Events

– Title of the event: THE DANCE OF IRREALITY – Date and time: Friday 1 November at 9:00 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, Triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: Join us for an evening masquerade at the gallery. It will be an improvised event, with some live music, performers, etc., depending on who shows up and how. Come with your own Halloween costume and join the dance. The entrance is free. – Contact details Arthall: Email: arthallgozo@gmail.com Visit: arthallgozo.com or https://www.facebook.com/ArtHallGozo Address: 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo. https://goo.gl/maps/UYnexMPz9SRRxD1R9  

– Title of the talk: Funerary Ritual in Ħal Saflieni and the Xagħra Circle – Speaker: Dr. Dawn Adrienne-Saliba – Date and time: Friday 13 September at 7:00 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, Triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: Join us for an illuminating exploration into the ancient funerary practices of prehistoric Malta, as we examine intriguing parallels and contrasts between the Hypogeum of Ħal Saflieni and the Xagħra Circle. These two monumental sites offer invaluable insights into the Temple Period’s rituals and belief systems, each complementing the other’s missing information: While the Hypogeum boasts...

On Saturday, March 23rd, we will have the artist Jonathan Orchard performing at the gallery. This time, his theme will be The Blue Bird, a living art installation. He will be at the gallery from 10 to 13 and 17 to 19. – About the Artist: Jonathan Orchard is a performance artist, musician and yoga retreat leader. He lived in Luxor, near the temple of Man, where he led many yoga retreats. He is presently living in Malta, where he took part in the Cristóbal Gabarrón action painting at Ġgantija Temples, and performed his one man show, Mr. Split, at...

– Event: CONTEMPORARY KOREAN EXHIBITION PARTY – Artists: Easy Song, Oh Jeonghee, Bahk Younghoon, Kim Yonghan, Cho Wondeuk, Park Jiin – Date and time: Wednesday 21st February at 18:30 Opening Party at Arthall by Nine Dragon Heads. Thursday 22nd February from 10 to 13 and 17 to 19 Friday 23rd February 10 to 13 – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – About Nine Dragon Heads: The Nine Dragon Heads Environmental Art Symposium was initiated in South Korea by Park, Byoung-Uk in response to the destruction of an important historical site in 1996. It evolved from the...

– Title of the talk: THE MISUNDERSTOOD MACHIAVELLI. Power, Politics and the Development of Italian Elite Theory – Speaker: Erin Steele – Date and time: Friday 15 December at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – About the Speaker and the Event: Armchair philosopher and long-time Gozo resident, Erin Steele enjoys pondering the complexities of human motivation and tackling controversial philosophical subjects. She returns to Arthall to discuss the broader ethical and political contexts behind Niccolò Machiavelli’s famous assertion that in order to gain and hold power, “the end justifies the means.” Erin regularly...

– Title of the talk: The Mysteries of Egypt Symbolism – Speaker: Jonathan Orchard – Date and time: Friday 24 November at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: “The symbol is a conventional representation of cerebral intelligence. The Hieroglyph, on the other hand, is a direct, nonconventional form of writing with the unique ability to transcribe the innate “intelligence-of-the-heart.” R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz. Join us for an interactive talk about the symbolism of ancient Egypt and the mystery schools. With references to R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz and John Anthony...

– Title of the talk: A Sound Journey – Speaker: Master Nivek & Sankara – Date and time: Friday 29 September at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: Join us for a captivating and interactive talk that delves into the remarkable potential of sound as a tool for healing, enhancing focus, inducing relaxation, and even transcending into heightened states of awareness. Facilitated by Nivek and Sankara, this engaging playshop is designed to showcase the profound effects of sound on our well-being. Through a combination of demonstration and participation, we...

– Title of the talk: Jodorowsky’s Dune – Speaker: Mikolaj  Kubera – Date and time: Friday 5 May at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: In 1973, (just after his “The Holy Mountain” became a big success in Italy and worldwide) a Chilean-French surrealist, mystical director, Alejandro Jodorowsky, set on a journey to turn Frank Herbert’s classic “DUNE” into a movie. He gathered a group of extraordinary artists whom he called “spiritual warriors”, musicians (incl. Pink Floyd) and actors to create a movie he intended to go far beyond...

  – Title of the talk: The Philosophy of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon – Speaker: Ian Rizzo – Date and time: Friday 21 April at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: March 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the album ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ released by Pink Floyd in 1973. As one of the first conceptual albums in rock music to deal with the pressures of modern life, this album has long been hailed as revolutionary. Most of the songs are accompanied by sound...

– Title of the talk: How to hack your Mind – Speaker: Izabela Klara Biskupska – Date and time: Friday 14 April at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: It will be an interactive talk to demonstrate the power of your mind and how to use it in problem-solving. Please bring pencil and paper. Izabela explains that “dealing with people for more than 15 years made me realize how powerful our subconscious mind is. We can have big plans and achieve nothing, if we have blockages on the subconscious...

– Title of the talk: Marquis de Sade. A talk on Sade’s influence on Western thought. – Speaker: Erin Steele – Date and time: Friday 17 March at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: “In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.” Sade. Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, best known as the Marquis de Sade, was a French aristocrat and author who was famous for his libertine lifestyle and his writings on sexuality. He was arrested or committed on several occasions over his lifetime, spending...

– Title of the talk: William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell – Speaker: Mikolaj “Nick” Kubera – Date and time: Friday 3 March at 7:30 pm – Venue: Arthall, 8, triq Agius de Soldanis, Victoria, Gozo – Description of the Event: In 1790 the English mystic, artist, poet & printmaker William Blake wrote his 27 pages long magnum opus, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, that offered one of the most radical and unique interpretations of Jesus, Milton and selected biblical stories, while revealing his highly personal vision of reality, where If the doors of perception were cleansed...