GasanMamo Insurance has become a patron of the Malta Contemporary Art Foundation (MCA) that has just launched its new venue at St James Cavalier. MCA is a non-profit cultural organisation established to create a platform and discussion for the contemporary arts in Malta.

“It is great to see Malta’s very first contemporary art space,” said Julian Mamo, director of Sales, Marketing and Administration at GasanMamo Insurance. “We believe in the importance of sustaining a healthy interest in the arts especially among the young, and this project can instigate awareness, interest and discussion on art in its widest sense. We also hope to see interesting contemporary projects that see artists interact with the public, and that make valid social commentaries.”

MCA director, Mark Mangion, welcomed the support that will help the Foundation reach its aims. MCA showcases international and local emerging and established visual artists through a programme of solo and group exhibitions, talks, film screenings and other projects. It hopes to attract thousands of visitors annually to its wide range of activities that is being planned.

A contemporary art collection of donated works is also being established by the MCA. Other plans lined up include a series of public art project commissions, an artist studio research programme, an education programme, a film production house and a quarterly journal.