# Valletta Contemporary

Valletta Contemporary (VC) is an independent exhibition space in Valletta, Malta run by the Norbert Francis Attard Foundation (formerly META Foundation). Established in April 2018, the gallery is situated in a 400-year-old former warehouse on East Street near St. Barbara Bastions and Lower Barrakka Gardens.

## Artspace

Valletta Contemporary is a non-profit art space affiliated with the Contemporary Art Organization Ocular.
The gallery was conceived by the artist and architect Norbert Francis Attard, who also oversees the general administration of the gallery. The renovation of the property took ten years and involved converting three former warehouses into gallery space.

## Exhibitions

* Here & Now (June 2018)
* Traces (May–June 2019)
* Tabita Rezaire (July–August 2019)
* This Land Is Your Land (July–August 2019)
* The Spaces That Connect Us (July–Aug 2019)
* French Idea[L] (August–September 2019) – curated by Olivier Plique and with work by Domenique De Beir, Christian Jaccard and Denis Pondruel, this exhibition explored the meaning behind Freedom, Equality and Fraternity, the motto of the French Republic.
* Diktat (September–October 2019)
* Corpus Adflictum (November–December 2019)
* Scheherazade (December 2019–February 2020)
* Up to Now (February–March 2020) – with work by international artists Damien Hirst, Ian Howard, Dan Hudson, Mikhail Karikis, Ignacio Muv, Denis Pondruel, Richard Roth, Javier Vivas, Hans Kotter, Brian Eno, Fikret Atay, Eberhard Bosslet and Carlos Coronas; as well as local artists Alex Attard, Gabriel Caruana, Teresa Sciberras, Ryan Falzon, Aaron Bezzina, Kane Cali, Charlie Cauchi, Matyou Galea, and Roxman Gatt.
* Playful Futures (April–June 2021) – curated by Elyse Tonna, with work by Laura Besançon, Tom Lovelace, Tom Medwell, Ignacio Barrios, Dawoon Kim, and Gokhan Tanriover.
* Cumulus (September–November 2024) — exhibition of 29 artists, including Ai Weiwei, Tracey Emin, Alicja Kwade, Eduardo Paolozzi, Los Carpinteros Collective, Maria Rebecca Ballestra, Ilya Kabakov.

## VC Editions

Curated by the Gallery Founder, VC Editions is an initiative that supports selected local and international contemporary artists through commissioning the production of contemporary art pieces. Specific pieces are chosen in consultation with the artist and the gallery. The pieces are then reproduced in numbered editions and made available for sale exclusively through Valletta Contemporary. The Collection has featured works by various artists such as Carlos Coronas, Eberhard Bosslet, Shawn Maximo, Norbert Francis Attard, Alex Attard, and Maxine Attard.

## Events

The MET(a) Gala was held at Valletta Contemporary on December 14, 2019. The event served as a fundraising initiative, combining contemporary art and fashion in Malta. It featured participants from various fields, including cuisine, design, fashion, architecture, and art.
In October 2019, the Malta International Contemporary Art Space (MICAS) organized the MICAS International Art Weekend. The event included a series of talks at Valletta Contemporary, with notable speakers such as Sir Norman Foster, and the solo exhibition Diktat by German artist Eric Meier.