Francistown Arts Meeting to exhibit 150 artworks
Friday, October 28, 2022 | 80 Views |
This year’s Francistown Arts Meeting is anticipated to attract 30 visual artists and display about 150 artworks
The four-day art exhibition organised by Ground Work will be held from November 23-26. The show will have indoor and outdoor exhibitions held at Chedu Choga Hall in Phase IV and Roots of Africa respectively.
FAM started in 2019 with the objective of promoting artistic growth that inspires creativity and creating programmes that will benefit the local emerging and established artists in the community. In an interview with one of the FAM organisers, Keoagile Bonang said they have introduced a music element for their outdoor exhibition.
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