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Kassa Bekele Art Exhibit
Sunday, May 05
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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2024-05-05 14:00:00
2024-05-05 16:00:00
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Kassa Bekele Art Exhibit
Kassa Bekele's art exhibit will be displayed from May 3 to June 3. A reception will be held on May 5 at 2 p.m.
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Kassa Bekele's art exhibit will be displayed from May 3 to June 3. A reception will be held on May 5 at 2 p.m.
Kassa Bekele was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to a father who was a driver for the American Embassy in Ethiopia and a mother who was a caregiver.
Demonstrating a love for art at a young age, Kassa sought to make a career out of it and bravely asked a local business if he may paint a sign on their window. He surprised his father that evening when he showed him earnings for the painting. That moment paved the way for Kassa to seriously pursue a career in visual art. He graduated from Addis Ababa Art School before moving to Indianapolis, where he was accepted to the Herron School of Art. He obtained his BFA in 1993 and has been involved in the local art world since.
Kassa's artwork is influenced by many great painters, including impressionists, and surrealists. His themes include still lives, abstraction, landscapes, and portraits, drawing inspirations from his childhood memories and events from his homeland and spiritual beliefs.
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As the hub of the Indianapolis Public Library system, Central Library showcases renowned architecture and services. The original 1917 building, designed by Paul Cret and constructed of Indiana limestone in the Greek Doric style, was considered one of the most outstanding secular buildings in the U.S. Its six-story glass and steel-framed addition, designed by Evans Woollen, opened in 2007.