Young Maltese cultural innovators participate in the Salzburg Global Forum
Minister for Justice, Culture and Local Government Owen Bonnici had the opportunity to meet with the first two youths participating in the Salzburg Global Forum for Young Cultural Innovators. This is a partnership agreement between Arts Council Malta and the Salzburg Global Forum, amounting to a total of 30,000 dollars.
Il-Premju għall-Arti
First national awards to celebrate Malta’s artistic achievements
Arts Council Malta and MCST sign MOU on the Creative Industries, Science and Technology
The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) and Arts Council Malta (ACM) have signed an agreement in the area of the Arts and Science. In particular, the agreement, will encompass attempts to increase participation in culture and the creative industries, increase collaborations between Public Cultural Organisations and encourage interdsiciplinarity between the arts and Science.
Become an Artivist: new programme for young artists
Arts Council Malta and Aġenzija Żgħażagħ together with 89.7 Bay have launched a new programme to inspire and support the development of young artists
Cultural Participation Survey 2016: Increased cultural participation and a growing cultural market in Malta
91% of Maltese adult population participated in a cultural activity according to new statistics on cultural participation in 2016 released by Arts Council Malta
New fund for creative industry platforms
Arts Council Malta launched a new funding programme to support the creation and development of clusters for various niches in the Creative and Cultural Industries. The Creative Industries Platform is designed to facilitate the creation of support platforms that will provide targeted services to accelerate sector growth in a sustainable fashion and help creative professionals […]
Open call for travel grants RCF/Valletta 2018
The Roberto Cimetta Fund and the Valletta 2018 Foundation, responsible for the implementation of Valletta’s title of European Capital of Culture 2018 have been collaborating since 2015 to improve and increase mobility of artists in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
Malta represented at the Panorama Europe Film Festival in New York for the second year running
Following last year’s successful participation with the film Simshar by Rebecca Cremona, this year, for the second year running, Arts Council Malta in New York participated as a programming partner in the Panorama Europe Film Festival with another Maltese film—Do Re Mi Fa by Chris Zarb
New strand for Il-Premju tal-President għall-Kreattività
Applications for the 2017 edition of Il-Premju tal-President għall-Kreattività, a cultural fund with a strong social and community emphasis – are currently open
Symposium on Cultural Participation in Malta to be held in June
Cultural participation in Malta will be the main topic of discussion at a national symposium which will be held in June