{"id":16466,"date":"2026-05-16T18:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/e1-million-granted-to-77-voluntary-organisations-working-in-the-field-of-maltese-feasts\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:32:19","slug":"e1-million-granted-to-77-voluntary-organisations-working-in-the-field-of-maltese-feasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/e1-million-granted-to-77-voluntary-organisations-working-in-the-field-of-maltese-feasts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u20ac1 million granted to 77 voluntary organisations working in the field of Maltese feasts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A total of \u20ac1 million has been awarded to help 77 different projects produced by organisations active in sectors related to Maltese feasts, including for instrumental music played during feasts as well as for health and safety in firework factories and for the preparation of artistic decorations to adorn the streets of Malta and Gozo.<\/p>\n\n

The Artistic Heritage scheme is managed by Arts Council Malta within the Ministry for National Heritage, Lands and Local Government. Its aim is to provide support to voluntary organisations who carry out work throughout the entire year to prepare and improve activities related to local village and town feasts.<\/p>\n\n

Il-fondi mog\u0127tija permezz ta\u2019 din l-iskema jappo\u0121\u0121jaw pro\u0121etti f\u2019oqsma li huma marbuta mill-qrib mal-\u0127ajja kulturali tal-komunitajiet. Dawn jinkludu programmi ta\u2019 tag\u0127lim u ta\u0127ri\u0121 mu\u017cikali, restawr ta\u2019 opri u arkivji, investiment f\u2019teknolo\u0121ija u sistemi amministrattivi, titjib fl-ambjenti tat-tag\u0127lim u l-e\u017cekuzzjoni mu\u017cikali, investiment fis-sa\u0127\u0127a u s-sikurezza fil-kmamar tan-nar, restawr tal-infrastruttura e\u017cistenti, u disinn, manifattura, ta\u0127ri\u0121, u restawr ta\u2019 armar artistiku semipermanenti.<\/p>\n\n

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Il-Ministru g\u0127all-Kultura, l-Artijiet, u Gvern Lokali Owen Bonnici qal li l-festa Maltija hija parti importanti mill-identit\u00e0 kulturali tal-pajji\u017c, u li dan l-investiment jag\u0127raf il-\u0127idma kontinwa tal-g\u0127aqdiet volontarji li j\u017commu dawn it-tradizzjonijiet \u0127ajjin fil-komunitajiet. \u201cL-Iskema g\u0127all-Wirt Artistiku turi kif il-politika kulturali tag\u0127na qed tissarraf f\u2019appo\u0121\u0121 konkret g\u0127all-komunitajiet. Il-festi Maltin ji\u0121bru fihom arti, mu\u017cika, seng\u0127a, volontarjat, u parte\u010bipazzjoni, u g\u0127alhekk jag\u0127mlu parti mill-impenn tag\u0127na li nsa\u0127\u0127u l-wirt kulturali b\u0127ala element \u0127aj fil-komunitajiet, kif inhu rifless fil-Vi\u017cjoni Malta 2050. Permezz ta\u2019 din l-iskema, qed inkomplu nwettqu dan l-impenn b\u2019mod konkret billi noffru appo\u0121\u0121 lil pro\u0121etti li jsa\u0127\u0127u l-wirt, l-a\u010b\u010bessibbilt\u00e0 u l-parte\u010bipazzjoni kulturali f\u2019kull lokalit\u00e0. B\u2019hekk ukoll inkomplu nsa\u0127\u0127u dak li jag\u0127ti l-\u0127ajja lil-lokalitajiet tag\u0127na, u j\u017commhom mag\u0127qudin.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Arts Council Malta\u2019s CEO, Dr Luke Dalli said that Maltese feasts are one of the ways that our country vividly expresses its culture, and that this heritage is being kept alive thanks to the continued commitment of voluntary workers and organisations withing our communities. \u201cWhen we talk about Maltese feasts\u2019 artistic heritage we are not only referring to traditions. We are also talking about the communities and all the individuals who, year after year, put in their time, energy, skills and passion towards keeping alive that very element that makes us who we are. Maltese feasts are centred around voluntary work but this also requires a great amount of skill, discipline and dedication. Thanks to this scheme, Arts Council Malta acts as a helping hand to the organisations and communities which follow, preserve and keep developing this precious artistic heritage.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

Id-Direttur tal-Fondi fi \u0127dan il-Kunsill Malti g\u0127all-Arti, Rita Falzon, qalet li l-iskema tag\u0127raf ix-xog\u0127ol serju li jsir minn g\u0127aqdiet kulturali u so\u010bjali matul is-sena kollha, \u0127afna drabi b\u2019mod volontarju u b\u2019impenn kbir lejn il-komunit\u00e0. \u201cDin l-iskema n\u0127olqot sabiex tag\u0127ti lill-g\u0127aqdiet spazju u ri\u017corsi biex jinvestu b\u2019mod aktar sostenibbli fil-\u0127idma tag\u0127hom. Il-festa ma sse\u0127\u0127x biss fil-\u0121ranet li naraw fit-toroq, i\u017cda tinbena matul is-sena permezz ta\u2019 ta\u0127ri\u0121, preparazzjoni, restawr, amministrazzjoni, u xog\u0127ol tekniku li \u0127afna drabi ma jidhirx. Permezz ta\u2019 dan il-fond, il-Kunsill Malti g\u0127all-Arti qed jappo\u0121\u0121ja pro\u0121etti li jsa\u0127\u0127u l-kapa\u010bit\u00e0 tal-g\u0127aqdiet, filwaqt li jtejbu l-kwalit\u00e0 tal-\u0127idma tag\u0127hom u j\u0127arsu pratti\u010bi artisti\u010bi u kulturali li joffru valur dirett lill-komunitajiet tag\u0127na.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Sej\u0127a o\u0127ra ta’ din l-iskema se tkun qed to\u0127ro\u0121 fit-tieni nofs ta’ din is-sena biex tag\u0127ti opportunit\u00e0 lil dawk l-g\u0127aqdiet volontarji li g\u0127al xi ra\u0121uni ma applikawx mal-ewwel sej\u0127a, u jixtiequ japplikaw g\u0127at-tieni wa\u0127da. Aktar informazzjoni dwar ir-ri\u017cultati tal-Iskema g\u0127all-Wirt Artistiku tinsab hawn:https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/funding-and-grants\/l-iskema-ghall-wirt-artistiku-2\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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