The Malta Society of Arts is Malta’s oldest institution for supporting the arts. As per its mission statement of supporting artists in their pursuit of excellence, it is launching the second edition of Variations on Emergence, a residency programme in collaboration with Arts Council Malta, which is aimed at emerging practitioners who are interested in developing their work and expanding their horizons in new and possibly challenging directions.

The residency is inspired by the concept of emergence — a term often used to distinguish a stage of an artist’s practice. The MSA and ACM residency programme takes an expansive approach to this term with an understanding and excitement for what it can mean for an artist and their craft. MSA and ACM invite applicants to this residency programme to engage with what emerging means to you and your artistic practice.

The MSA and ACM Residency Programme provides:

  • studio space for 2 artists concurrently – one visual artist and one performing artist
  • for a period of 6 months
  • materials budget of €750, and
  • stipend of €2500

Artists are invited to take inspiration from the legacy, archives and programming at MSA. In addition to studio space, the residency includes a programme of educational and professional development events including mentorship meetings (artistic, curatorial, production) as well as multidisciplinary activities to support the exploration of the artists’ practice and prompt fresh perspectives on their work.

Application process

Deadline to submit: Wednesday 15 January 2024

Application form to be found in this Google Doc link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEvqDgZ6xfhgTy0EC8mKd-dBTW7bqN8s9g1zeM8aLE_wozBA/viewform

Form includes: portfolio link, CV, and a brief proposal for the €750 materials budget

For enquiries get in touch on admin@artsmalta.org

Eligibility

This call is open to emerging artists based in Malta. Only Malta-based artists may apply at this time.

Students enrolled in a degree-granting program are not eligible.