Spazju Kreattiv huwa spazju biex l-ideat jiffjorixxu. Għalhekk, jekk qed tfittex post kreattiv biex l-ideat tiegħek jieħdu l-ħajja, inħeġġuk tissottometti l-proposti tiegħek għal kwalunkwe proġett artistiku biex tifforma parti mill-programm tagħna tal-istaġun ta’ Spazju Kreattiv.
Il-proposti jridu jkunu permezz tal-formola tal-applikazzjoni online tagħna. Wara li tissottometti il-proġett tiegħek, dan jiġi evalwat mit-tim tal-programmi tagħna. Inti tkun infurmat dwar id-deċiżjoni tat-tim abbażi tal-iskedi ta’ żmien deskritti fil-kalendarju tas-Sejħa għall-Proposti tagħna.
Għaliex għandek tieħu sehem fil-programm tagħna? Bħala ċ-Ċentru Nazzjonali għall-Kreattività ta’ Malta, Spazju Kreattiv jipprovdi varjetà ta’ forom kreattivi, li kollha għandhom l-għan li jippromwovu t-tliet pilastri strateġiċi tagħna: l-eċċellenza artistika, l-involviment tal-komunità u l-internazzjonalizzazzjoni. Il-proġetti magħżula mhux biss jiffurmaw parti minn wieħed mill-programmi kreattivi ewlenin tal-pajjiż, iżda se jkunu megħjuna wkoll mit-tim ta’ professjonisti tagħna biex jiżguraw li jiġi żgurat li jintlaħqu l-għanijiet stabbiliti.
Il-maġġoranza l-kbira tal-proġetti magħżula huma ospitati fil-bini ewlieni tagħna fil-Kavallier ta’ San Ġakbu fil-Belt Valletta. Iżda hemm ukoll każijiet fejn inizjattivi ta’ programm isiru fi spazji oħra f’Malta u Għawdex għal aktar involviment u viżibbiltà. Għal aktar informazzjoni dwar l-ispazji tagħna fil-Kavallier ta’ San Ġakbu, agħti ħarsa lejn dan il-link.
Jekk għandek bżonn l-għajnuna dwar kif għandek tapplika, nistednuk tikkuntattjana permezz tal-webform tagħna jew tgħaddi sa Spazju Kreattiv għas-sessjonijiet informattivi regolari ta’ IKKREA, fejn tista’ tiltaqa’ mal-eżekuttivi tal-programm tagħna biex jiggwidawk fil-proċess ta’ applikazzjoni. IKKREA hija wkoll opportunità tajba biex titgħallem aktar dwar dak li Spazju Kreattiv jista’ joffrilek bħala kreattiv, kif ukoll jippermettilek tiddiskuti kif l-ideat tiegħek jistgħu jiġu żviluppati mar-rappreżentant tal-programm ta’ Spazju Kreattiv.
Wara li taqra l-informazzjoni f’din il-paġna, issottometti l-proposta tiegħek permezz ta’ din il-Formola ta’ Applikazzjoni u nikkuntattjawk bla dewmien!
Sejħa Prinċipali 2026-2027
Ftuħ – Il-Ġimgħa 24 ta’ Ottubru 2025
Għeluq – L-Erbgħa 18 ta’ Frar 2026
Deċiżjonijiet sal-Ġimgħa, 13 ta’ Marzu 2026
Sejħa Tard 2026-2027
Ftuħ – Il-Ġimgħa 20 ta’ Frar 2026
Għeluq – L-Erbgħa 3 ta’ Lulju 2026
Deċiżjonijiet sal-Ġimgħa, 26 ta’ Lulju 2026
Sejħa Bikrija 2027-2028
Ftuħ – Il-Ġimgħa 5 ta’ Lulju 2026
Għeluq – L-Erbgħa 21 ta’ Ottubru 2026
Deċiżjonijiet sal-Ġimgħa, 13 ta’ Novembru 2026
Jista’ l-applikazzjoni tiegħi għas-Sejħa għall-Proposti tiġi kkunsidrata wkoll għal kwalunkwe programm ta’ Residenza għall-Artisti?
