Groundwork for European collaboration...

Sub Heading Moving the conversation forward in the Maltese Islands In line with the European calls for awareness about the critical role ofculture and the arts in improving health and well-being at both theindividual and collective level (CultureForHealth), ARC was engaged by ArtsCouncil Malta to organise a one-day forum focused on the connectionsbetween artistic expression......

Sub Heading Supporting the development of the European creativeworkforce ARC Research & Consultancy endorsed the Creative Pact for SkillsManifesto, thus recognising the importance of thriving talents and skilledworkers in the European Cultural and Creative Industries ecosystem and allits sectors. The large-scale partnership is designed to promote and facilitatethe re- and upskilling of the European creative......

Sub Heading Facilitating intercultural creation and exchange forMediterranean emerging artists As the Malta partner for Medinea [MEDiterranean Incubator of EmergingArtists], ARC facilitated two intercultural music creation residencies led byjazzman Fabrizio Cassol in Valletta (2020) and Gozo (2022). Designed toimpart a unique artistic experience ofinnovation and creation that stemsthrough the diversity of musical aesthetics and Mediterranean......

Sub Heading Advocating for structured dialogue platformsbetween festivals and politics As the Malta Hub for the European Festivals Association, ARC hassuccessfully facilitated the process towards the Region of Gozo and theCity of Birgu’s signing of the EFFE Sealfor Cities and Regions. The Seal is arecognition and an invitation to cities and regions that wish to......

Supporting emerging artists' international career development through festivals...

Sub Heading Services for organisational strategy development The Malta Trust Foundation commissioned ARC to develop a strategicmanagerial plan for Villabianca, a centre dedicated to music and the artswith a focus on children and young individuals with disabilities. Thestrategic approach involved the creation of an organisational plan andsupporting resources, which was achieved by synthesising existingorganisational strategies......

Sub Heading Developing European cooperation through networkparticipation and contributions Pearle * Live Performance Europe is an international non-profitorganisation representing the interests of employers associations in the liveperformance sector at the European level. The Malta PhilharmonicOrchestra appointed ARC Managing Director Davinia Galea as interlocutorfor Pearle*, representing the MPO in meetings and coordinating collectionof country data. Read......

Sub Heading Supporting innovative methods for cross-borderdistribution of the performing arts As part of Perform Europe’s aim to pilot a new EU support scheme for thecross-border distribution of performing arts works (both physical touringand digital distribution) currently existing in the 41 countries covered by theCreative Europe programme, ARC engaged in mapping and assessing thesesupport schemes......

Sub Heading Supporting resilience of the performing arts industry This research project was based on a study of the online performanceMill-Kċina ta’ Connor – presented on Zoom in May 2020 as a direct reactionto the COVID crisis. As a result, ARC produced a documentary, an onlinetoolkit and an analytic report about the realities of producing......

Sub Heading This six-week series of conversations was developed as a result of ARC’simpact assessment of COVID-19 on the CCS, and formed part of ArtsCouncil Malta’s ACMlab series. The sessions enabled creative practitionersto deal with the challenges brought on by COVID-19, and presentedopportunities to evaluate and discuss how the sectors operate on a longterm basis.......

Sub Heading Facilitating intercultural dialogue within theMediterranean region In the context of European Capital of Culture Valletta 2018 and as part of amulti-layered collaboration with the EuroMed network Medinea(Mediterranean Incubator of Emerging Artists), ARC hosted interculturalresidencies and workshops, performances and research encounters aroundthe theme of the Mediterranean. The project was developed incollaboration with Medinea, Festival......