Since the days of 19th century Paris and the informal gatherings of avant-garde intellectuals in the Montmartre district, artists have enjoyed opening their studios and sharing their practice. Today, contemporary artist trails are gaining popularity across the world. The Trail by Allura invites the public to visit more than 50 artists at 20 pop-up open studios.
Trail artist Elena Degenhardt
Laura Swale
Laura is a visual artist, writer and entrepreneur from the UK, with a background in arts education, cultural event-planning and curatorial work. She is the founder of Allura, a multi-award-winning arts organisation based in Malta, established to showcase creative talent and bring it to a global audience. Laura writes visual Arts and cultural content for the Times of Malta and the Malta Independent, she is a judge on the panels of several art prizes and a regular guest speaker at the University of Malta. Formerly a secondary school art teacher and head of department of fifteen years, she is also a practising artist, regularly exhibiting and selling her work.
