"Future Memories" is designed to lay the groundwork for the jury procedure to choose a new artwork for the African Union Peace and Security Building, which will open in 2015. The Peace and Security Building and the commissioned work of art are a donation from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to the African Union. They are realized with local expertise and craftsmanship in the compound of the African Union campus in Addis Ababa. The processes of selecting and producing the artwork will be planned and organized by ifa – Institute for International Cultural Relations. A jury of art and culture experts working in different countries in Africa will convene directly after the conference and announce the winning artist to the public shortly thereafter. Voting members of the jury are Berhanu Ashagrie Deribew, N'Goné Fall, Stacy Hardy, Patrick Mudekereza, and Alya Sebti. Non-voting representatives of the African Union, the German Federal Foreign Office and ifa will join as advisors. The non-voting chair of the jury is artist Olafur Eliasson. Future Memories is initiated by ifa – Institute for International Cultural Relations and developed and organized in cooperation with the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University. Future Memories is funded by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. ORGANIZATION Partners Alle School of Fine Arts and Design, Addis Ababa University ifa (Institute for International Cultural Relations), Stuttgart/ Berlin Team ifa Elke aus dem Moore Inka Gressel Marie-Hélène Gutberlet Sophie Rau Christina Werner Team Alle School Berhanu Ashagrie Deribew Mihret Kebede Bekele Mekonnen Fasil Giorghis Alle School of Fine Arts and Design Addis Ababa University Amest Killo, Hailemariam Mamo Street Addis Ababa Ethiopia in English Free admission The ifa (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen – Institute for International Cultural Relations) promotes art and cultural exchange in exhibitions, dialogue and conference programs. As a competence centre for foreign cultural diplomacy, it facilitates links among civil societies, cultural practice, art, media and research. It initiates, moderates, and documents discussions on international cultural relations.

"Future Memories" - An international conference on art, public space and the culture of memory