WCCC 2010 supports the AFRI’K! Festival,
helping some Winnipeggers feel right at home

For the growing African-Canadian population in Winnipeg, there is something to celebrate. Now in its second year, the AFRI’K! Festival is presented by The Alliance Française du Manitoba in partnership with the Collège Universitaire de Saint-Boniface. This year it is also being supported by the Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada 2010 (WCCC 2010) through the ARTS FOR ALL program.

The AFRI’K Festival promotes the African Culture through the presentation of visual arts, music, cinema and literature. For almost 2 weeks, African artists will come to present their work in Manitoba, a region with a growing African-Canadian population.

As the festival continues to expand, it will increase the amount of French language entertainment accessible to people, and also reach out to a community in Winnipeg that is growing, and has a great deal to offer the art world.

The Festival runs from March 6 through March 17th and hosts artists from all over Canada, artists with ties to France, Mali, West Africa, Senegal, Morocco and more. The Festival includes theatre, film, live music, folk tales, oral tradition, children’s programming, and has something for everyone.

The Festival’s full schedule can be found on their website at http://www.afwpg.ca/events/second-edition-afrik-festival.

The Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada 2010 program is being produced by the Winnipeg Arts Council on behalf of the City of Winnipeg. In addition to unique events, WCCC 2010 will be supporting festivals like the AFRI’K! Festival all year long, including the upcoming Jazz Winnipeg Festival, WSO’s 2010 Indigenous Festival, the Asian Drumming Festival, and many more.

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