Deadline: 11-May-21
Applications are now open for Spazju Kreattiv, inviting creatives from all fields to apply for an immersive and community-based artist-in-residence programme for 2022.
These residencies are based in the context of their strategic vision and growing cultural creative scene in Malta.
The programme is developed in-line with Spazju Kreattiv’s remit of being a catalyst of contemporary expression, legacy of the Valletta 2018 European Capital of Culture and Arts Council Malta’s strategy.
In such a framework, the programme aims to enrich cultural diversity within the national creative scene by encouraging encounters and exchanges between international and Maltese artists, the creative collaborators and communities as well as the physical and virtual environments. It will provide the time for research and development as well as opportunities to engage with communities in the presentation of work.
Duration may vary from three (3) to four (4) weeks for residency projects taking place between January – December 2022.
Spazju Kreattiv Programme Strategic Vision
In constructing Spazju Kreattiv’s programme, there needs to be a clear vision. All prospective creatives should bear these 3 principles in mind when applying to be part of the programme:
- Artistic Excellence,
- Community Outreach, and
- Internationalisation.
Artists’ Residency Programme Priorities
Applications will be considered in relation to the overarching strategic vision of Spazju Kreattiv centred around Artistic Excellence, Community Outreach and Internationalisation, however priority will be given to those applicants who seek to:
- collaborate directly and actively with local communities and cultures;
- Willing to interact/network productively with Maltese creatives and/or organisations;
- Work within a context that relates directly to the listed programme/s of Spazju Kreattiv;
- Present creative forms that are currently emerging or underrepresented in Malta and Gozo.
Programme Strands
Those interested can apply for the following Artists’ Residency Programme strands:
- Spazju Kreattiv Artists’ Residency in Malta in collaboration with the Valletta Design Cluster
- Residency Duration: 3 – 4 weeks
- Residency Location: Valletta, Malta
- Number of Residencies: 3 (minimum)
- Spazju Kreattiv in collaboration with the Valletta Design Cluster, is seeking proposals for residencies at a community space for cultural and creative practice situated in the renovated Old Abattoir building (Il-Biccerija) in Valletta. The residencies, which are based in Valletta, are mainly targeted towards artists and creatives from the Global South/Euromed/MENA Countries. Preference will be given to applications dealing with social, demographic and cultural changes in urban heritage zones undergoing rapid urban transformation.
- These residencies will seek to provide selected artists-in-residence opportunities to collaborate with specific local communities having a shared interest in long-standing traditions, social trends and contemporary creative practices, including engagement with material culture (‘making’), urban space, and placemaking practices. Artists/creatives will have the opportunity to use the Valletta Design Cluster facilities, including digital fabrication equipment at its makerspace, co-working facilities, meeting / workshop rooms, foodspace, and public areas including its roof garden.
- Spazju Kreattiv Artists’ Residency in Gozo
- Residency Duration: 3 – 4 weeks
- Residency Location: Gozo
- Number of Residencies: 2
- Those residency projects situated in Gozo, rural sister island of Malta, are to be developed within a close-knit community, and are meant to maximise cultural immersion within the island and its communities. Selected projects should take in due account the island’s traditions and social fora, and in the process explore opportunities for cultural and creative discoveries.
Conditions
Spazju Kreattiv will provide those selected with:
- Accommodation (exact location to be determined at a later stage);
- Airport transfers;
- Daily subsistence;
- Project allowance;
- Professional assistance in the coordination and development of the initiative.
Note- Flight expenses are the responsibility of the selected applicants and need to be booked following consultation with Spazju Kreattiv.
For more information, visit https://www.kreattivita.org/en/artists-residency-2022-call/