The ART-POLI Malta Program Includes:
Painting on Location in Malta
Apartments in the Center of Malta
Painting and Art History Lessons
Photography Lessons
Museum and Galley Tours
Round Trip Tickets and Tours of the city
Tours of Artist Studios and Food Markets
Professional Portfolio for the Serious Artist
Exposure to New Ideas in Painting
Exposure to Maltese Culture and Language

THE OBJECTIVE
The objective of ART - POLI Malta is for participants to experience Malta, and its art on their own terms exploring techniques of painting and drawing on location, with an added foundation in the fundamentals of Maltese art history.

THE RESIDENCY LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR ART-POLI-Malta
Learning the tools and techniques necessary to develop a work of art.

Learning to draw on location.

Using observation, linear perspective to explore composition, form, color, space, light, shadow and texture in painting, drawing and photography.

Use of painting, drawing and photography for creative expression and travel diaries.

International understanding of art through travel, experience and art history lectures.

Expressing different ways to document art by developing an art vocabulary.

Learning different ways to see art by viewing works in museums and galleries.

Understanding art as a form of personal expression.

THE PROCESS
Using various outdoor locations as a classroom artists will sharpen their
artistic vision and perception. They will observe, study, paint, draw and photograph Maltese landscapes, sculptures and classical paintings in and outside museums. Sessions will be augmented with classical traditions as well as the creative process. Artists will work in pencil, charcoal, acrylics or watercolor. Photography will also be incorporated into the residency.

THE OUTCOME
Participants will be responsible for creating a portfolio of combined images of drawings, paintings or a journal that represents Malta's art and culture. Participants will also be responsible for creating a theme in photographs that represent the city.

Sessions will end with an informal critique.