Le, is-sejħiet għar-Residenza għall-Artisti jinħarġu separatament. Aktar informazzjoni tinsab fis-sezzjoni tar-Residenza għall-Artisti tal-websajt ta’ Spazju Kreattiv.
Ikun nista’ nikseb stima tal-ispejjeż li jkun jirrikjedi l-proġett tiegħi fi Spazju Kreattiv?
Nistgħu nipprovdulek stima indikattiva tal-proposta tal-proġett tiegħek malli tgħaddilna t-tqassim dettaljat tal-ispejjeż tiegħek. Trid tinħareġ stima finali tal-ispejjeż qabel il-ftehim formali li jsir miż-żewġ partijiet meta x-xogħol propost ikun ġie pprogrammat għad-dati miftiehma.
Il-proposta tal-proġett tiegħi trid taqbel mal-kliem ewlieni kollu elenkat fil-Kriterji tal-Għażla?
Il-proposta jeħtieġ li jkollha kunċett kreattiv iffukat li jirrelata direttament ma’ mill-inqas tnejn mill-punti tal-viżjoni strateġika prinċipali: eċċellenza artistika, involviment tal-komunità, u internazzjonalizzazzjoni.
Nista’ nerġa’ napplika għas-sejħa għal proposti li jkun imiss jekk il-proġett tiegħi ma jintgħażilx għas-sejħa għall-proposti attwali?
Iva, jekk il-proġett tiegħek ma jintgħażilx f’sensiela waħda ta’ deċiżjonijiet inti tista’ tapplika għas-sejħa għal proposti li jmiss, sakemm tqis kwalunkwe informazzjoni uffiċjali mogħtija lilek wara l-ewwel applikazzjoni.
Spazju Kreattiv jasal biex jikkunsidra jiffinanzja proġett propost?
Spazju Kreattiv mhuwiex primarjament korp ta’ finanzjament. Madankollu, jekk il-proġett jiġi aċċettat u meqjus bħala ta’ kwalità eċċezzjonali mid-Direttur Artistiku tagħna, nistgħu niddiskutu soluzzjonijiet alternattivi ta’ finanzjament mal-applikant.
X’jista’ jipprovdi Spazju Kreattiv?
Il-proġetti magħżula huma pprovduti spazju u tagħmir b’rati ssussidjati ferm. Il-kreattivi jkollhom ukoll opportunità jikkollaboraw direttament ma’ membri tal-persunal professjonali tagħna li jistgħu jipprovdu għarfien espert siewi fl-iżvilupp, il-preżentazzjoni u l-promozzjoni, u l-komunikazzjoni xierqa tal-inizjattiva. Kull proposta tiġi diskussa u tinħarġilha kwotazzjoni kif xieraq ladarba tiġi aċċettata bħala parti mill-programm.
X’kunsiderazzjonijiet operattivi oħra hemm għal proġetti li jużaw il-Kavallier ta’ San Ġakbu bħala spazju?
Hemm żewġ affarijiet ewlenin li għandek tikkunsidra: is-sigħat operattivi, u s-saħħa u s-sigurtà. Il-Kavallier ta’ San Ġakbu jopera kuljum bejn is-7 ta’ filgħodu u l-10.30 ta’ billejl, għalkemm is-sigħat pubbliċi tal-ftuħ ivarjaw (jekk jogħġbok ara l-paġna ewlenija tagħna). Jekk l-applikanti jkunu jeħtieġu aċċess għall-ispazju lil hinn mis-sigħat operattivi, ikun meħtieġ li jiġu koperti tariffi addizzjonali għas-servizz flimkien ma’ spejjeż oħra stabbiliti. Il-proġetti kollha jridu jkunu konformi mar-regolamenti tal-UE dwar is-saħħa u s-sigurtà.
Ladarba tagħlaq din is-sejħa attwali, se jkun hemm sejħa oħra għal proposti?
Normalment jgħaddu biss xi jumejn minn meta tagħlaq sejħa u tiftaħ oħra.
