MUSIC
SummerDaze Malta
The penultimate day of Malta’s largest music festival will see Italian rapper Tony Effe perform at a beach party at Armier Bay this afternoon.
The founder of the group Dark Polo Gang released his first solo album Untouchable last year, making it to the top of the Italian album charts. His hits include Colpevole, Escort Lover, Ke Lo Ke, Piazza and Lacrime.
The event is being held in collaboration with Radio Deejay and m2o.
The week-long festival comes to an end tomorrow with an Italian night of music, featuring performances by J-Ax, Baby K, Corona and Ice MC.
Popular Italian deejays Albertino, Fargetta, Molella and Prezioso will present the set Deejay Time, and there will be a special performance by the electronic music group Meduza, known for international hits such as Piece of Your Heart, Bad Memories, Lose Control and Tell It To My Heart.
For more information, visit summerdazemalta.com and the SummerDaze Facebook page. Tickets for all events are available here.
Glitch Festival 2022
The fifth edition of the house and techno festival comes to an end today.
Over 65 international artists were to participate in this year's edition, which saw an opening party at the Valletta ditch and two nights of clubbing at Gianpula Village.
Today, there are a number of boat parties and a closing event at Gianpula, featuring Daria Kolosova, Etapp Kyle and Julian Muller.
For more information and tickets, click here.
Glitch Festival's closing party is taking place at Gianpula Village tonight. Photo: Glitch FestivalFILM
Anime Festival
The Eden Cinemas in St Julian’s is currently hosting its first-ever Anime Festival, showing feature-length films of some of the most popular anime series of all time, including Dragon Ball Z, Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia.
All films are dubbed in English or are shown in Japanese with English subtitles.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly is showing until today. Dragon Ball Super: SuperHero will be screened from tomorrow.
For details about the screenings, visit the event’s Facebook page and the Eden Cinemas website.
Dragon Ball Super: BrolyEXHIBITIONS
Ceramic Art Collective
A collective exhibition of ceramic artworks is on at the Cittadella Cultural Centre Hall 2 in Victoria.
Taking part are Mario Sammut, Charles Sammut, Hermine Anne Sammut, Phyllis Camilleri, Daniel Scerri, Joan Haber, Christian Formosa, Paul Scerri, Katrin Formosa, Victor Agius, Chris Saliba, Mariz Cassar, Nadia Haber and Sylvana Magro.
The exhibition comes to a close on August 26. For more information, visit the Gozo Ceramics Festival Facebook page.
A Healing Journey: Redefining Environmental Challenges
An art exhibition aiming to promote minorities and the environment is open in Victoria.
A Healing Journey: Redefining Environmental Challenges forms part of a project which visual and conceptual artist Mary Rose Saliba is conducting with a group of senior citizens in Gozo named SMART.
The study is envisioned towards the self-discovery of dormant talents, as well as enriching the emotional well-being of minorities and marginalised people to help them integrate and gain their voice in society.
The SMART team’s exhibition features mixed media artworks that include samples of earth, soil, rocks, stone, dried leaves and tree trunks which the group have collected during walks in the countryside as part of the project.
The exhibition is open until August 28 at the Banca Giuratale, Independence Square, Victoria. One may visit from Monday to Friday between 7am and 2.30pm and on weekends and public holidays from 9am to noon.
One of the artworks on display at the Banca Giuratale in Victoria.Polymorphs
Claire Farrugia is presenting her first solo exhibition at The Palm Court Lounge at The Phoenicia, Floriana.
Consisting of works on paper, panel and canvas, Polymorphs shows the artist's concern with the fact that the online portrayal of imagery that the public consumes is often far from the truth; most of the time, it is actually a made-up form of reality.
The exhibition focuses on ‘human polymorphism’, with the subjects presented in a natural stance and with a filter using a mobile app.
Curated by Charlene Vella, the exhibition also includes a section featuring the artist’s self-portraits.
Polymorphs is open throughout the month of August. Entrance is free. For more information, visit the exhibition’s Facebook page.
Prehistoric pottery making
An exhibition presenting the results of a scientific investigation of materials and techniques used in pottery making during Maltese prehistory is open at the National Museum of Archaeology. The exhibition runs until the end of August. Opening hours: Monday to Sunday from 9am to 4.30pm.
Bellum in Mundum
After a seven-year hiatus, artist Tonio Mallia is presenting a new series of works that reimagine a world shaken beyond its tipping point, where the tensions between the human and natural world are no longer at play, nor are they creative or life-giving; they have devolved into a tyrannical order in which mankind becomes subject to its own freedoms.
The exhibition, curated by Giulia Privitelli, runs at MUŻA – Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta until September 11. For more information, visit muza.mt.
One may also read the Times of Malta interview with the artist.
Children of the Woods by Tonio MalliaThe Summer Showcase
Bureau Iniala, in collaboration with Marie Gallery 5, is presenting a curated selection of works by a number of local artists.
These are Paul Serri, Trevor Borg, Vince Briffa, Ryan Falzon, Victor Agius, Isabelle Borg, Stefan Spiteri, Sheldon Saliba and Joseph Farrugia.
The showcase aims to be a way for artists and collectors to enjoy works that do not necessarily fit within one collective narrative.
One may visit the exhibition at Bureau Iniala, 37, Treasury Sreet, Valletta, from Monday to Friday between 10am and 4.30pm until September 22. For more information and updates, visit the Facebook page of Marie Gallery 5.
Amelia Saint George works at The Phoenicia
Artist Amelia Saint George is exhibiting a number of her sculptures at The Phoenicia, Floriana.
The sculptures are in clay, bronze and mixed media, and portray animals, which Saint George is particularly well-known for, as well as some humorous sculptures that are more closely associated with her portrait sculptures.
Saint George, who has made Valletta her home, is an established, award-winning contemporary sculptor who has exhibited locally and internationally. She is also the author of several books on diverse subjects and holds sculpting lessons in her Valletta studio.
The exhibition is open throughout August and September.
Willie Apap – Colour and Light
A retrospective exhibition of works by Willie Apap (1918-1970), considered one of Malta’s leading exponents of 20th-century art, is currently on at Il-Ħaġar – Heart of Gozo Museum in Victoria.
The 70 works on display feature portraits, landscapes and still-lifes, dancers, human figures, sacred and ethnic works in oils and inks, and are accompanied by a lavish 100-page GEMS # 20 catalogue.
The exhibition, curated by Maria Cassar, runs until October 10. Opening hours are from Monday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm. Entrance is free.
The exhibition is supported by the Malta Tourism Authority and the Gozo Ministry’s Cultural Directorate. For more information, visit the museum’s Facebook page.
OTHER EVENTS
Lunchtime tours at Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum
A series of guided lunchtime tours at Palazzo Falson in Mdina have been extended until the end of August.
The tour highlights objects linked to the Order of St John, but one may also admire the rest of the museum's significant collection that is specifically displayed to capture and reflect the life and taste of Captain Olof Gollcher.
Bookings at a suggested donation of €10 can be made by e-mail on bookings@palazzofalson.com or by calling on 2145 4512. One may also arrive at the museum 10 minutes prior to the tour, which starts at noon.
Gustav Café is open to guests for refreshments on the rooftop terrace of the museum.
Some of the exhibits at Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum in Mdina. Photo: Shutterstock.comwhatson@timesofmalta.com