The creative energy that has been bubbling during the months of lockdown and its forced solitude just couldn’t stay contained any longer. This once again proves the resilience and dedication of those involved in the arts, as well as the importance of connecting through art and design.
In Malta, we have finally been able to enjoy well produced exhibitions and performances and start to connect again. Despite the thirst for culture events, it has also been a brave attempt by the artists, museums and galleries, to express themselves without the possibility of opening to the public as planned, in case of another lockdown. Let’s hope the exhibitions continue and more artists feel the confidence again to create and put their work in show.
Inside this issue, Ann Dingli meets artists Lydia Cecil and Sebastian Tanti Burlò in London to talk about their work painted during lockdown in Gozo, which is being exhibited at Arthall in Gozo this autumn (page 17); a community-driven art project opens in Valletta at The
