Awarded Italian Government Bursary for a two-month study visit at the Istituto Statale per la ceramica, Faenza. The Department of Education in Malta supported Caruana by granting him special leave with pay. Meets Domenico Matteucci, Carlo Zauli and Panos Tsalakos. July – Awarded Diploma d’honore at the 6th Concorso di Ceramic d’Arte, Comune di Cervia. Caruana participates in the Sacred Art Exhibition which was held at the Annex of St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta.