PRESS RELEASE July 2015
MDINA CATHEDRAL CONTEMPORARY ART BIENNALE 2015 with APS Bank as main partner
“Christianity, Spirituality and the Other” 13 November 2015 – 7 January 2016 Mdina, Malta
The Mdina Cathedral Contemporary Art Biennale, with APS Bank as Main Partner, will take place from 13 November 2015 to 7 January 2016 in the historic, medieval walled city of Mdina, Malta. Set against the extraordinary backdrop of the city’s baroque architecture – evident throughout its winding streets, palazzos, chapels and, of course, St. Paul's Cathedral – it will enable a stimulating modern environment in which works of art by artists from diverse cultural backgrounds are displayed together under one central theme: ‘Christianity, Spirituality and the Other’, 'The Other' standing for faith and non-faith, belief and nonbelief, theist and atheist, agnostic and polytheist. Launching just days ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, hosted by Malta, the Mdina Cathedral Contemporary Art Biennale will be an important cultural focus for the country, an island state in the Mediterranean Sea that has historically served as a bridge between North Africa and Europe. The Mdina Biennale traces its roots back to the previous Christian and Sacred Art Biennale of the 1990s, and the forthcoming 2015 event will radically widen its creative spectrum. The thematic approach is profoundly important, playing a central role in the overarching conception of the Artistic Director, Dr. Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci – to establish the Mdina Cathedral Contemporary Art Biennale as a spiritual space of and for creativity. TBurnsArts | 18 Bishops Court, 54 Folgate Street, London E1 6UN | 0207 377 5665 | tani@tburnsarts.com