Six schools in Art Links exhibition
Guzè Despott Boys' Junior Lyceum, Cospicua, recently organised and hosted this year's Art Links interschool exhibition. Other participating schools were Erin Serracino Inglott Girls' Secondary School, Cospicua; St Joseph Boys' JL, Paola; Margaret...
Guzè Despott Boys' Junior Lyceum, Cospicua, recently organised and hosted this year's Art Links interschool exhibition. Other participating schools were Erin Serracino Inglott Girls' Secondary School, Cospicua; St Joseph Boys' JL, Paola; Margaret Mortimer Girls' JL, Sta Lucija; Carlo Diacono Girls' JL, Zejtun and St Edward's College, Cospicua.
Art Links was the brainchild of Ms Miriam Cappello, then headmistress at Erin Serracino Inglott School, six years ago. Since then, every organising school never looked back and made its utmost to improve on previous editions.
For the first time running, this year's edition included a three-day workshop during which students created art on the spot under the guidance of their teachers. This ranged from pottery to sculpture and from paintings to "mobile" expositions. The works were then included as part of the actual exhibition which ran till April 28. Acclaimed artist Dr Joseph Paul Cassar was invited to give a lecture on modern art.
The exhibition concentrated on Modern Art and students studied the artistic expression of masters such as Picasso, De Chirico and Henry Moore.
Art Links goes hand in hand with the Division's National Minimum Curriculum and also serves as a healthy extracurricular activity where schools join forces to create a unique atmosphere where creativity is a priority.
Other schools and the public were invited to attend.
The organising committee was made up of art teachers Keith Balzan, Raymond Darmanin and Oreste Calleja.