17 March 2025
The Arts in Schools Scheme is one of Arts Council’s Malta tools to sustain and support the cultural and creative ecology, with a focus on arts education.
14 March 2025
Il-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti japprezza l-valur kulturali u soċjali li jinsabu fil-parroċċi f’Malta u Għawdex.
3 March 2025
The scheme, through its various strands, offers pre-production aid (scriptwriting, project development) and aid to the production of audiovisual works for fiction, animation and documentary projects and cultural programmes in accordance with the Guidelines and Regulations (available on this page).
24 February 2025
The Access Support programme forms part of a portfolio of initiatives designed to facilitate creative and cultural engagement.
17 February 2025
Arts Council Malta acknowledges the Maltese feast as part and parcel of the fabric of our towns and villages.
12 February 2025
Arts Council Malta, in collaboration with the Malta Community of Illustrators, is launching a unique opportunity for six illustrators to bring their creative vision to life. This call for artists seeks to showcase the talent, diversity, and vibrancy of Malta’s artistic community by designing a series of bookmarks that visually represent Arts Council Malta’s key strategic areas.
31 January 2025
The Artistic Research and Development Scheme is one of Arts Council Malta’s tools to enable individuals, groups and organisations to research, plan, develop, and deliver on the Council’s strategic goals and ongoing strategy. By supporting their own research and development they should identify their target creative professionals and communities and:
28 January 2025
Arts Council Malta is issuing an Expression of Interest for prospective Maltese cultural and creative applicants planning to submit a project proposal for the current open Call for European Cooperation Projects, as part of the Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027
28 January 2025
The International Participation Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s Internationalisation Strategy for the cultural and creative sectors. It addresses the outgoing mobility of Maltese and Malta based artists over 18 years of age as well as their art works and cultural productions.
28 January 2025
The Training and Development Support Scheme is one of our tools to address and implement Arts Council Malta’s Education and Development strategic area, with a focus on nurturing creative potential and supporting continuous professional development. The Training and Development Support Scheme is divided in two strands according to the age of the applicant.
28 January 2025
The Restoration Funding Scheme aims at providing financial support for the repair, i.e restoration, and conservation of internal and external cultural property immovables including, but not limited to altars, apertures, architectural décor, gilding and painting or decoration on architectural surface of churches falling under the confines of a Parish Church under the Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo.
17 December 2024
The Mobility Guarantee Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s support portfolio that invests in diverse artistic and cultural expression and in the development of Malta’s cultural and creative sectors. It addresses international opportunities, focusing specifically on facilitating the outgoing mobility of artistic and cultural productions outside the European Union.
26 November 2024
The Theatre Spaces Support Scheme is one of Arts Council Malta’s funding schemes to invest in the infrastructural development of Malta’s cultural and creative sectors by supporting community theatre spaces, to improve and maintain their existing infrastructure and enable artistic output, in line with ACM’s Strategy2025.
12 November 2024
The aim of the Newspapers Support Scheme is to support the quality assurance of content related to arts, culture, and heritage in print newspapers.
15 October 2024
The Micro Grant is one of our tools to address and implement Arts Council Malta’s ongoing strategy, with a focus on nurturing creative potential and supporting its development into professional activity.
8 October 2024
Arts Council Malta acknowledges the Maltese feast as part and parcel of the fabric of our towns and villages. Tied with these feasts are a number of voluntary organisations which prepare feast decorations to adorn the squares and streets of towns and villages in Malta and Gozo, which imbue our summer evenings with colours and the most beautiful mechanical ground fireworks, which take care to spread the local musical culture, as well as safeguarding and strengthening traditional cultures in our country. In these voluntary organisations, one may find a nucleus of people who work voluntarily throughout the year to prepare activities related to the feast of their village or town.
30 September 2024
Through this initiative, Arts Council Malta aims to create partnerships with a number of organisations in Gozo focusing on, and active in, the cultural and creative sectors. The organisations will help Arts Council Malta to deliver the ongoing strategy and aim to achieve the ultimate goal of placing arts and creativity at the heart of Malta’s future.
24 September 2024
The scheme, through its various strands, offers pre-production aid (scriptwriting, project development) and aid to the production of audiovisual works for fiction, animation and documentary projects and cultural programmes in accordance with the Guidelines and Regulations (available below).
