Grade 12 (Form 5) art students of San Anton School, Żebbiegħ, accompanied by their art teacher Alison Zammit Endrich and Bertha Schembri, were engaged in an overnight activity in Valletta one Sunday in November to fully immerse themselves in the art scene set by the ŻiguŻajg festival.

The activity began with a viewing of the ŻiguŻajg show Vjoleta which was performed by a group of Spanish acrobats, singers and musicians.

This was followed by a photography workshop at Hastings Gardens where the students learned that photography goes beyond merely taking numerous amounts of selfies! Photography as a fine art became the topic of discussion and students learned more about composition, perspective, colours and textures.

The students were then taught to sketch a skyline en plein air, focusing on the Floriana parish church of Christ the King which is framed on one side by a typical watchtower.

The next day began with a pen and ink workshop followed by a site visit led by architects Guillaume Dreyfuss and Seb Tanti Burlo from Architecture Project to the Renzo Piano project at City Gate. They also visited the Museum of Fine Arts and St John’s Co-Cathedral.

Head of School Joe Gauci commended this educational activity which is in keeping with San Anton’s ethos of linking classroom education with the outside world, imbuing teaching and learning with a high cultural content.