Aġenzija Żgħażagħ’s idejARTI announces first edition winner
Aġenzija Żgħażagħ and the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College Malta School of Art have announced Abigail Agius as the winner of the first edition of IdejARTI, a project-based programme with a focus on printmaking. The programme is currently accepting applicants for its upcoming second edition starting in October. The first edition of the programme focused on the medium of sculpture and explored the theme of transitions. The programme challenged young artists to take on the notion and explore how creative problems can be resolved in different and unusual ways. Participants Amy Abela Mizzi, Abigail Agius, Martina Darmanin, James Debono, Magdalen Mizzi and Sheldon Saliba exhibited their final work between May and June 2022 at the Malta School of Art. Agius, the first edition’s winning artist, was awarded a summer scholarship to follow and participate in a three-week sculpture workshop by artist Rossella Biscotti entitled Translating Spatial Stories at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts, Salzburg. Agius presented the installation Textile Bodies, exploring the body as a space moving through transitions, as well as a site of transition itself. IdejARTI is currently accepting...