10 September 2024
The International Participation Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s Internationalisation Strategy for the cultural and creative sectors.
23 July 2024
The Arts Support Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s support portfolio, that invests in diverse artistic and cultural expression and in the development of Malta’s cultural and creative sectors. The Scheme enables individuals, groups, and organisations to plan, develop, be represented in, and deliver artistic projects in line with ACM’s Strategy2025 – primarily addressing communities and creative practitioners. The Scheme pursues Strategy2025 by actively seeking to:
16 July 2024
The Apprenticeship Scheme is one of the tools to address and implement Arts Council Malta’s strategy in favour of professional growth across the CCS (Culture and Creative Sectors), an action aligned with the vision outlined in Strategy 2025.
9 July 2024
The Training and Development Support Scheme is one of our tools to address and implement Arts Council Malta’s Education and Development strategic area, with a focus on nurturing creative potential and supporting continuous professional development.
2 July 2024
The Restoration Funding Scheme Movable Artefacts aims at providing financial support for the repair, i.e restoration, and conservation of movable cultural property including, but not limited to paintings, fabrics, statues, chandeliers, gilding and painting or decoration of artefacts within churches falling under the confines of a Parish Church under the Archdiocese of Malta and the […]
11 June 2024
This programme will help Regions and those involved in their councils to support and maintain Malta’s creative and cultural ecology, whilst practicing cultural diplomacy by enabling cultural activities and collaborations with creative practitioners and cultural operators to:
4 June 2024
This International Cultural Exchanges Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s Internationalisation Strategy for the cultural and creative sectors. It addresses international cultural exchanges, focusing specifically on the outgoing mobility of Maltese and Malta based artists over 18 years of age as well as their art works and cultural productions.
21 May 2024
The Artistic Research and Development Scheme is one of Arts Council Malta’s tools to enable individuals, groups and organisations to research, plan, develop, and deliver on the Council’s strategic goals and ongoing strategy. By supporting their own research and development they should identify their target creative professionals and communities and:
30 April 2024
The Arts in Schools Scheme is one of Arts Council’s Malta tools to sustain and support the cultural and creative ecology, with a focus on arts education. The Scheme forms part of the Council’s commitment to engage educators and creative practitioners in dialogue and collaboration. The aim is to encourage students and educators to engage with the creative and cultural sectors and to explore innovative pedagogical approaches for the application of the arts in schools. The scheme is also in line with Arts Council Malta’s objective of advocating for a broader inclusion of creativity and the arts in education strengthening further 21st century education and skills.
9 April 2024
This call for projects under the Arts Support Scheme is aimed at supporting initiatives – by artists, cultural and creative practitioners, and communities – whose objective is to promote and realise: Cultural Rights
6 February 2024
The Restoration Funding Scheme aims at providing financial support for the repair, i.e restoration, and conservation of internal and external cultural property immovables including, but not limited to altars, apertures, architectural décor, gilding and painting or decoration on architectural surface of churches falling under the confines of a Parish Church under the Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo.
16 January 2024
The Micro Grant is one of our tools to address and implement Arts Council Malta’s ongoing strategy, with a focus on nurturing creative potential and supporting its development into professional activity.
1 December 2023
The Mobility Guarantee Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s support portfolio that invests in diverse artistic and cultural expression and in the development of Malta’s cultural and creative sectors. It addresses international opportunities, focusing specifically on facilitating the outgoing mobility of artistic and cultural productions outside the European Union. Beneficiaries of Funding Schemes 2023 […]
16 October 2023
This call for projects under the Arts Support Scheme is aimed at supporting initiatives – by artists, cultural and creative practitioners and communities – whose objective is to promote and realise: Cultural Rights.
5 October 2023
The Micro Grant is one of our tools to address and implement Arts Council Malta’s ongoing strategy, with a focus on nurturing creative potential and supporting its development into professional activity.
1 August 2023
The Arts Support Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s support portfolio that invests in diverse artistic and cultural expression and in the development of Malta’s cultural and creative sectors. The scheme enables individuals, groups, and organisations to plan, develop, be represented in, and deliver artistic projects in line with ACM’s Strategy2025, primarily addressing communities and creative practitioners. The scheme pursues Strategy2025 by actively seeking to:
17 July 2023
The Training and Development Support Scheme is one of our tools to address and implement Arts Council Malta’s ongoing strategy, with a focus on nurturing creative potential and supporting its development into professional activity.
