Disappearing or lost aspects of Gozo and migration are among the themes portrayed in an exhibition documenting an international programme of artists’ residencies based in Għarb between 2016 and 2018.

Titled Not Just the City, the exhibition running at Spazju Kreattiv, the national centre for creativity in Valletta, features samples of 10 of the strongest and most diverse projects undertaken during the two-year period.

One of the aims of the programme was to encourage productive interaction between the international and local creative artists and to involve members of the public.

A child draws during a workshop at Gharb primary school with artist Lisa Iglesias. Photo: Inigo Taylor

In all, 38 artists from Germany, the US, Egypt, France, Canada, Israel, Pakistan, Switzerland, Greece, Australia and Jordan, among other countries, took part in the programme, as jointly set up by Fondazzjoni Kreattività and the Valletta 2018 Foundation.

Even though the residency programme has ended, its legacy remains and similar projects are in the pipeline. 

All material and information about the three-year residency project that has just ended have been collected 

in a book to be released during the V18 final conference in mid-March.

The exhibition runs at Spazju Kreattiv until February 10.

Nine Doors by Rabia Akhtar