Artistic project depicts Maltese humour

For the second consecutive year, Kelma Kelma and The Inspire Foundation have teamed up to create an artistic project with the hope of making a difference in the lives of persons with a disability.

Kelma Kelma has come up with 12 Maltese puns – one for each month of the year, while 12 local established artists have created original works of art to depict that same pun. These were then combined to create a 12page A5 desk or hanging calendar in aid of the Foundation. In addition, the works of art are being auctioned for the same cause.

The featuring artists are Nadine Noko, Hayley Acreman, Ġorg Mallia, Debbie Caruana Dingli, Mark Scicluna, Moira Zahra Scicluna, Saviour Baldacchino, Berivan Serin, Bruce Micallef Eunayd, Marisa Attard, Sam DeGaetano and Hannah Galea.

The calendar can be purchased online through Inspire’s website for €6.50 which includes postage to Malta and Gozo. The calendar will also be available for sale at Malta Post Offices.

The Inspire Foundation and Kelma Kelma would like to thank its partners and sponsors: Kunsill Nazzjonali tal-Ilsien Malti, Malta Tourism Authority, il-Kummissjoni Ewropea, Mapfre Middlesea, Maltapost and Café Elia.

The 12 original works are also up for auction and are being sold to raise funds for Inspire. An exhibition of the paintings is being held at Café Elia, High Street, Ħamrun.

Inspire believes that everyone has a right to equality and inclusion. Our mission is to try to help everyone with a disability achieve this. We do this by providing individuals and their families with educational, therapeutic and leisure services. We also advocate for inclusion, educate the general public, raise awareness among peers and hold the best knowledge base on disability on the island.

Today, Inspire helps over 1,000 individuals with various disabilities ranging from Down syn- drome, Autism, Cerebral Palsy and others. The foundation offers various services and disability programmes that are offered at a highly subsidised rate or sometimes even for free.

For more information and to view the online auction visit www.inspire.org.mt