Arts Council Malta

🎭 How can culture respond to today's challenges?

Join the Re:Create Europe webinar series "Transformation of Cultural Policies", featuring speakers from across Europe discussing artistic freedom, cultural resilience, democracy, mental health, and new approaches to cultural policy.

📅 September–December 2026
🔗 Apply now: allianceofacademies.eu/open-calls

🎉 Apply to our Webinar Series on "Transformation of Cultural Policies", taking place September - December 2026!

🔥 The Re:Create Europe partners have prepared a packed set of online sessions with professional speakers from all across Europe, addressing the role of artistic and cultural practices in times of social, political, and environmental challenges.

Topics are dedicated to cultural policy, civil society, institutional resilience, and artistic practice in challenging contexts:

• Artistic Freedom, Democracy and Cultural Resilience in Europe (Introduction)
• The Hero After the Myth: Transforming Cultural Narratives in Times of War and Crisis
• The Art of Resilience and Resistance: Institutional Ways to Counter Restrictive Cultural Policies
• Regarding Malta: New Strategies for Developing and Implementing Cultural Policies in Times of Crises
• Between Alignment and Estrangement: 10 Years after the Brexit Vote
• Culture Survival Toolkit for Slovakia and Europe
• Transformation of Cultural Policies through Best Practices of Autonomous Cultural Centers in Smaller Communities in Croatia
• How to survive as an independent NGO in Hungary
• Mental Health for artists and cultural professionals in Times of Permanent Crisis
• Feedback Session

🔦 Have a look at the topics of the sessions and apply for the webinar series on our website
👉 allianceofacademies.eu/open-calls

Many thanks to the Re:Create Europe partners for setting this up
National Academy of Art Sofia Czinki Ferenc Akademie der Künste Arts Council Malta HDLU Hrvatsko Drustvo Likovnih Umjetnika/Croatian Association of Artists VŠVU / AFAD ARAC Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine Círculo de Bellas Artes

Re:Create Europe is co-funded by European

Bridging the Digital Gender Gap

Women with limited access to digital skills often face barriers to employment, education, and everyday services. Through the Hypatia project, partners from Malta, Spain, Italy, and the Czech Republic have developed a range of free training resources and audiovisual materials designed to help women improve their digital literacy and confidence.

The project also examines the digital gender gap across the participating countries through research, fact sheets, recommendations, and a documentary film produced by Sajjetta Studios.

We invite you to explore the training materials and share your feedback. Your input will help project partners evaluate and improve these resources, ensuring they better meet the needs of women seeking to strengthen their digital skills.

Access the training resources and provide your feedback here:
https://www.hypatia-project.eu/see-training.php?lang=EN&id_prod=1

Hypatia Docufilm This documentary brings to life the realities of the Gender Digital Gap within domestic settings. Through the stories of housemakers across Europe, an often ...

📢 Reminder for illustrators!

The deadline to apply for the opportunity to showcase your work at the Malta Book Festival 2026 is fast approaching.

📅 Submit your application by 9 June 2026.

This open call, launched by the National Book Council and Arts Council Malta, offers a unique platform to present your illustrations at one of Malta’s leading literary events. 📚🎨

Don't miss out!

https://ktieb.org.mt/.../open-call-for-illustration.../?utm_source=chatgpt.com

📰 The President’s Fund for Creativity is featured in Times of Malta.

Read more about this funding opportunity supporting creative projects that drive positive social impact:
https://timesofmalta.com/article/president-fund-creativity-now-open-a2.1129371

💬 Interested in applying? Join our upcoming information session:
https://artscouncilmalta.gov.mt/en/funding-and-grants/the-presidents-fund-for-creativity-3/

President’s Fund for Creativity now open Applications for community-led cultural projects will be received until July 7 at noon

🔦 Discover the Re:Create Europe Residency in Valletta (Malta) - "Malta, the Mediterranean, and Beyond", organized by Arts Council Malta.

👉 The residency for 6 applicants will explore the impact of contemporary cultural policies within an island context, while acknowledging the broader geopolitical realities that shape cultural exchange and artistic mobility across Europe and the Mediterranean.

👉 Participants will engage in critical dialogues and strategic conversations on the opportunities and constraints influencing artistic production, freedom of expression, and access to cultural resources, from both practitioners’ and policymakers’ perspectives.

👉 Through curated workshops, discussions, and site visits, the six selected participants will experience the country’s diverse social, geographic, and infrastructural contexts, engaging directly with local cultural actors and institutions.

📅 Deadline to apply: 15 June 2026

🔗 Find out more and apply now:
https://allianceofacademies.eu/open-calls

Re:Create Europe is co-funded by the European Union.

🎨 Open Call: Re:Create Europe Residency in Berlin

Arts Council Malta is pleased to share this opportunity from the European Alliance of Academies exploring artistic resilience, cultural freedom, and resistance through an international residency at Akademie der Künste, Berlin.

📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
🔗 https://allianceofacademies.eu/open-calls/

Arts Council Malta is proud to support the Visual Artist of the Year award at this year’s FreeHour Malta Youth Awards, celebrating exceptional creativity and visual storytelling across photography, videography, painting, and beyond.

Congratulations to all finalists and winners whose talent, passion, and artistic vision continue to inspire Malta’s creative community. It was an honour for Arts Council Malta to support an initiative that recognises and uplifts emerging artistic voices.

Thank you to the organisers for a memorable evening, and to everyone who continues to contribute to the growth of the arts and culture sector in Malta. ✨🎨📸

📢 Update: The President’s Fund for Creativity is now also open to individual artists and creative professionals.

Following the launch of this year’s call, eligibility criteria have been extended to include individual applicants working across the cultural and creative sectors.

The fund supports initiatives that foster inclusivity, community development, well-being, and cultural engagement through creative expression.

🗓 Deadline to apply: 7 July 2026 at 12:00pm

Find out more and apply here:
https://artscouncilmalta.gov.mt/en/funding-and-grants/the-presidents-fund-for-creativity-3/



📢 Aġġornament: Il-Fond tal-President għall-Kreattività issa huwa miftuħ ukoll għal artisti individwali u professjonisti kreattivi.

Wara t-tnedija tas-sejħa ta’ din is-sena, il-kriterji ta’ eliġibbiltà ġew estiżi biex issa jinkludu wkoll applikanti individwali li jaħdmu fis-setturi kulturali u kreattivi.

Il-fond jappoġġja inizjattivi li jsaħħu l-inklużjoni, l-iżvilupp tal-komunità, il-benesseri u l-involviment kulturali permezz tal-espressjoni kreattiva.

🗓 L-aħħar ġurnata għall-applikazzjonijiet: 7 ta’ Lulju 2026 f’nofsinhar

Aktar informazzjoni u applikazzjonijiet minn hawn:
https://artscouncilmalta.gov.mt/en/funding-and-grants/the-presidents-fund-for-creativity-3/

🎨 Open Call: Re:Create Europe Residency “Rhythms of Continuity” in Romania 🇷🇴 — a unique opportunity for artists working in contexts where artistic freedom is under pressure. Apply by 15 June 2026.