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people of variety are not untouchables to the craftsmanship world … we are straightforwardly in the focal point of it, being has and not guests." Rijeka Hockley, Co-Curator, Whitney Museum

Most may be familiar with International Woman's Day celebrated on March eighth, anyway, in 1962, ten months before debut OAU Summit, African women met in Dar es Salaam for the First Pan African Women's Conference, dispatching Pan African Woman's Day on July 31st. The day praised the responsibilities and achievements of African women towards the movement of Africa in various locales including human articulations.

The outstanding position of African women in articulations of the human experience was consistently transferred to the film, craftsman/lyricist or subject in masterpieces. At this point, entrances are being flung open and unreasonable constraints are being broken in music, convincing craftsmanship and film. African women are having their spot in male overpowered scenes, bringing new perspectives, experiences and wants to the table; shaping how we see and hear the world.

Here in Addis Ababa we have our own, Konitz Seydoux, promoter of contemporary Ethiopian craftsmanship and caretaker for driving Ethiopian trained professionals. In 1996 she set up Asmi Art Gallery as an independent social space for shows, studios, residencies, skilled worker talks, kids activities and more with food and workmanship as impulses for conversation and essential thinking. The overseer, cook, translator actually obtained a Masters in Fine Art and Creative Practice.

Across the central area in Lagos, we gloat Bisi Silva, potentially the most striking voices on African creative work. She laid out the Center for Contemporary Art Lagos and is a free guardian with an astonishing overview of certifications including a degree from the Royal College of Art, London. Bisi is unyielding about her undertakings to "expand (the) prospect of curatorial practice," and is centered around conquering any obstruction between experts' work and general society. She pastors shows for a once-over of grandiose experts including El Antisuit and J.D. 'Kohei Ojeikere.

Zimbabwe considered Washington, D.C. raised watchman, Rujeko Hockley, began her calling at the Studio Museum in Harlem, followed by a post at the Brooklyn Museum, where she co-organized the We Wanted A Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-1985 presentation. By 2017, the Whitney Museum invited her on as partner overseer where she can continue with her discussion through craftsmanship communicating, "we expected to show that people of variety are not outsiders to the workmanship world … we are straightforwardly in the focal point of it, being has and not guests." Living her words Rujeko will assemble the 2019 Whitney Biennial.

Finally in convincing craftsmanship, way across the water in Chicago, we meet Frances Guiscard, owner/manager with mate Andre, of one of the main workmanship spaces in the US, the Guichard Gallery. While Frances is similarly an expert, she is a set up manager, mediator and judge for the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series; sorting out passages of in excess of 3,000 trained professionals. However, her solidarity is changing experts to finders searching for explicit pieces. Frances is changing an emerging craftsmanship scene among Africa and the Diaspora with clients in the USA, Europe, Senegal, South Africa and the Caribbean; partner touches and arranging new and remunerating areas for creative work.

While talking Diaspora, assuming no one minds, meet Ethiopia Habte Mariam, a 30-something outstandingly convincing Sista in the music business. She is the President of Motown Records, obviously known for legends like The Supremes, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. In any case, current Motown, under Universal Music Publishing Group, is making countless hits under Ms. Ethiopia's watch. According to she, "I love discrediting people." LOL. Ethiopia IS the one assigned, some might try and say favored, to find and encourage lyricists, skilled workers, and creators for hits to be heard all through the planet. The business might have expected this wonderful young woman of Ethiopian heritage couldn't cut it, yet she has been responsible for a strike handling plant with experts like Chris Brown and Ciara; while directing one of the "most sizzling metropolitan projects in music" according to Billboard, from multi-platinum and GRAMMY award winning acts like Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Ashanti, Prince and craftsmanship fan Swizz Beatz.