Fil-bini tal-programm ta’ Spazju Kreattiv, jeħtieġ li jkun hemm viżjoni ċara. Fuq il-bażi tat-tliet pilastri tal-Eċċellenza Artistika, l-Involviment tal-Komunità u l-Internazzjonalizzazzjoni, il-kreattivi prospettivi kollha għandhom iżżommu f’rashom dawn it-3 pilastri meta japplikaw biex jagħmlu parti mill-programm tagħna.
Eċċellenza Artistika
Il-kreattivi minn oqsma differenti tal-ħajja huma mħeġġa jipproponu kunċetti li jistinkaw biex jimbuttaw il-konfini artistiċi u jagħtu nifs ġdid lill-kuntesti soċjopolitiċi attwali. Inizjattivi li juru ammont konsiderevoli ta’ riċerka u kisba kreattiva jitqiesu b’mod favorevoli. L-involviment dirett ta’ kreattivi emerġenti li qed ifittxu aktar esperjenza u opportunitajiet ta’ żvilupp professjonali hija wkoll xi ħaġa li għandha tiġi kkunsidrata fit-tħejjija tal-applikazzjoni. Il-proposti mressqa għandu jkollhom kunċett definit b’mod ċar fil-qosor issostanzjat minn portafoll ta’ xogħol u esperjenza fil-passat, pjan dettaljat ta’ azzjoni b’riżultati tanġibbli, u informazzjoni dwar professjonisti u/jew istituzzjonijiet li jissieħbu.
Invovliment tal-Komunità
l-organizzazzjoni tagħna tistinka għal djalogu soċjali u skambju ma’ gruppi komunitarji differenti. F’dan il-kuntest, jeħtieġ li l-proposti ppreżentati juru fehim ċar tal-udjenza/i fil-mira, inklużi modi strateġiċi kif jistgħu jiġu involuti. L-aċċessibbiltà fil-forom kollha tagħha, kemm fiżika kif ukoll intellettwali, hija mħeġġa u meqjusa bħala aspett importanti ta’ kull sforz ta’ suċċess. Il-preżenza diġitali u l-interattività online bħala parti mill-impriżi proposti huma wkoll meqjusa bħala elementi essenzjali sabiex jitqiesu b’mod favorevoli li jiffurmaw parti mill-programm.
Internazzjonalizzazzjoni
Bl-għan kontinwu li jinkisbu riżultati artistiċi, l-applikanti interessati huma mħeġġa jfittxu msieħba internazzjonali fil-produzzjoni ta’ impriżi proposti. Dawn il-laqgħat u assoċjazzjonijiet jeħtieġ li jitqiesu fl-evoluzzjoni u l-iżvilupp kontinwu tal-proġett. Huwa mħeġġeġ l-involviment f’netwerks internazzjonali u f’kollaborazzjonijiet inkroċjati ma’ msieħba strateġiċi bil-għan li jkun hemm aktar żvilupp u jiġu mħeġġa opportunitajiet ta’ vjaġġar prospettiv.
Spazju Kreattiv is a space where ideas can flourish. If you’re a creative looking for a place to bring your ideas to life, we encourage you to submit your proposals for any artistic project to form part of our Spazju Kreattiv season programme.
Proposals must be submitted through our online application form. After submitting your project, it will be evaluated by our programmes team. You will be informed of the team’s decision based on the time frames outlined in our Call for Proposals calendar.
Why take part in our programme? As Malta’s National Centre for Creativity, Spazju Kreattiv caters for a variety of creative forms, all of which meant to champion our three strategic pillars: artistic excellence, community outreach and internationalisation. Selected projects will not only form part of one of the country’s main creative programmes but will also be assisted by our team of professionals to ensure that set objectives are attained.
The vast majority of selected projects are hosted at our main premises at St James Cavalier in Valletta. However, there are also instances wherein programme initiatives are held in other spaces in Malta and Gozo for increased engagement and visibility. For more information about our spaces at St James Cavalier, have a look at this link.
If you need some more guidance on how to apply, feel free to contact us via our webform or come to Spazju Kreattiv for our regular IKKREA information sessions, where you can meet our programme executives to guide you through the application process. IKKREA is also a great opportunity to learn more about what Spazju Kreattiv can offer you as a creative, as well as allow you to discuss how your ideas can be developed with Spazju Kreattiv’s programme representative.
