EXECUTIVE ​COMMITTEE

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Dawn Adrienne Saliba, President is a   Maltese-American poet, playwright and director who holds a Ph.D. in Early Modern Drama from SUNY Binghamton, an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU, and a BA in Drama Studies from SUNY Purchase. She is currently studying Archaeology at the University of Malta, where she is investigating performative liminality in Ħal Saflieni. She is a Senior Lecturer of English at MCAST.

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Angele Galea, Treasurer is a creative practitioner in fine arts, music and drama. She is also the artistic director of More or Less Theatre, a company that specialises in educational and entertaining theatre productions for children. She is also the PR officer of Malta Women's Lobby, an organisation representing the concerns of women from all walks of life in Malta at a national, European and international level.​

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Catherine Camilleri, Executive Secretary is a published Maltese-American writer and poet  from New York City. She studied Creative Writing and Literature at SUNY Purchase, and is a Cambridge University certified ESL teacher. She has lived in Gozo for over a year and is deeply interested in Maltese history and culture, writing about Malta, ancient mythology, and female empowerment. 

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FOUNDING MEMBERS

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Michael Deguara is an anthropologist with a keen interest in prehistory and oral tradition. His first encounters with tal-Qares were childhood walks filled with wonder at the large stones that peppered the rubble walls. ​

Raina El-Masri holds a BA in Classics & Archaeology from the University of Malta. She was the first President of CASA, the Classics & Archaeology Student Association, as well as the Student Representative for the Archaeology Board of Studies. 

MEMBERS

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Anna Grima is an interdisciplinary artist living in Malta and Gozo. Her art includes figurative and abstract painting, creative writing, illustration and digital design. An interest in archaeology developed in 1999 after painting in the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum for the Seven Temples Seven Women exhibition at the National Museum of Archaeology. ​

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Rebecca Xerri is a Maltese archaeologist and PhD candidate at the University of Malta. As an undergraduate student, she focused upon researching the history of catacomb study from a historiographical perspective. She has now taken a step into the sector of management and communication of heritage, with her current studies focusing upon deepwater cultural heritage.

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Jamie Ciantar is a BA   product design student   at MCAST’s Institute for   the Creative Arts and   utilises mixed media   including wood, clay,   metal, and 3D print   materials. ​

Alessio   Cuschieri is an   emerging artist  who has a  Bachelor’s of  Fine Art from the University   of Malta. Much of his oeuvre  explores historical narratives as means of exploring contemporary social issues. ​

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Marlene Saliba has published   three books of poetry, and has participated in international   poetry  gatherings and cultural   events in England, France, Rhodes, Spain and the USA.   Her bilingual poetry book, Xbihat tal-Antenati / Ancestral  Visions (2011), focuses on the Neolithic temple people of the Maltese Islands. She holds a Master’s Degree in English Literature from the University of Malta.

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Martha Ann Champion is a Scottish-Maltese Creative Artist, who loves to express herself and share her experiences by engaging in many different types of art forms, such as visual art, theatre, music, crafts, poetry, and textiles. She is very thankful for performing and sharing her art in the UK, France, Italy, and Malta. ​

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