Arts Council Malta - Art as a form of Therapy

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Schemes 2025
Funding Schemes 2025 Restoration Funding Scheme Co-Funding of Creative Europe Cooperation Projects General Budget Guidelines

Schemes 2024
Funding Schemes 2024 Theatre Spaces Support Scheme Newspapers Support Scheme Micro Grant Artistic Heritage Scheme Investment in Cultural Organisations - Gozo Screen Support Scheme Arts Support Scheme Apprenticeship Scheme Training and Development Support Scheme Restoration Funding Scheme Movable Artefacts International Participation Scheme Regional Cultural Cooperation Programme International Cultural Exchanges Scheme Artistic Research and Development Scheme Arts in Schools Scheme Arts Support Scheme - Right to Culture Access Support Mobility Guarantee Scheme General Budget Guidelines More...

Schemes 2023
Funding Schemes 2023 Co-Funding of Creative Europe Cooperation Projects Micro Grant Theatre Company Programme Arts Support Scheme - Right to Culture Arts Support Scheme Access Support Top-up Mobility Guarantee Scheme Artistic Financing for Feast Associations Scheme Training and Development Support Scheme KulturaTV International Cultural Exchanges Scheme The President’s Fund for Creativity Skema ngħinu finanzjarjament lis-soċjetajiet tal-banda Sabbatical for Artistic Research Grant Arts in Schools Scheme Health and Safety Standards in Fireworks Factories Fund General Budget Guidelines More...

Schemes 2022
Funding Schemes 2022 L-Iskema għall-assistenza loġistika tal-festa Seat Utilisation Scheme Events Assurance Scheme Training and Development Support Scheme Programme Support Scheme Project Research and Development Scheme Health and Safety Standards in Fireworks Factories Fund International Cultural Exchanges Project Support Scheme Arts Education Scheme Mainstream Education Il-Premju tal-President għall-Kreattività KulturaTV Artistic Financing for Feast Associations Scheme Arts Education Scheme for Further and Higher Education Investment in Cultural Organisations – Malta General Budget Guidelines More...

Schemes 2021
RESTART Schemes 2021 Digital Research and Development Professional Development Young Talent Programme Support Arts Education International Cultural Exchanges Project Support Scheme KulturaTV Event Support Scheme Creative Communities Investment in Cultural Organisations - Gozo General Budget Guidelines More...

Schemes Pre-2021
Creative Industries Platform Creative Communities Cultural Export Fund Investment in Cultural Organisations Gozo Cultural Support Programme KulturaTV Il-Premju tal-President għall-Kreattività Kreattiv Malta Digital Games Fund Malta Arts Fund Professional Development Grant Young Talent Fund Theatre Spaces – Funding Scheme Fund offering financial support to Maltese fireworks factories working on a voluntary basis More...

Opportunities
The State of the Arts – Malta National Symposium 2024 2025 GLOBAL CONNECT OPEN CALL Artivisti Culture Pass 2024 Ex-Rampol, Birkirkara Bands (One-Time) Support Scheme Reduced Tax Rate for Creative Practitioners Restoration Funding Scheme Il-Premju għall-Arti 2025 Il-Premju tal-President għall-Kreattività Radio New Talent Public Spaces Art Fund Atlas of Invisible Borders: Call for Applications 150% tax deduction on donations to culture State of the Arts – Malta National Symposium Tax Deduction on Fees paid for Cultural and Creative Courses Young Artist Development Programme Open calls National Opportunities Fund to strengthen cultural work done by band clubs Fund for the purchase of musical instruments for the local Musical Societies Fund offering financial support to Maltese fireworks factories working on a voluntary basis Artistic Financing for Feast Associations Scheme Call for Proposals for Original Musicals in the Maltese Language (2022 – 2026) Newspapers Support Scheme More...
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The therapeutic value of art Working towards a sound cultural infrastructure Art & Technology: exploring non-fungible tokens and their impact on the art world Artistic programmes for young audience: the relevance & the challenge Art in times of conflict The value of art Audience attitudes, perceptions and behaviours: a spot on the Audience Research study report Disability and the Arts Safety in the creative industries Exploring Arts and Education Understanding intellectual property Policies and Strategies for the creative industries Sustainable practices in the creative industries Artificial intelligence and the Arts: How, why? The Online shift: the present and the future Creative Entrepreneurship: From vision to reality Creativity and Wellbeing: Links and Correlations Exploring the Digital and the Alternative Teaming Up: Seeking the right partners, engaging in ideal collaboration Effective Fundraising for Your Organisation Keeping memories alive: documentation and archiving Tapping into Collectivity More...

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ACM Publications
Charter of the Status of the Artist Cultural and Creative Practice Survey 2024 Funding for Malta's Domestic Screen Production summarised report Arts Council Malta Annual Report 2023 Regional Cultural Strategies 2022-2027 Strategy 2025 Cultural and Creative Practice Survey Artists in Malta: Myth to Method – Thematic Report published based on the Cultural and Creative Practice Survey Arts Council Malta Annual Report 2022 Arts Education report Arts Council Malta Annual Report 2021 Audience Research study report 2021 Cultural Policy Arts Council Malta Annual Report 2020 Strategy 2020 Funding Programmes 2020 Arts Council Malta Annual Report 2019 Funding Programmes 2019 Arts Council Malta Annual Report 2018 Arts Council Malta Annual Report 2017 Spazji Teatrali Research Sources Perspectives on Cultural Participation in Malta Cultural Participation Survey 2016 Culture Pass Programme 2017-2018 Evaluators 2017 Arts Council Malta Annual Report 2016 The Malta Showcase 2016-2017 More...

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Research on Arts and Culture Art as a form of Therapy Traditions and the Arts Arts and Artificial Intelligence Arts or Management? Maltese Theatre Arts and Democracy The Arts scene and minority group representation What is Art Covid-19 and ACM Response More...

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ACMChats a series of chats about Art and Culture presented by Arts Council Malta in collaboration with Campus FM. Arts as a form of Therapy is discussed with President Emeritus Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, Founder and Chairperson of the Malta Trust Foundation, Rosetta Debattista, Musician & Therapist and Rachel Calleja Art Therapy student. Listen on https://bit.ly/3vOnmMT.