After reading the information on this page, submit your proposal at the link above and we’ll get back to you soon!
Main Call 2026-2027
Opening – Friday 24th October 2025
Closing – Wednesday 18th February 2026
Decisions by Friday, 13th March 2026
Late Call 2026-2027
Opening – Friday 20th February 2026
Closing – Wednesday 3rd July 2026
Decisions by Friday, 26th July 2026
Early Call 2027-2028
Opening – Friday 5th July 2026
Closing – Wednesday 21st October 2026
Decisions by Friday, 13th November 2026
May my Call for Proposal application also be considered for any Artists’ Residency programme?
No, the Artists’ Residency calls are issued separately. Further information may be found on the Artists’ Residency section of the Spazju Kreattiv website.
Will I be able to get a cost estimate for my project requirements at Spazju Kreattiv?
We can provide you with an indicative cost of your project proposal upon receipt of a detailed cost breakdown. A final estimate of costs will be provided ahead of the formal agreement, entered into by both parties when the proposed work has been programmed for the agreed dates.
Does my project proposal need to fit in with all the keywords listed in the Selection Criteria?
The proposal needs to have a focused creative concept that directly relates to at least two of the main strategic vision points: artistic excellence, community outreach and internationalisation.
Am I allowed to apply again in the following call for proposals if my project is not chosen for the current call for proposals?
Yes, if your project is not chosen within one round of decisions you may apply for the next call for proposals, as long as you take into consideration any and all official feedback given to you after the first application.
Would Spazju Kreattiv consider funding the proposed project?
Spazju Kreattiv is not primarily a funding body. However, if the project is accepted and deemed to be of exceptional quality by our Artistic Director, we may discuss alternative funding solutions with the applicant.
What can Spazju Kreattiv provide?
Selected projects are provided with space and equipment at highly subsidised rates. Creatives will also have the opportunity to collaborate directly with our professional staff who can provide valuable expertise in the development, presentation and adequate marketing and communication of the initiative. Each proposal will be discussed and issued a quote accordingly once it is accepted as part of the programme.
What other operational considerations are there for projects using St James Cavalier as a space?
There are two main things to consider: operational hours, and health and safety. St James Cavalier operates daily between 7am and 10.30pm, although public opening hours vary (please see the footer of this webpage). If the applicant requires access to the space beyond operating hours, extra service fees will need to be covered along with other established expenses/costs. All projects must abide by EU health and safety regulations.
Once this current call closes, will there be another call for proposals to apply for?
There is usually a gap of only a couple of days between each call closing and another one opening.
In constructing Spazju Kreattiv’s programme, there needs to be a clear vision. Based on the three pillars of Artistic Excellence, Community Outreach and Internationalisation, all prospective creatives should bear these 3 principles in mind when applying to be part of our programme.
Artistic Excellence
Creatives from different walks of life are encouraged to propose concepts which strive to push artistic boundaries and resonate with current socio-political contexts. Initiatives which show a considerable amount of research and creative accomplishment are viewed favourably. The direct involvement of emerging creatives who are seeking further experience and professional development opportunities is also worth considering in the drafting of the application. Submitted proposals should have a clearly defined concept brief substantiated by a portfolio of past work and experience, a detailed plan of action with deliverables, and information about partnering professionals and/or institutions.
Community Outreach
Our organisation strives for social dialogue and exchange with different community groups. In this context, submitted proposals need to show a clear understanding of the target audience/s including strategic ways how they can be engaged. Accessibility in all its forms, being physical or intellectual, is encouraged and viewed as an important aspect of any successful endeavour. Digital presence and online interactivity as part of the proposed ventures are also seen as essential elements in being favourably considered to form part of the programme.
Internationalisation
In the continued aim of achieving artistic accomplishment, interested applicants are encouraged to seek international partners in the production of proposed ventures. Such encounters and associations need to be viewed in the continued evolution and development of the project. Involvement in international networks and cross-collaborations with strategic partners with the aim of further development and prospective touring opportunities are encouraged.