4 July 2023
The aim of the KulturaTV Fund is to incentivise the development of difficult audio-visual productions having a cultural and creative content on private broadcasting stations in order to enhance the quality of audio-visual productions in Malta on arts and culture. The scheme will be limited to the following productions that meet the eligible cultural criteria: […]
3 July 2023
The Arts Council Malta acknowledges the fact that the Maltese feast is part of our towns’ and villages’ fabric. Part and parcel of these feasts is also the artistic aspect, cultural and social organisations that work hard so that cultural traditions in our country are fostered, protected and strengthened. All this takes place primarily on […]
22 June 2023
This International Cultural Exchanges Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s Internationalisation Strategy for the cultural and creative sectors. It addresses international cultural exchanges, focusing specifically on the outgoing mobility of Maltese and Malta based artists over 18 years of age as well as their art works and cultural productions.
6 June 2023
The Sabbatical for Artistic Research Grant is one of Arts Council Malta’s tools to enable individuals to engage in artistic research which is practice-based or practice-led and aimed towards developing and exploring new ideas, methodologies, materials, and techniques towards further artistic development. This grant fulfils the Council’s Education and Development action (Strategy2025) to invest in […]
15 May 2023
The President’s Fund for Creativity is one of a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening inclusivity, community development and well-being through cultural participation and creative expression. The programme forms part of a diverse portfolio of schemes and initiatives to maximise the potential of Malta’s creative growth by encouraging engagement in the cultural sectors, facilitating cultural exchange, and championing cultural rights.
4 May 2023
Il-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti dejjem għaraf l-importanza li għandhom is-soċjetajiet tal-banda fi ħdan l-Għaqda Nazzjonali Każini tal-Banda, mhux biss fit-tkattir tal-kultura mużikali imma wkoll fil-ħarsien u t-tisħiħ tat-tradizzjonijiet kulturali f’pajjiżna.
12 April 2023
The Arts in Schools Scheme is one of Arts Council’s Malta tools to sustain and support the cultural and creative ecology, with a focus on arts education.
21 March 2023
Arts Council Malta recognizes the Maltese festa as part of the fabric of our towns and villages.
28 January 2023
Arts Council Malta (ACM) is issuing an Expression of Interest (EOI) for prospective Malta based cultural and creative applicants planning to submit a project proposal for the current open Call for European Cooperation Projects, as part of the Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027.
18 October 2022
Through this initiative, Arts Council Malta aims to create partnerships with a number of voluntary organisations in Malta focusing on—and active in—the cultural and creative sectors. The organisations will collaborate with Arts Council Malta to fulfil its vision, “we want the arts to be at the heart of Malta’s future” and to achieve its mission, […]
13 October 2022
This scheme will help support and maintain Malta’s creative and cultural ecology by enabling artists and cultural operators (whether they are organisations, collectives or freelance collaborations) to:
10 October 2022
The Training and Development Support Scheme is one of our tools to address and implement Arts Council Malta’s ongoing strategy, with a focus on nurturing creative potential and supporting its development into professional activity.
6 October 2022
The Project Support Scheme is one of Arts Council Malta’s tools to enable individuals, groups, and organisations to plan, develop, be represented in, and deliver on ACM’s strategic goals and ongoing strategy.
