LIONS CLUB SLIEMA ARTS FOUNDATION
The brainchild of Past President Lion Ian Lochhead, Lions Club Sliema Art Foundation was constituted on the 25th March 2005 by a public deed drawn up by Notary Dr Margaret Heywood.
Apart from being a non-profit making organisation the primary aim of the Foundation is to promote the study of the arts by persons requiring financial assistance and deemed appropriate recipients of assistance by the Foundation.
The overall responsibility of the Foundation and its activities are vested in a Committee of Management appointed by the Board of Directors of Lions Club Sliema. Past President Ian Lochhead chairs the present Committee and the members are:
Prof. D. Buhagiar, Dr Stella Borg Barthet, Mr George Apap and Past President Lion Joseph Caruana.
Presently the Foundation is in possession of about Lm20,000. This considerable amount was mainly sponsored through the goodwill of the Foundation’s Chairman Lion Ian, and various fund-raising activities mostly held at Ian’s residence at Xwieki. It is hoped that this year the Foundation shall start sponsoring youths to pursue their studies, after having received the anticipated amount.
The Club has an Arts Sub Committee responsible for administering the funds in consultation with the Board of Directors. The present Chairperson is Lion Victoria Muscat.
A Peace Poster (ART) Competition is being held annually
