The President\u2019s Fund for Creativity is one of a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening inclusivity, community development, and well-being through cultural engagement and creative expression. This fund is linked to the implementation of Arts Council Malta\u2019s Strategy 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President\u2019s Fund for Creativity champions the sharing of lesser-known stories that bind us together, ensuring no one is left behind. It supports participatory creative practices with hardly reached and marginalised groups, fostering safe and trustworthy spaces where people feel empowered to come together and explore their creativity to express their ideas and feelings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President\u2019s Fund for Creativity invests specifically in collaborative creative processes that strengthen communal connection, encourage critical thinking, and enable collective creation – finding meaning in small, meaningful moments that inspire hope and positive social change. Applications may seek support for a pilot initiative, or for the development of an initiative that the organisation has already tried and tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout this journey, the fund enables creatives to build deeper relationships with communities and facilitate cultural engagement as a pathway to holistic well-being. It supports initiatives that challenge creative stagnation and actively advocate for the inclusion and celebration of diversity by expanding how people envision themselves, others, and the world around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At its core, the President\u2019s Fund for Creativity serves as a vital recognition, at the highest level of the state, of the power of arts and culture in addressing a pressing need for social sensitivity and authentic voices. It promotes an inclusive society that fosters creativity, confronts difficult issues, and collaboratively seeks solutions together, one shared experience at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fund forms part of our funding programmes for community exchange, which aim at investing in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President\u2019s Fund for Creativity aims at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The application shall clearly demonstrate the benefits of the project\/programme\/practice to hardly reached and marginalised groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lead partner may collaborate with one or more other organisations and\/or with one or more individual practitioners to develop a community arts project\/programme\/practice that combines the highest standards of quality and good practice, both from the artistic perspective and from the social perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Consistent with Strategy 2030, and with Arts Council Malta\u2019s commitment to supporting the arts through a sustainable and accountable approach to public investment, with particular attention to the strategic areas of fair practices, community, and inclusion, applicants are encouraged to give due consideration, where appropriate, to the principles outlined in the requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, ACM draws applicants\u2019 attention to the following pursuant with ACM\u2019s strategic priorities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Right to Culture \u2013 Resource Pack<\/em><\/a>, with particular regard to community engagement and the adoption of a rights-based approach to their work. This resource pack is aimed at increasing awareness regarding inclusivity and supporting the implementation of cultural rights in our day-to-day practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n