Every Sunday, Times of Malta publishes a list of the events for the coming week. However, as public gatherings have been cancelled en masse due to the COVID-19 virus, instead Laura Swale takes a closer look at the potential impact of the ongoing lack of events on the local arts and entertainment sectors.
German Minister for Culture Monika Grütters has announced support measures for Germany’s cultural workers. Photo: Dave Bedrosian/Geisler-Fotopress/Dpa Picture-Alliance/AFP
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.
