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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 28 AUGUST 2022 6 ART THE Maltese Association of the Order of Malta is delight- ed to announce that it shall be holding a National Art Exhibi- tion, to be launched on the 24 March 2023, lasting a full two weeks until the 6 April. The exhibition is aimed at providing a forum for estab- lished artists, as well as for promising new ones, allowing for an interesting juxtaposition of different styles, techniques, and levels of development within one magnificent space. By kind permission of H.E. Prince Augusto Ruffo di Cal- abria, the exhibition will be held in the beautiful hall of St John's Cavalier, which today serves as the Embassy of the Order to Malta. This impressive military ed- ifice was built to the designs of the famous Italian Franc- esco Laparelli, with the assis- tance of the equally renowned Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar. The Cavalier, together with its twin, dedicated to St James, provided a formidable defensive bastion protecting the city's main gate at its land- ward aspect. Artists living in Malta and Gozo, or who hail from our shores, are being invited to participate in this national exhibition, utilising their pre- ferred media. Paintings in oils, pastels, watercolours, and oth- ers will dance happily among sculptural works in ceramic, stone, glass, and so forth, along with works in photography, bronze and other metals. In short, all forms of art will be admissible for scrutiny by a panel of five independent ex- perts, who will select the works of art to be displayed and made available for sale to the general public. The Association plans to work with schools, clubs, lo- cal councils, and other organ- isations in Malta and Gozo to encourage group visits to pro- mote the art and the artists, but also to provide everyone with the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful architecture of St John's Cavalier, which show- cases the genius of the military designs of the Order of Malta. Proceeds from the exhibi- tion will go towards the many charitable causes championed by the Order in Malta, which works to support the disabled, the incarcerated, the sick, and the poor, as it does all over the world. More information on the Order's mission in Malta and internationally may be seen at www.orderofmalta.mt and www.orderofmalta.int Further information on the exhibition is available from the Association's headquarters at Casa Lanfreducci, Pjazza Jean de Valette, Valletta VLT 1104. Tel. + 356 2122 6010, +356 2124 6406. Email: info@order- ofmalta-malta.org.mt Order of Malta national art exhibition