Latest News

Arts Council Malta Reveal 2025

Results announced for the Arts Support Scheme and the new Theatre Productions Support Scheme

26 August 2026

Maltese performing arts projects take centre stage at Edinburgh pitching event

24 August 2026

Arts Council Malta allocates €3 million in support of audiovisual projects

6 August 2026

Immanuel Mifsud presented with the 2026 Homer European Medal of Poetry and Art

4 August 2026

Agreement signed between Arts Council Malta and MCAST to strengthen the links between arts education and the creative sector

30 July 2026

Announcements

National Christmas Crib Competition 2015
Proposing a way forward for the arts
Għanafest: World Music Festival 2016

Latest News

Results announced for the Arts Support Scheme and the new Theatre Productions Support Scheme

26 August 2026

Maltese performing arts projects take centre stage at Edinburgh pitching event

24 August 2026

Arts Council Malta allocates €3 million in support of audiovisual projects

6 August 2026

Immanuel Mifsud presented with the 2026 Homer European Medal of Poetry and Art

4 August 2026

Agreement signed between Arts Council Malta and MCAST to strengthen the links between arts education and the creative sector

30 July 2026

Announcements

National Christmas Crib Competition 2015
Proposing a way forward for the arts
Għanafest: World Music Festival 2016

Funding and Schemes

Shaping the Future

National Arts Education Conference’ shall bring together national institutional leaders, policymakers, and experts from across Europe to explore the future of arts education and the development of a national academy for the Performing and Visual Arts in Malta. Through a keynote speech, institutional position papers, and a panel discussion with leaders from some of Europe’s foremost arts education institutions, the conference will examine the challenges, opportunities, changes and investments required to build a strong, future-facing eco-system that addresses Malta’s unique cultural and educational needs and aspirations.

Eurimages

Malta has officially become a member of Eurimages, the Council of Europe’s film support fund, marking a significant milestone for the country’s domestic audiovisual sector and its integration within the European cultural landscape

London Design Biennale

The London Design Biennale is a global stage for world-leading contemporary design and design-led innovation, creativity and research.

Premju għall-Arti

Premju għall-Arti is Arts Council Malta’s celebration of the main achievements of Malta’s cultural and creative industries.  As highlighted in the National Cultural Policy 2021 this is a high-profile national event awarding excellence in the field of culture and the arts, while encouraging more professionalism and distinction within the sector.

Venice Biennale

The International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia is the foremost global presentation of visual art, with an unrivalled international reputation for excellence in the sector. The declared aim of the Malta Pavilion is to offer a platform through which Maltese contemporary artistic practices understood within the broadest sense of the term can be exposed, contextualised and presented to an international audience.

Symposium

The symposium examines Malta’s artistic sector and discusses issues that artists and creative practitioners face, in light of local and global challenges.

International Cultural Relations Directorate (ICRD)

Arts Council Malta supports the internationalisation of Malta’s cultural and creative sectors by fostering international collaboration, cultural exchange and partnerships. It creates opportunities for artists and cultural professionals to connect, develop and showcase Maltese creativity across borders.

Domestic Film Development & Strategy Unit

The Domestic Film Development & Strategy Unit supports the development of Malta’s film industry through strategic initiatives, co-production opportunities, professional development and international engagement. It helps Maltese filmmakers access funding, expertise, networks and international markets, while promoting Maltese stories and strengthening Malta’s position within the European and global film industry.

Strategy 2030

Strategy 2030 sets out Arts Council Malta (ACM)’s long-term vision, building on previous strategies while responding to Malta’s evolving cultural, social and economic landscape. It reinforces the role of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) as key contributors to well-being, identity and economic development.

 

Opportunities

Strategy 2030 sets out Arts Council Malta (ACM)’s long-term vision, building on previous strategies while responding to Malta’s evolving cultural, social and economic landscape. It reinforces the role of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) as key contributors to well-being, identity and economic development.