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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>This year\u2019s edition of the Francistown Arts Meeting (FAM) will dedicate its outdoor exhibition to a therapeutic session for participants to appreciate art as a healing tool for disturbed minds.<\/b><\/p>\n

Slated for 23 to 26 November 2022 in Botswana\u2019s second city, this year\u2019s FAM will feature an indoor exhibition at Chedu Choga Hall and an outdoor exhibition at Roots of Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatrons will be interacting with canvases to paint what they wish guided by Loretta Mekgwe-Ferguson of The Art Lab,\u201d FAM Curator, Keoagile Bonang, told Time Out.<\/p>\n

Mekgwe-Ferguson runs The Art Lab, an art studio where she offers therapeutic art experiences to people of all ages, workshops, team building retreats and exhibitions.<\/p>\n

New additions<\/b><\/p>\n

The third instalment of FAM will introduce a music element at the indoor exhibition in a bid to use music to attract more patrons to the venue.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s guest exhibitors include Lebogang Keitshokile, Loretta Mekgwe-Ferguson, Wilson Ngoni, Rachael Hutton, Timothy Dike and Calvin Morake.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur target number of exhibitors is 30 with five slots reserved for senior secondary school students. Our curator is Mother K Masire and our sponsor for this third FAM edition is the Ministry of Gender, Youth, Sport and Culture Development to the tune of P161 000,\u201d Bonang said, adding that there will also be a day long workshop that will feature practicals.<\/p>\n

Achievements so far<\/b><\/p>\n

FAM promotes visual art and encourages artists to host solo exhibitions and work together to share ideas and skills. The arts event caters for artists outside the city of Francistown and hosts some from neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n

During its second edition, FAM featured artists from Zambia and South Africa who exhibited on digital platforms. \u201cWe also convince our communities to appreciate art and treat it as an investment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have a lot of work to do as we haven\u2019t achieved that much but are pleased that artists appreciate the platform as something that helps them to interact with one another for peer reviews and meet with potential art collectors.\u201d<\/p>\n

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