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What’s It Like to… Run an Arts Festival in Malawi                

By SG Editor·
African woman singing at an outdoor event with musical instruments and sound equipment.

A woman in colorful traditional attire performs with a drum and microphone outdoors, surrounded by trees and other musicians.

It has been a long an circuitous path, but determination and a love for the arts propelled Laura Schuerwegen to create an arts festival in Malawi. With little public support, it has been a boot-strapping affair, but the Zomba City Arts Festival just celebrated its fourth anniversary, and it shows no signs of stopping.

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