The birth of the Gabriel Caruana Foundation (GCF) is the natural progression of a lifetime that Gabriel Caruana (1929 – 2018) dedicated to art, building a legacy, a philosophy of life that he himself, his family and a few close friends wanted to be continued. The Gabriel Caruana Foundation has been established to promote and preserve the artistic legacy of modern and contemporary art exponents, to encourage and provide opportunities for established and emerging artists and to raise awareness and promote quality modern and contemporary art in the Maltese Islands and beyond.

The Foundation fosters diversity, as well as social and cultural dialogue and development through local, national and international networks. The GCF fosters creativity and innovation within the modern and contemporary art sector in Malta. The Foundation strives to raise awareness, appreciation, participation and provide opportunities in modern and contemporary art. The GCF, a non-profit organisation, shall strive to reach-out, collaborate, and engage with the general public and other entities. The GCF is focusing its efforts on archiving and digitization processes, making art more accessible through a variety of activities and networks.

The Foundation is a registered voluntary organisation (VO1236) and has been registered with the Commissioner of Voluntary Organisations since April 2016. It is also supported by Arts Council Malta through the Investment in Cultural Organisations Fund 2020-2022. The Foundation has an ongoing collaboration agreement with Fondazzjoni Kreattivita.