Exhibition of works by Josef Kalleya / Wirja ta' xoghlijiet ta' Josef Kalleya

Exhibition of works by Josef Kalleya

As part of a two-fold commemoration of the artist JOSEF KALLEYA M.O.M. who passed away recently at the venerable age of 100, the Ministry of Education is presenting a small exhibition of his works at the National Museum of Fine Arts in South Street, Valletta.

This exhibition, which is being taken care of by Dennis Vella, includes important works loaned from private collections as well as from the artist’s family. Other loans come from the National Museum, the Faculty of Education at the University, the Social Action Movement and the Cathedral Museum, Mdina. The works exhibited demonstrate the artist’s favourite themes, many of them of a sacred nature and his characteristic techniques, using incised clay and pastel drawings and paintings on paper and wood.

A profusely illustrated catalogue in colour and black and white, including a detailed bibliography of critical writings on the artist, is being published by the Ministry to coincide with the exhibition. This may be obtained from the Museum.

The exhibition, which is being inaugurated by the Minister of Education, Dr. Louis Galea, will be open to the public between the 12th and 29th December, 1998, excluding Republic Day and Christmas Day. Opening times are 9.00a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Admission is free.

Wirja ta' xoghlijiet ta' Josef Kalleya

Bhala parti minn kommemorazzjoni, f’zewg partijiet, li qed tfakkar lill-artist JOSEF KALLEYA M.O.M. li miet dan l-ahhar fl-eta` ta’ mitt sena, il-Ministeru ta’ l-Edukazzjoni qed itella` wirja ta’ skulturi, pitturi u disinji ta’ dan l-artist ewlieni gewwa l-Muzew ta’ l-Arti, fi Triq Nofs in-Nhar, il-Belt, Valletta.

Din il-wirja, li qed jiehu hsiebha Dennis Vella, tinkludi xoghlijiet importanti mislufa minn kollezzjonijiet privati, kif ukoll minghand il-familja ta’ l-artist. Qed jislef ukoll il-Muzew ta’ l-Arti stess, flimkien mal-Fakolta` ta’ l-Edukazzjoni fi hdan l-Universita` ta’ Malta, il-Moviment Azzjoni Sojali u l-Muzew tal-Katidral ta’ l-Imdina. Il-bicciet li ser jintwerew juru t-temi favoriti ta’ l-artist, hafna minnhom ta’ ispirazzjoni sagra, u anki t-teknika karatterisitika tieghu, li tikkonsisti f’ incizjoni fuq it-tafal u tpingija bil-pastelli fuq karta u njam.

Katalogu b’hafna stampi bil-kulur, u li jinkludi wkoll bibljografija dettaljata ta’ kitbiet kritici dwar l-artist, qed jigi pubblikat mill-Ministeru biex jakkumpanja l-esibizzjoni. Dan jista` jinkiseb mill-Muzew ta’ l-Arti.

L-esibizzjoni, li se tigi inawgurata mill-Onor. Louis Galea, Ministru ta’ l-Edukazzjoni, se tkun miftuha ghall-pubbliku mit-12 sad-29 ta’ Dicembru, 1998, minbarra Jum ir-Repubblika u Jum il-Milied. Il-hinijiet tad-dhul huma bejn id-9.00 ta’ filghodu u l-4.30 ta’ wara nofs in-nhar. Id-dhul huwa b’xejn.

10.12.98