Summer courses

The Malta Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce is holding its summer art courses from July. Courses are held at Palazzo De La Salle, 219 Republic Street, Valletta, once a week.

The courses are held between 8.30 and 11.30 a.m. The only course that is being held in the evening is the portrait/figure drawing and painting - to be held on Thursdays at 5.30 p.m.

Each course will run over nine three-hour sessions. Anyone over six can apply. Courses are intended for pensioners, adults and children. The courses include art, art 50+, arts and crafts, clay sculpture, egg art, floral art, manga art, portrait/figure drawing and painting, and stone sculpture.

All courses cost €38, except for the portrait/figure drawing and painting which is €70 for nine sessions.

The society is also holding music courses this summer from Monday to Saturday, each course running over nine sessions.

The morning sessions are held once a week between 8.30 and 11.30 a.m. For those who choose the Thursday session, this is held between 2 and 8 p.m. Music courses will be 45 minutes to an hour long.

Crafts courses will also be held once a week, between 8.30 and 11.30 a.m. The courses include beading, bridal bouquets, cake decorating, card-making, cottage crafts, crib-building, crochet, dress-making and cutting out, embroidery, gold embroidery, ganutell, glass-painting, home improvement, huck weaving, knitting, lace-making, needlework, parchment crafts, plastic canvas, ribbon work, soft furnishings, tailoring and woodcarving. All courses cost €38.

For application forms, registration and more details, call 2124 4339 or 2124 4400, e-mail info@artsmalta.org or visit www.artsmalta.org.