At AWANetwork CIC, we believe that the creative arts belong in the heart of the community. Our Creative Festivals & Showcases initiative is engineered to give grassroots artists, diverse storytellers, and underrepresented youth a powerful platform to project their voices. By transforming libraries, high street venues, and digital hubs across Kent and London into interactive galleries, we make digital arts and the education is brings accessible to all.
From hosting deep-dive retrospective comic panels to screening independent animated shorts, our curated event formats foster deep social inclusion, spark cross-cultural dialogue, transference of culture and inspires the next wave of local digital creators.
The African Animated Shorts & Comics Experience.
Our flagship annual festival celebrating diverse visual storytellers, animators, and comic artists through international panel panels and public exhibitions.
Providing accessible community cinema events.
We host independent short animation screenings paired with digital workshops and Q&As to inspire dialogue, foster inclusion, and showcase grassroots filmmaking talent.
Bringing creative spaces directly to the high street. We curate rolling, temporary visual art exhibitions in collaboration with regional libraries, local hubs, and cultural partners to display local youth artwork.