Premju għall-Arti is Arts Council Malta’s national celebration of excellence, innovation, and achievement across Malta’s cultural and creative sectors.

The 2026 edition of Premju għall-Arti will be held at Teatru Manoel and will recognise outstanding artistic works, projects, productions, initiatives, and achievements presented during the eligibility period.

The nomination phase serves to identify noteworthy artistic and creative works that deserve consideration for Premju għall-Arti 2026.

Eligible nominations must relate to works, projects, productions, initiatives, programmes, exhibitions, performances, publications, screenings, releases, or other artistic activities that were publicly presented, exhibited, published, premiered, launched, performed, screened, released, or otherwise made publicly available between: 1 September 2025 and 31 August 2026

Works presented outside this period will not be considered eligible.

Nominations may be submitted for:

● Individual artists, creative practitioners and/or local film producers
● Cultural and creative organisations
● Collectives and groups
● Cultural NGOs
● Companies and enterprises operating within the cultural and creative sectors
● Public entities and organisations
● Artistic productions, projects, programmes, events, exhibitions, publications, performances, films, initiatives, and other creative works

Nominees must be Maltese or Malta-based individuals, organisations, groups, collectives, companies, or entities. In the case of groups or collectives, these should primarily be based and operating from Malta. Both original and adapted works may be nominated.

Nominations may be submitted by:

● Members of the public
● Artists and creative practitioners
● Producers and promoters
● Cultural organisations
● Public entities
● Private entities

Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.

For the 2026 edition, nominations will be collected without predefined award categories. Following the closure of the nomination phase, Arts Council Malta will review all eligible nominations and establish the award categories that will form part of the application and evaluation process.
Nominators are therefore encouraged to submit any work, project, initiative, or achievement they believe demonstrates artistic excellence, innovation, impact, or contribution to Malta’s cultural and creative sectors.

How to Submit a Nomination

Nominations must be submitted through the official Premju għall-Arti 2026 Google Form.

Click here to download the guidelines. 

The deadline to apply is 1st September at noon.