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maltatoday SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER 2017 34 This Week EXHIBITIONS UNTIL DECEMBER 8 Human_Construct First major solo exhibition by Maltese artist Kane Cali at Blitz, St Lucy Street, Valletta. The works include busts cast in concrete and created through a process of digital scanning and printing. Ceramic objects are slip cast, while glass objects are created through lost wax cast- ing. A series of prints is on high quality archival paper. Marble and concrete relief works come from a collaboration with Reu- ben Lautier, and a collaboration with FabLab Valletta is a holo- gram – a work created purely from light! UNTIL DECEMBER 9 Dik il-Qtajra & Babies Series by Gabriel Buttiġieġ Exhibition of paintings by Ga- briel Buttiġieġ inspired by his father Alfred's once-censored chapbook 'Dik il-Qtajra' at MA- RIE Gallery5, Mosta. UNTIL DECEMBER 10 iMprint Iii: Intaglio, A Creative Text iMprint III is the first curated exhibition of intaglio techniques showcasing original works by world renowned artists such as Marc Chagall, Victor Pasmore, Marino Marini, Gino Severini and others. It will also feature original intaglio works by local and international practicing art- ists and printmakers. More in- formation: http://artsmalta.org/. UNTIL JANUARY 13 No Minimum Presence Required Exhibition of new work by the Fenêtreproject (Dustin Cauchi, Francesca Mangion) at Malta Contemporary Art, 12, Felix Street, Valletta. Opening hours: 13:00 – 18:00 (Tuesday – Friday); 10:00 – 13:00 (Saturday). UNTIL DECEMBER 10 Kreaturi Collective exhibition of work by children at Spazju Kreattiv at St James Cavalier, Valletta. Kreaturi, a Gabriel Caruana Foundation project, introduces children to modern and con- temporary art, Gabriel Caruana, and the Mill – Art, Culture and Crafts Centre, while encourag- ing creative expression through ceramic sculpture. Last August a group of children participated in eight workshops at The Mill – Art, Culture and Crafts centre, Birkirkara. Supported by Arts Council Malta, Creative Com- munities fund, co-sponsored by APS Bank and part of the Spazju Kreattiv and ŻiguŻajg Festival programmes. UNTIL DECEMBER 12 REL•INK – Indelible Narratives Collective exhibition drawing on the history of tattoos in Mal- ta, on display at the Malta Mari- time Museum, Birgu. Featuring oral accounts and images of tat- too designs of elderly Maltese men, who worked on ships or on the waterfront as stevedores, fishermen, longshoremen, dock- ers, sail makers, sailors, stew- ards, coalmen, firemen, Royal Nav y service men, Merchant Nav y men, firemen, stokers, la- bourers and others. REL•INK is a community outreach project in collaboration with the Malta Maritime Museum, the Library Information and Archive Sci- ences Department of the Uni- versity of Malta and Arts Coun- cil Malta. UNTIL DECEMBER 16 An Accidental Find Exhibition of sculptures by Paul Scerri at The Pop-Up Gal- lery, 37, Treasury Street, Val- letta. According to the artist: "They visualise a metaphor of emotions devouring society, the human vulnerability and imper- fections. The natural beauty is paying the price of human greed and my endless questioning of what is correct or "socially cor- rect"... a difficult choice". More information: info@mariegal- lery5.com. MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT DECEMBER 7 Ħadd Ma Jaf Xejn Concert of satirical songs by 'Cikku L-Poplu', the comedic alter-ego to pianist Alex Vella Gregory, at Off beat, Merchants Street, Valletta at 20:00. 'Cikku' WHAT'S ON TODAY Malta Comic Con 2017 Annual convention celebrat- ing comic book culture at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta. Open from 11:00 to 19:00 today. Featuring local and international com- ic book artists and creators, publishers and sellers; gaming and cosplay competitions, and more. Organised by Wicked Comics. For a full list of par- ticipants, to purchase tickets and other information, log on to: http://w w w.maltacomic- con.com/. Brushes The informal group of water- colour artists 'Akkwarellisti ' will stage their third annual exhibition at the Ministry for the Elderly, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity, Palazzo Ferreria, Republic Street, Val- letta. (Opening hours: 09:00- 17:00 (Monday to Friday); 09:00 to 12:00 (Saturday to Sunday). The participating artists in- clude Fabiola Agius Anastasi, George Apap, John Caruana, Godwin Cassar, Grace Cassar, Michael Gauci, Lino Magro and Madeleine Vella Satariano. Art by Michael Dialynas – one of the guests at Malta Comic Con 2017 Alex Vella Gregory dons the 'Cikku L-Poplu' cap once again Clare Azzopardi – reading on December 5