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Ġawhar Misjub: Girolomo Abos ( 1715-1760)

The production ‘Ġawhar Misjub – an Operatic Banquet’ includes operatic excerpts by different Maltese composers highlighting Malta’s rich heritage in operatic music. In this article one can learn more about the composer of the Baroque Era – Girolomo Abos ( 1715-1760) Girolamo Abos was born in Valletta in 1715 to French parents who set up […]

30 April |

Restauration of donkey’s benches

The Malta School of Art took the initiative to restore a number of Donkey’s benches which belonged to the school many decades ago. These comfortable benches serve both as a seat and as an easel and are now gracing the foyer. Some teachers grasped the opportunity to use them for sketching directly from the collection […]

Ġawhar Misjub: Giuseppe Arena ( 1707-1784)

The production ‘Ġawhar Misjub – an Operatic Banquet’ includes operatic excerpts by different Maltese composers highlighting Malta’s rich heritage in operatic music. In this article one can learn more about the earliest of operatic composers – Giuseppe Arena ( 1707-1784) Giuseppe Arena was born in Valletta in 1707. Around 1724 he began furthering his musical […]

26 April |

Ġawhar Misjub Production

The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College is proud to announce it’s annual production Ġawhar Misjub – An Operatic Banquet, a production involving all 4 schools within the MAV College. Book your seats now for FREE by following this link or scanning the QR code beneath.

25 April |

Gozo VPA Annual Art Exhibition

Gozo VPA Annual Art Exhibition will be taking place between the 19th of May and the 2nd of June in the VPA School Hall.
The Art Exhibition will include works of Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Pyrography, Installation and Digital Art.

Gozo VPA Online Art Exhibition

While waiting for the more tangible, traditional and factual Annual Art Exhibition to take place at the end of May, the MAVC Gozo Visual & Performing Art School organised for a different, more extensive Online Art Exhibition of student’s artworks from all classes and levels to be displayed on the school’s Instagram page for everyone […]

SoA – IdeARTI Printmaking – Permanence – 28.04.2023

The Mikiel Anton Vassalli College, and the Malta School of Art, in conjunction with Agenzija Zghazagh, is mounting an exhibition entitled ‘Permanence‘. This display of printed Art works by students attending idejArti is the fruit of a process-based project led by 2 veteran artists and printmakers. At the end of this project, and after a thorough […]

MAVC Gozo Visual & Performing Art School – OPEN DAY

The MAVC Gozo Visual & Performing Art School is inviting the public to their first Open Day in almost 3 years.
Friday 26 of May 2023.

Soprano one-to-one at the Gozo VPA

During the Easter Holidays, the MAVC Gozo Visual & Performing Arts School had the honour to host one-to-one voice lessons with world-renowned soprano Barbara Frittoli organised by The Classique Foundation and its artistic director Joseph Debrincat, who is also one of the school’s Music Teachers. During the visit, Ms. Barbara Frittoli was presented with a […]

World Art Day at the Malta School of Art

The 15th of April was World Art Day: an occasion to shine a light on arts education in schools, as culture can pave the way for inclusive and equitable education. Art is proven to nurture creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for all peoples across the globe, and it plays an important role in sharing knowledge and encouraging […]

“Gawhar Misjub” stage rehearsals in progress

Putting up a multi-disciplinary production such as ‘Gawhar Misjub’ requires several forms of rehearsals, which eventually come together for the final production. Stage rehearsals are one of these. The stage rehearsals are being held under the direction of stage director Clare Ghigo assisted by a direction team made up of 3 students from MAVC.

Professional Development programme for staff and teachers

The school of Art organized its Professional Development programme for staff and teachers over two days: the 3 and 4th April. The team sessions touched upon 3 aspects being Pedagogy, care for others and self-care. On the first day Dr Mirjana Batinić  led ‘Pedagogical Approaches in Training for the 6- to 12-year-old students‘ whilst Mr Roderick […]