Guzeppi Briffa's artwork to be displayed at the Gozo Arts Weekend
Guzeppi Briffa's artwork to be displayed at the Gozo Arts Weekend
The works of Guzeppi Briffa are going to be displayed this weekend all throughout Gozo. Born in Birkirkara in 1901, Briffa commenced his art studies at St.Elmo School, where Ġużè Duca was teaching design. In 1923, he received a commission from his grandfather to paint Canon Alphonse Borg. The Provost was so pleased with the effect that he requested him to paint two sizable panels for Birkirkara’s Tal-Herba Chapel. When he returned to Malta in 1930 after studying at the Regia Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome in 1925, he was commissioned to paint two sizable lateral panels for the Augustinian Church in Victoria, Gozo. His largest project was painting the Senglea Basilica’s dome and ceiling, which was completed in 1934.
Here is the full programme of activities:
Vendredi, 27th Janvier Ta’ Pinu National Shrine, l-Għarb
7:30 pm | Vocal concert by soloists from Schola Cantorum Jubilate followed by the opening of an exhibition of paintings by Ġużeppi Briffa inside the sacristy of Ta’ Pinu National Shrine.
Samedi, 28th Janvier
9:00 am-5:00 pm | An exhibition of paintings by Gużeppi Briffa at the Museum Il-Hagar, St George’s Square, Victoria.
10:00 am-5:00 pm | Churches displaying paintings by Ġużeppi Briffa will be open to the public.
Churches and places in Gozo displaying paintings by Gużeppi Briffa:
Ta’ Kercem – Parish Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Gregory the Great
L-Għarb -Ta’ Pinu National Shrine
Għajnsielem – Church of St Anthony of Padova Victoria – Church of St Augustine’s Convent
Victoria – Il-Hagar Museum
Dimanche, 29th Janvier
9:00 am-5:00 pm | An exhibition of paintings by Ġużeppi Briffa at the Museum Il-Hagar, St George’s Square, Victoria.
10:00 am-1:00 pm | Churches displaying paintings by Ġużeppi Briffa will be open to the public.
4:00 pm | Church of St Anthony of Padua, Ghajnsielem A vocal concert by Baritone Charles Buttigieg accompanied by Pianist Amy Rapa.
