነሓሰ 25, 2016 E.C. (31.08.24 G.C.)
Happy New Year!
2025 has been a year where we reflected upon the empowerment of art and communities through different types of mediums. Our goal was and still will be for the coming year creating a space for all art lovers and artists alike.
We hope you follow and support us on our journey.
And we wish you a Happy new year!
🎬 Week Two of the 16 Days of Activism – Join Us for Movie Night!
ይኾኖ - Yikhono in collaboration with Esseni Art Gallery invite you to the second-week engagement for the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence through film.
Join us for a movie night as we explore stories of women’s resilience, the realities of gender-based violence, and the courage of survivors across different contexts.
Come, bring a friend, and be part of a community that chooses awareness, healing, and action.
Date - Sunday, 07 December 2025
Time - 12:00 LT
Venue - Esseni Art Gallery ( Behind Infinity Club)
Entrance - FREE (including snacks)
#16DaysOfActivismAgainstGenderBasedViolence
#Yikhono
#ይኾኖ
The action toward change begins with the collective effort we put forward. As we witness the rise of GBV in the 21st century, the convenience of technology has also become a convenience for hate. We see increasing alienation within our communities and societies, often leading to mistrust among one another and a growing fear of speaking out against injustice.
Today, as we commemorate the 16 Days of Activism, In collaboration with @yikhono , we watched a documentary that revealed the tragedy that unfolds when we remain silent and the tragedy that unfolds when we fail to take action.
“You can’t ignore the army of voices.”
A quote taken from the documentary('Audrie & Daisy')
Thank you to all the people that joined us and took part in the discussion we've had.
#16daysofactivism #mekelle
Yikhono Movement and Esseni Art Gallery present a Movie Night Event!
Join us as we raise awareness, solidarity, and action in support of the 16 Days of Activism.
📅 30 November
⏰ 12:00 LT(afternoon 6:00 PM)
📍 Esseni Art Gallery
🎟️ Free Entrance
Let us all stand together against gender based violence.
#movienight🎬 #16daysofactivism #esseniartgallery #yikhono #mekelle
"The existence of these paintings and their imperfections reflect where I am in life right now, squeezing minutes from the clock as one squeezes the last drops of sweetness from their last lemon. Becoming a mother has brought a new artistic awakening, and has begun to heal the holes within my spirit. That transformation is what has brought forth these paintings. These paintings are a documentation of the most impactful, painful, transformative, loving, and fleeting time in my life.. And what does an artist do during a time like that? SHE PAINTS"
@tesfayetra
A quote by Gorky comes to mind: “Without a mother, there is no poet, nor a hero. All the pride of the world comes from mothers.”
As we trace the raw and intimate journey of motherhood, we witness its profound role in art; How it opens the heart to empathy and reveals the life of another in its most vulnerable and transformative form. It offers a glimpse into the lives of mothers as they navigate the creation of life itself, and all that follows.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this meaningful exhibition, and most of all, thank you to Gabby for courageously sharing this beautiful journey with us.
Catalogue available in our bio.
Thank you everyone for attending the opening of ኣደነት: Motherhood Through Art & Poetry!
On view now until ጥቅምቲ 19 (October 29)
#esseni #mekelle #artexhibition #africanart #painting #motherhood #postpartum #gabrielletesfaye
Come art, converse and wine with us tonight for the opening of ኣደነት (Motherhood): Through Art & Poetry!
Opening night (today) ጥቅምቲ 15, 10:00 LT (October 25, 4pm)
Bring your mom. 🌹 🍷 🎨
#esseni #mekelle #motherhood #postpartum #artexhibition #artgallery #africanart #tigray #art #gabrielletesfaye
