Clay/Craft/Concept ‘24
Clay / Craft / Concept
22 Aug - 26 Sep ‘24
Malta Society of Arts, 219 Republic Street, Valletta, Malta
CLAY / CRAFT / CONCEPT: Contemporary ceramics ancient histories
“What is the difference between a sculpture and a beautifully crafted but functional object, such as a mug or a vase?
CLAY / CRAFT / CONCEPT investigates different ways of creating with clay, from prehistory to contemporary practice, and creates a dialogue between sculptural and functional clay objects by bringing together a large and eclectic group of artists, all of whom think and create differently.
The Malta Society of Arts has a long been a stronghold for supporting crafts and has a history of clay education. CLAY / CRAFT / CONCEPT flows from this legacy while also bringing the Society’s activity into dialogue with contemporary currents of thought.”
Participating artists: Victor Agius Julie Apap Shirley Agius Xuereb Francesca BalzanTrevor Borg Skuja Braden Tony Briffa Gabriel Caruana Ioulia Chante Nico Conti Andrew Diacono Victor Diacono Burghild Eichheim Martina Farrugia Sina Farrugia Alberto Favaro Nina Gerada Caz Hildebrand Leah Kaplan Helen Martin Lowinger Rosa Madonna Nadya Anne Mangion Clare McCracken Eleanor Meredith Salvina Muscat Kira Ni Paul Scerri Anna Snowdon Hae Won Sohn x Stipan Tadić THISS THISS x Rebecca Bonaci THISS x VERNACULAR Tiziana Schembri Jeremy Tua Ally Vella Maryia Virshych
Catalogue essays by Vince Briffa and Clive Zammit
Curated by Gabriel Zammit with exhibition design by Tom van Malderen
This exhibition is a Malta Society of Arts initiative
In collaboration with and supported by The Italian Cultural Institute, il-Lokal, CBK Rotterdam