For three years their water paints bled onto paper, but blue appeared to be the coolest colour on the final artwork of students who, since September 2015, have been working on creating their version of the world with water at its centre.

Edaav artist Luca Cauchi guiding students during a creative learning session.

The ‘Imagine Water, Catch the Drop’ project will culminate in a public exhibition as part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme at St James Cavalier, Valletta, in April next year.

Sponsored by HSBC’s Catch the Drop Water Programme and run by L’association École d’Art au Village (Edaav), the project was designed to engage artists, teachers and students in a long-term and meaningful creative process while raising awareness of the importance of water to Malta.

In Malta, 125 students each year were supervised by Edaav president Sébastien Cailleux and Maltese artist Luca Cauchi. The participating students came from three schools in Malta and one in Gozo.

Mr Cailleux said: “It is thanks to the funding by Catch the Drop that we could introduce the ideals of L’association École d’Art au Village to Malta. Together with HSBC, our other partners Canson and Sennelier provided an artistic space to young beneficiaries to freely express their talent.”

Mr Cauchi said: “Through this innovative project, not only could I explore and expand my artistic skills, but I could also see the theme of water from a completely different perspective. Children have a lot of energy and when this is channelled into a brush and onto paper, wonderful artworks emerge.”

The exhibition will run from April 13 to May 13, 2018. Public workshops will also be held alongside the exhibition.