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Celebrate francophone culture through concerts, street art and entertainment at this annual outdoor event in Canada’s capital.
During one weekend each year, French speakers and Francophiles gather in downtown Ottawa for the Festival franco-ontarien’s varied programming. This family-friendly event features francophone performers from Ontario, elsewhere in Canada, and beyond!
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Illuminated Seasons
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Wan Word
This exhibition brings together artists Kanna Anigbogu, Abdul Hamid Kanu Jr. and Don Kwan to explore memory, cultural history and the diasporic experience. Through black-and-white photography, digital art and mixed media inspired by family archives, the works reflect cultural resilience and personal narratives. Kanu captures Sierra-Leonean communities reconnecting with their heritage. Anigbogu uses Igbo motifs to evoke the freedom of youth. Kwan illuminates intergenerational Chinese-Canadian stories through resonant objects.Curator Yanaminah Thullah examines "diasporic nostalgia" — a longing for one’s homeland…