The opening of the group exhibition "Growing Collection 2022" and the ceremony of the "Best Future Awards" will take place on March 31st, at 5pm, at the Kulungwana Gallery, located at CFM Station. This continues to be one of the most popular initiatives held in the country, with the presence of a large number of artists. The exhibition continues until next May 6th.

Since 2011, when the first edition was held, the "Growing Collection" group exhibition has assumed a growing importance in the cultural life of the country, becoming one of the great moments of the artistic calendar and the largest showcase of national artistic creativity.

Proof of this is the ever-increasing number of participating artists. In this edition, 135 artists are present, with 301 works. The participants range from self-taught artists, young art students from different educational institutions to renowned names in the national fine arts, some of whom have been present in all the editions so far, using the most diverse techniques and supports.

The awarding of the three best works, by a jury of experts, with the "Best Future" Prize, granted since 2020 by the sponsor, Hollard Seguros Moçambique, gave even more dynamism to the event.

The winners of this year's "Best Future" Prize will be announced and awarded on the occasion of the exhibition opening. The winners will have the opportunity to attend a 5-day, all-expenses-paid art workshop in South Africa to learn new artistic techniques.

In this edition, the theme chosen was the traditional and popular games in Mozambique. These vary from region to region, and are also played by a wide variety of players, during well-defined periods of the year or according to the local agricultural calendar.

Even though many of these traditional games are disappearing, especially in the urban world, in the face of competition from more modern ones, such as laptops and cell phones, they are still important, as "they help promote socialization, the development of coordination, balance and respect for rules, and cognitive skills.

Along with games, there are also toys, many of which are built by the children themselves, who then handle them with great enthusiasm. In this field, "creativity is immense and children usually use the simplest materials, such as clay, sticks and wire".

The group exhibition, held at the initiative of Kulungwana, is curated by Mieke Oldenburg, who also curated the previous exhibitions, and is supported by Hollard Seguros Moçambique and the Norwegian Embassy.