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Neolithia Arts Festival 2001
Valletta, Malta
September 19th to October 12th, 2001
Opened by the Honorable Dr. Louis Galea,
Minister of Culture and Education for Malta
Artists
A mixed media art show by 21 Maltese and foreign artists focusing on Malta's prehistoric temples, figurines and other artifacts.
Local artists taking part include:
Isabelle Borg, Josette Caruana, Anthony Calleja, Louis Casha, Sina Micallef Farrugia, Neville Ferry, Anna Grima, Louis Lagana’, Anthony Sammut, Paul Stellini, Joe Xuereb.
Artists from overseas include:
Jenny Badger, Hanne Bille Andersen, Ann-Rosemary Conway, Linda Eneix, Bonnie Liss, Dori Pendergrass, Allyson Rickard, Monica Sjoo, Henry Sultan, Jean Busutill Zaleski.
Speakers:
Dr. Colin Rhodes - Primitivism and Contemporary Art
Professor Anthony Frendo - Phoenician-Punic Malta
Professor David Trump - Local Pottery and Sculpture: Influences on the Mediterranean Basin (Emphasis on local art)
Dr. Anthony Pace - Neolithic Forms Their Influence on Contemporary Art
Mr. Joe Attard Tabone - The Rediscovery of the Brockdorff Circle in Gozo
Ms. Marlene Saliba - "Ancestral Visions" -- A musico-literary evening based on her temple poetry.
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