Anton Agius

Plans for a monument to Anton Agius started in August 2009 with the setting up of a committee. This included the mayor of Rabat, Alexander Craus, as the committee chairman. The finished monument was unveiled in Rabat on 7 May 2011.

Another exhibition of Agius' works was held in 2010 in Mosta. This exhibition was organised by the society Talent Mosti, of which Agius was an honorary member.

In 2009, the Culture Commission of the L’Isle Adam Band Club of Rabat organised an exhibition showcasing works by Agius, in commemoration of the first anniversary of his death. Works included in this exhibition were various, including sculptures, statues, models, and bozzettos.

In 2009, the Rabat local council set up the Anton Agius Foundation. The aim of this foundation is to restore Rabat's several historic monuments, buildings, and niches which were in need of repair.

Agius died on 19 October 2008 at age 74. His funeral was held on 22 October 2008 in the Church of the Nativity of Our Lady (known as ta' Ġieżu), after which he was buried in St. Margaret Cemetery in Rabat.

In 2003, a statue by Agius was placed in the foyer of the Cardiff City Hall. The statue is named "Greenham Marcher" and it commemorates the Greenham Common protesters.

His first instruction in art was under sculptor Samuel Bugeja, Aguis' cousin, who tutored him in drawing. Agius was then an apprentice under sculptor Guzeppi Galea during his teens. Agius continued his education at the Malta Society of Arts, Manufacturers, and Commerce between 1950 and 1953 where he studied under Ignazio Cefai. He then spent 4 years at the School of Arts, where he was tutored by Emvin Cremona, Vincent Apap, and Ġorġ Borg under who he studied clay modeling. In 1957, Agius was awarded a government scholarship to study at the Scuola del Nudo dell’ Associazione Artistica Internazionale at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome where he studied under Pericle Fazzini and Michele Guerrisi. Following that, he studied at St Martin's School of Art in London. Here he studied under Frank Martin, Elizabeth Frink, Anthony Caro and Eduardo Paolozzi. His studies at St Martin's led him to achieve the national diploma in design, modelling, sculpture and letter cutting.

Anton Agius (1933-2008) was a Maltese sculptor, best known for creating a large number of monuments around Malta. He was dubbed "the national sculptor" by former Maltese president Ugo Mifsud Bonnici.

Agius was born in Rabat on 1 December 1933, to parents Ġużeppi and Stella (née Galea). His first artistic interest was in music, however he didn't focus on this area after concerns from his mother.