30 September 2022
Il-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti jagħraf l-importanza li għandhom l-għaqdiet kulturali u għaqdiet soċjali Maltin li jaħdmu b’mod volontarju, fit-tkattir, ħarsien u tisħiħ tat-tradizzjonijiet kulturali f’pajjiżna. Dan kollu jsir primarjament fuq bażi volontarja u għalhekk, sabiex tissaħħaħ il-ħidma ta’ dawn l-għaqdiet, qed tiġi mnedija l-iskema għall-assistenza loġistika tal-festa. Din l-iskema hija amministrata mill-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti fi ħdan […]
6 September 2022
The Arts Education Scheme for Further and Higher Education is one of Arts Council’s Malta tools to sustain and support the recovery of the cultural and creative ecology, with a focus on arts education. The scheme will support Maltese and Malta-based arts education institutions in providing a high standard and forward-looking education in the arts […]
2 August 2022
The Arts Council Malta acknowledges the fact that the Maltese feast is part of our towns’ and villages’ fabric. Part and parcel of these feasts is also the artistic aspect, cultural and social organisations that work hard so that cultural traditions in our country are fostered, protected and strengthened. All this takes place primarily on […]
27 July 2022
The aim of the KulturaTV Fund is to incentivise the development of difficult audio-visual productions having a cultural and creative content on private broadcasting stations, which are free-to-air, in order to enhance the quality of audio-visual productions in Malta on arts and culture.
27 June 2022
The Project Research and Development Scheme is one of Arts Council Malta’s tools to enable individuals, groups and organisations to plan, develop, be represented in, and deliver on Council’s strategic goals and ongoing strategy – primarily addressing creative professionals and communities by: • Nurturing creative potential and supporting its development, by encouraging co-creation, collaboration and […]
23 June 2022
Il-Premju tal-President għall-Kreattività is one of a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening inclusivity, community development and well-being through cultural participation and creative expression. The programme forms part of a diverse portfolio of schemes and initiatives to maximise the potential of Malta’s creative growth by encouraging engagement in the cultural sectors, facilitating cultural exchange, and championing cultural rights.
30 May 2022
This International Cultural Exchanges Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s Internationalisation Strategy for the cultural and creative sectors.
6 May 2022
The Arts Education Scheme is one of Arts Council’s Malta tools to sustain and support the recovery of the cultural and creative ecology, with a focus on arts education.
1 April 2022
The Government is committed to continue supporting artists, organisers and producers in the view of the unprecedented challenges which the world is facing due to the ongoing consequences stemming from the pandemic.
1 April 2022
As the culture and creative sectors (CCSs) rely heavily on planning, any potential re-introduction of restrictive measures can have a devastating effect on the whole industry.
28 March 2022
Arts Council Malta recognizes the Maltese festa as part of the fabric of our towns and villages. These festivities are associated with several fireworks factories making sure that our summer nights are brightly lit with delightful colours and dazzling pinwheels. Most of these factories operate on a voluntary basis with many hard-working pyrotechnicians of all […]
13 February 2022
The Arts Support Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s support portfolio that invests in diverse artistic and cultural expression and in the development of Malta’s cultural and creative sectors. The scheme enables individuals, groups, and organisations to plan, develop, be represented in, and deliver artistic projects in line with ACM’s Strategy2025, primarily addressing communities and creative practitioners. The scheme pursues Strategy2025 by actively seeking to:
6 February 2022
The Restoration Funding Scheme aims at providing financial support for the repair, i.e restoration, and conservation of internal and external cultural property immovables including, but not limited to altars, apertures, architectural décor, gilding and painting or decoration on architectural surface of churches falling under the confines of a Parish Church under the Archdiocese of Malta and the Diocese of Gozo.
28 December 2021
Through this initiative, Arts Council Malta aims to create partnerships with a number of organisations in Gozo focusing on, and active in, the cultural and creative sectors.
15 December 2021
Following the latest announcement made by the Public Health Authorities, the Ministry for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government, and the Ministry for Tourism and Consumer Protection are launching Event Support Scheme aimed at making organised cultural and artistic events more economically viable for the period between 1st September and 31st December 2021 (both dates included).
11 October 2021
The role of digital technology within artistic and cultural practice is an increasingly central one, with the changing cultural landscape making knowledge and application of digital tools and approaches indispensable in contemporary practice. In particular, digital tools are now integral in the production of artistic works, as well as in nurturing collaborations, engaging audiences, developing […]
1 October 2021
This scheme will help support and maintain Malta’s creative and cultural ecology by enabling artists and cultural operators (whether they are organisations, collectives or freelance collaborations) to: 1. Restart their programming and production activity however possible 2. Operate in a sustainable manner even if circumstances require postponing the reopening of certain activities to the public. […]
15 September 2021
Creative Communities support is built around three basic considerations: In this regard, Creative Communities invests in sustainable community-building, the realisation of the right to culture, and fostering creative expression – with an emphasis on the Participatory Creative Process: embracing and actively involving wider communities. Support is offered for:
14 September 2021
The Arts Education Scheme is one of Arts Council’s Malta tools to sustain and support the recovery of the cultural and creative ecology, with a focus on arts education.
