Transformer, a multi-faceted, two-year project that builds relationships between the Maltese artistic context and international cultural networks through a series of border-crossing curatorial and artistic exchanges, will be launched today at 6pm at Blitz, St Lucy Street, Valletta, with a public forum, followed by drinks at 8pm. The event will end at 9.30pm.
Produced by Blitz, Valletta, and Central St Martin’s, London, the project includes curatorial research, artistic residencies, public talks, workshops, an online platform and a multi-site exhibition in spaces across Malta during the European Capital of Culture 2018.
There will be a project introduction by Transformer’s creative directors, Emma Talbot and Mick Finch, followed by a round table discussion with Transformer’s artists and artist-run organisations at 6.45pm, and a panel discussion, which will consider how the participating international artist-run organisations and artists involved with Transformer are operating in the contemporary art context.
There will then be the opening of the Transformer multi-site exhibition.
The multi-site exhibition will run between tomorrow and October 14. Kosmas Nikolaou (Athens)’s exhibits will be at Villa Bologna, Attard; Ro Caminal (Barcelona)’s at St James Cavalier, Valletta; Laila Hida (Marrakech)’s at the Valletta Design Cluster Water Fountain, Valletta; Mohamed Fariji (Casablanca)’s at St Paul Square and 1st Ħamrun Scouts Group, Ħamrun; Fenetreproject – Dustin Cauchi, Francesca Mangion’s (Blitz and the MUŻA collection, Valletta) at Blitz, Valletta. For more details and opening times visit http://transformermalta.com .