The 19th of July 2011 edition of the Maltese Herald

by Gozo News · July 19, 2011

This weeks July 19th 2011 edition of The Maltese Herald Gozo section is now available for download by clicking here

Previous editions are also available by clicking on this link.

The stories covered in this weeks issue are:

1. Sixty sculptures, mainly portraits, by renowned Maltese artist Vincent Apap are currently on show at the Exhibitions’ Hall of the Ministry for Gozo. This is the first exhibition featuring works by this artist being set up following his demise in 2003. Apap is one of the prominent artists of the twentieth century and his works are found in many countries apart from Malta.

The majority of sculptures on show in this exhibition have been recently donated to the Maltese Nation by the Apap family and are being exhibited in public for the first time. The exhibition includes also works by Vincent Apap which were already in the National Collection.

The exhibition is another initiative taken jointly by Heritage Malta and the Gozo Ministry to make art objects from the National Collection more accessible to the public and therefore increase the public’s appreciation towards our heritage.

The exhibition consists of five sections which deal with different aspects of Apap’s works. These sections focus on portraits, children, the Royal Family, sacred art and public monuments. In the exhibition one can get a glimpse of Apap’s art as it develops in different phases of his long artistic career. The earliest work on show was produced by Vincent Apap when he was just fourteen years old. Apap is renowned for various monumental works of art in public including the Tritons Fountain, Dante’s monument and a number of monuments commemorating important personalities. The exhibition features a number of contemporary paper cuttings which place the commissions, production and installation of the works in context.

A book has been published by Midsea Books to coincide with the exhibition, which apart from the full catalogue of the exhibition includes also a number of articles about Apap’s artistic career.

The exhibition is open daily between 8.30am and 12.30pm and on weekends between 9.00am and noon. The exhibition will remain open till the end of July.

2. A group of Gozitan police cadets recently carried out various works at Dar Arka in Ghajnsielem and presented a donation to Arka director Mgr Manwel Curmi. Also seen is assistant director Fr Michael Galea.

3. Early 19th century souvenir illustrations of the Ggantija Temples is an ongoing exhibition held at the Heritage Malta Gozo Area Exhibition Hall in the Citadel. It incorporates a selection of drawings, watercolours and prints of different views of the Ggantija Temples World Heritage site dating to the first half of the 19th century, most of which were possibly done as souvenir works for a thriving market. A new Heritage Malta publication entitled The Ggantija Temples: a history of its visitors and views, was launched with this exhibition and is available from all Heritage Malta sites.