13 September 2021
The Project Support Scheme is one of Arts Council Malta’s tools to provide stable support for creative and cultural individuals, groups and organisations to plan, grow, develop and deliver ACM’s strategic goals and ongoing strategy, primarily addressing creative professionals and communities, by: The scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s funding programmes which aim at […]
20 July 2021
The Professional Development Grant supports the continuous professional development of artists, cultural operators and students who are active in the cultural and creative sectors and who seek to engage in short term professional training to improve their skills and advance their specialization. The programme reflects the drive towards further professionalisation of the cultural and creative […]
30 June 2021
The aim of the KulturaTV Fund is to incentivise the development of cultural and creative content on private broadcasting stations in order to enhance the quality of television programming in Malta on arts and culture.
15 June 2021
The Young Talent supports the development and exposure of young Maltese or Malta based artists who are active in the cultural and creative sectors. The fund supports short term training opportunities which enhance, but do not substitute or subsidise, the students’ current formation programme. The grant also supports the participation of young creatives in international […]
10 June 2021
The International Cultural Exchanges Scheme forms part of Arts Council Malta’s Internationalisation Strategy for the cultural and creative sectors. It focuses specifically on the outgoing mobility of Maltese and Malta based artists, as well as their art works and cultural productions.
6 February 2021
A new fund will focus on improving safety in fireworks factories as well as contributing to the betterment of the final product, especially due to the prominent role this industry plays in Maltese culture and celebrations.
6 February 2021
The new Creative Industries Platform will give creative entrepreneurs the skill-set required to launch their business idea.
6 February 2021
The Gozo Cultural Support Programme is a three-year partnership with a number of organisations in Gozo focusing on, and active in, the cultural and creative sector. The partnership is intended to provide a stable support for organisations to plan ahead, grow, develop and deliver ACM’s strategic goals primarily addressing creative professionals and communities.
6 February 2021
The Professional Development Grant, launched in 2017 by Arts Council Malta as outlined in its Create2020 Strategy, with a particular focus on nurturing creative potential and supporting its development into professional activity. The grant programme forms part of the National Fund for Artistic Excellence.
6 February 2021
A fund that supports the participation of young artists and performers in international platforms such as festivals, competitions, exhibitions and/or performances.
6 February 2021
Arts Council Malta is responsible for the management and administration of the Malta Digital Games Fund (MDGF).
6 February 2021
What is the Theatre Spaces Funding Scheme? Following the identification of seventy-two theatres in Malta in a national survey, Spazji Teatrali – A Catalogue of Theatres in Malta and Gozo was launched. The study aimed at evaluating the state of theatre buildings in Malta and Gozo and outlined the features of the theatres listed as […]
6 February 2021
The Malta Arts Fund aims to invest in quality artistic initiatives and development both in Malta and internationally. The fund forms part of Arts Council Malta’s development funding portfolio
6 February 2021
The KREATTIV funding programme engages educators and creative practitioners in dialogue and collaboration while encouraging students and educators towards further engagement within the creative sector. KREATTIV aims to bring creative practitioners into schools to work with educators and students to inspire, learn and create in a collaborative and innovative way.
6 February 2021
6 February 2021
KulturaTV aims to support the development of cultural and creative content on private broadcasting stations in order to enhance the quality of television programming in Malta.
6 February 2021
Creative Communities is a fund for community-led creative and artistic activities, primarily addressing local communities. It provides the opportunity for training, research and the development of artistic projects led by the community for the community, while celebrating cultural diversity.
6 February 2021
Arts Council Malta invests in Non-Governmental Cultural Organisations (NGOs) active in the cultural and creative sectors
15 July 2020
The programme provides recognition and support at the highest level of the State for collaborations between organisations active in the sector of Arts and Culture and in the Social Sector respectively – especially those working with disadvantaged groups, to engage the groups in creativity and arts-driven projects and increase their level of integration and engagement in society. The Award is managed by the Office of the President and Arts Council Malta.
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