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The following works were displayed in Space A at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity between 14 January and 13 February 2017 as part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme:
The following works were displayed in Space A at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity between 14 January and 13 February 2017 as part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme:


* ''Head of artist's brother Willie Apap'' (2000) - [[Vincent Apap]]
* ''Bust of artist's brother Willie Apap'' (2000) - [[Vincent Apap]]
* ''Sheep'' (2003) - [[Noel Attard]]
* ''Sheep'' (2003) - [[Noel Attard]]
* ''Texture'' (2006) - [[Keith Balzan]]
* ''Texture'' (2006) - [[Keith Balzan]]

Revision as of 10:50, 7 February 2017

When Fondazzjoni Ċentru għall-Kreattività was created to operate the St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity in 2000, it immediately started putting on visual art exhibitions within the building. Over the years, many of the artists whose work was exhibited within the space donated one of the works from the exhibition through a long-established practice common in Malta in state-owned spaces used for art exhibitions. This practice has led to the organization amassing a substantial collection of art works, which are considered to be its permanent collection and, by extension, part of the National Collection of works of art.

Willie Apap in bronze by Vincent Apap from the Fondazzjoni Kreattività art collection

In January 2016, Fondazzjoni Kreattività reviewed the way works entered its permanent collection and ceased the practice of obligatory donation from artists whose work was exhibited at St James Cavalier. In spite of this, new works have continued to enter the collection under different arrangements. This followed an initial research project to gather feedback from artists, curators, cultural heritage professionals, and others involved in the sector. The research project also included a display of some of the works from the collection, entitled Past! Present, Future? as part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme. In most cases, this was the first time the works of art were viewed in public since they first appeared at the original exhibition they came from.

Following on from the 2016 research project, work on compiling a detailed catalogue focusing on Fondazzjoni Kreattività’s art collection currently stored at St James Cavalier continued in January 2017.

Apart from the actual works of art, which can also be considered as an archived document of the artists’ work, the collection custodians set out to identify which are the most important basic elements that remain after a creative project has been exhibited to the public. Proposals, press releases, artist profiles, photos, reviews, posters, videos, and other material can provide an indication of the significant context in which the works of art were originally presented. This material can also help researchers better understand the artwork itself and also the work of the artist in a broader cultural spectrum.

These efforts aim to facilitate an understanding of the methods of collecting contemporary works of art along with points of interest that emerge through the collection as a whole.

Works from the Fondazzjoni Kreattività Collection

2000 - 2006

The following works were displayed in Space A at St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity between 14 January and 13 February 2017 as part of the Spazju Kreattiv programme:

2007 - 2013

Works from the collection from these years will be on display as part of the documentation process initiated in 2017 during the 2017/18 Spazju Kreattiv programme.

2014 - 2018

Works from the collection from these years will be on display as part of the documentation process initiated in 2017 during the 2018/19 Spazju Kreattiv programme.