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Francistown Arts Meeting to exhibit 150 artworks

This year’s Francistown Arts Meeting is anticipated to attract 30 visual artists and display about 150 artworks
This year’s Francistown Arts Meeting is anticipated to attract 30 visual artists and display about 150 artworks

FRANCISTOWN: The annual Francistown Arts Meeting (FAM) is back and it is anticipated to attract 30 visual artists and about 150 artworks to be displayed.

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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