• Invest €500,000 through the Cultural Export Fund in travel, touring and translation grants for creative practitioners seeking to attract wider audiences and markets;
  • Organise delegations, in collaboration with other entities, to international arts platforms including markets, fairs and festivals;
  • Develop the Malta Showcase as an online resource and networking platform for international promotion and showcasing opportunities;
  • Commission the Malta pavilion at the Venice Art Biennale in 2017 and 2019;
  • Collaborate with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on cultural diplomacy and external cultural relations through the co-management of the cultural diplomacy fund;
  • Co-manage the international cultural programme of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2017;
  • Support the development of incoming and outgoing artist residency programmes, implemented in collaboration with public cultural organisations and festivals focusing on research, realisation of collaborative projects and exchange;
  • Support the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on the implementation of bilateral and multilateral agreements and advise on cultural programming;
  • Facilitate international conferences and networking sessions including the 7th World Summit on Arts and Culture in 2016 and the yearly European Network Coordinators Meeting;
  • Participate actively as members of international networks such as the International Federation of Arts Councils and Cultural Agencies (IFACCA), the European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC), IETM (International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts) and the European Festivals Association (EFA).