Laura Swale explores the effects of quarantine on visual artists

Art matters
Written By Laura Swale

As ‘social distancing’ becomes the new norm in the age of COVID-19, for some it’s a challenge, but for others it’s a gift. Among those adapting with apparent gusto to the lack of human contact are Malta’s artists. In this Sunday Times of Malta article, Laura Swale shines a spotlight on the local visual arts community to look at how, despite countless art exhibitions being cancelled, creativity is flourishing in the seclusion.  

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Stay safe. Stay home – artist Christopher Saliba, self-quarantining at his studio.

Stay safe. Stay home – artist Christopher Saliba, self-quarantining at his studio.

Laura Swale

Laura is a visual artist, writer and entrepreneur from the UK, with a background in arts education, cultural event-planning and curatorial work. She is the founder of Allura, a multi-award-winning arts organisation based in Malta, established to showcase creative talent and bring it to a global audience. Laura writes visual Arts and cultural content for the Times of Malta and the Malta Independent, she is a judge on the panels of several art prizes and a regular guest speaker at the University of Malta. Formerly a secondary school art teacher and head of department of fifteen years, she is also a practising artist, regularly exhibiting and selling her work.

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