The Little Grand Tour Introducing children to great art!

social conundrums. During the exhibition, the artist also collaborated with RCA alumni Rieko Whitfield on a 40-minute performance in the galleries of Spazju, curated by Andrew Borg Wirth and featuring interpretive work by multidisciplinary artists Charlie Cauchi and Rieko Whitfield.

“Gulja showcases an intimate understanding of society and some of the most profound life troubles. A collective of works that elicit the vibrant Mediterranean basin, and its conflicted undercurrents, that seek to erupt in a volcanic eruption of emotive realisation. A gathering of creatures, so abstract yet evocative of real beings, absorbed in their sole minds, yet paradoxically intertwined in a holistic search for purpose and existence… In this constructed framework, the artist invited visitors on a journey into these wondrous landscapes, full of curious creatures, and as they do, let themselves be transposed in a myriad of thoughts that can lead to a better understanding of our world, our community, and ultimately ourselves.” Daniel Azzopardi, Artistic Director of Spazju KreattivMalta’s National Centre for Creativity.

From the cavemen through to modern technology we have been learning about our world through images. In order to create and document stories we look to the past to understand history, geography and society. Art and literature also go hand-in-hand and the Little Grand Tour brings together all aspects of learning through their gallery and museum visits.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, men and women ventured across Europe on a ‘Grand Tour’ to experience high culture and see the wonder of Italian art and sculpture first hand. The Little Grand Tour aims to inspire a community of little grand tourists across London to its many secret and varied collections in well known and not so well known galleries and museums. Lasting 2-3 hours depending on the tour, with a picnic pit stop, The Little Grand Tour focusses on a number of works of art which will not only encourage a love of art but also contribute towards school learning.

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Robustly titled ‘My Body (is)(not) ur Business Card?’, was a month long residency hosted by Charlene Galea in the National Museum of Malta (MUZA).

The community project focused on shame, guilt and failure - topics with her participants (of which the majority aren’t art connoisseurs). Roaming the museum they observed the lack of female artists represented in the traditional space and the style of how women have been represented, which contrasts the flyer on display; Charlene flaunting a seductive pose whilst advertising a male six pack shirt.

Using a pedagogical style of creation, Charlene and the crew drafted several scripts (Queenie, Confession to Queen E, Walk Of Shame) using the whole museum as a site specific space to challenge the norms of the traditional practices of the institution, giving performance art a new forefront in the local cultural sector, begging the question: ‘When will traditional institutions truly embrace community engaged arts as a cultural forte rather than a mischievous nuisance?’