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Gżira: 'From a pastoral haven to a bustling cosmopolitan town'

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Call for participants to join in creative workshops, performance art piece

The University of Malta’s Department of Arts, Open Communities and Adult Education, in collaboration with Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar (FAA), is currently coordinating an artistic research project. The project, entitled Batman Gżirjan, will be contextualised in the town of Gżira. It  forms part of a wider European research study – ‘AMASS, Acting on the Margins: Arts as Social Sculpture’ – that examines the impact of the arts on social challenges. Project organisers will be holding a series of creative workshops collaborating with two working groups: • Gżira locals, who currently live (or have lived for a number of years) in Gżira and can share memories of the promenade, seafront, open spaces and Manoel Island;

Watch: How can the arts help in the battle against climate change?

Green practices are becoming more pertinent in the fight against climate change. How can the arts contribute and respond to imminent ecological concern? The fifth session of Arts Council Malta s ACM Hangouts – Sustainability and implementation of sustainable practices in the artistic world – puts the spotlight on this conversation by bringing together a panel of cultural practitioners and artists to discuss the measures that are currently being taken in order to bring about change. Coordinated and hosted by Elaine Falzon, this edition of the monthly sessions raises a number of questions with respect to a topic that has far-reaching applications and interpretations.

Researching consumption patterns during COVID-19

An artistic research project held between 2016 and 2017 questioned the effects of consumption on buyers. This year, a second edition is delving deeper into the subject and is particularly looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our production, shopping and consumption habits. You Are What You Buy (YAWYB) reacts to current issues on consumption and consumerism, offering an alternative artistic experience. The first edition was a year-long transdisciplinary project that departed from a reflection on our need to affirm ourselves as consumers. The research process and final presentation were set in a supermarket in Malta, offering a different possibility of where and how to experience art − away from the art institution.