
Id-9 edizzjoni tal-MCAST ICA Festival tiċċelebra l-kisbiet kreattivi ta’ studenti b’talent minn ħdax-il kors tal-Baċellerat tal-Arti (Unuri) fl-Istitut tal-MCAST għall-Arti Kreattiva fil-Mosta. L-oqsma koperti jinkludu l-Produzzjoni tal-Media Kreattiva, il-Moda, il-Fine Art, l-Arti tal-Logħob, id-Disinn Grafiku, il-Media Diġitali Interattiva, il-Ġurnaliżmu, l-Arti tal-Ispettaklu, il-Fotografija, u d-Disinn tal-Prodott u d-Disinn Spazjali.
Il-festival joffri pjattaforma siewja għal dawn l-istudenti biex juru x-xogħol u t-talenti individwali tagħhom, b’mod partikolari dawk marbuta direttament mal-proġetti tat-teżijiet rispettivi tagħhom. Huwa jipprovdi espożizzjoni fost il-partijiet interessati fl-industriji kreattivi kif ukoll fost il-komunitajiet lokali tal-arti u d-disinn. Din hija wkoll opportunità għall-kandidati prospettivi biex jiddeterminaw l-oqsma ta’ studju li jixtiequ jsegwu kif ukoll għall-impjegaturi biex jidentifikaw rekluti potenzjali skont is-settur. L-edizzjoni ta’ din is-sena sservi wkoll bħala pjattaforma għal diskussjoni dwar l-IA u l-prattika kreattiva fl-arti kreattiva.
*L-attivitajiet kollha huma mingħajr ħlas, iżda trid tibbukkja
Baċellerat fl-Arti (bl-Unuri) fil-Fotografija – Workshop tal-istampar taċ-ċjanotipi
Data u ħinijiet: Il-Ġimgħa 4 ta’ Lulju, 5pm – 7pm
Tul: sagħtejn
Post: Spazju Ċ, Spazju Kreattiv
Ingħaqad magħna għal workshop hands-on li jesplora l-arti tal-istampar cyanotype, teknika fotografika storika magħrufa għax-xbihat distinti blu u bojod. Maħsuba għall-parteċipanti minn 14-il sena ’l fuq, din is-sessjoni hija ideali għal dawk li qatt ma esperjenzaw dan il-proċess u għal kull min għandu interess fl-esperimentazzjoni kreattiva.
Se titgħallem l-elementi bażiċi tas-cyanotype, l-istorja tiegħu fil-qosor u kif toħloq stampi bl-użu tad-dawl tax-xemx u oġġetti ċatti bħal weraq, drapp jew bizzilla. Il-materjali kollha se jiġu pprovduti, għalkemm nistednuk iġġib l-oġġetti tiegħek stess biex tippersonalizza x-xogħol tiegħek. Il-parteċipanti se jieħdu lura magħhom l-istampi uniċi tagħhom u l-għarfien biex ikomplu jesperimentaw id-dar.
Baċellerat fl-Arti (Unuri) fl-Arti Performattiva – Prestazzjonijiet
Dati u ħin:
Il-Ġimgħa 4 ta’ Lulju, 8pm
Is-Sibt 5 ta’ Lulju, 8pm
Tul: siegħa
Post: Teatru ta’ Spazju Kreattiv
“In Practice” hija serje ta’ spettakli qosra li għandhom x’jaqsmu ma’ proġetti ta’ prattika bħala riċerka mill-istudenti tal-Arti Performattiva tat-tielet sena fl-MCAST, li bħalissa qed jagħmlu Baċellerat fl-Arti Performattiva. Dawn l-ispettakli jkopru firxa ta’ dixxiplini fl-oqsma tat-teatru, iż-żfin u l-mużika.
Prestazzjonijiet minn:
Alexia Marie Bugeja Gauci
Luqa Chappell
Malcolm Caruana Dingli
Mariaconcetta Calafiore
Mario Mirkovikj
Tim Kreattiv :
Luke Chappell – Maniġer tal-Marketing
Jessica Borg – Maniġer tal-Palk
Malcolm Caruana Dingli – Operatur tal-Ħoss
Mario Mirkovikj – Tekniku tad-Dawl u Operatur
Alexia Marie Bugeja Gauci – Preżentatur
Mariaconcetta Calafiore – Maniġer tar-Riżorsi
L-avveniment qed jiġi ffilmjat u fotografat.
Baċellerat tal-Arti (Unuri) fil-Produzzjoni tal-Midja Kreattiva – Vetrina
Data u ħinijiet: Is-Sibt 5 ta’ Lulju, 3pm – 5pm
Tul: 54mins
Post: Ċinema ta’ Spazju Kreattiv
Se ssir wirja magħżula ta’ xogħlijiet mill-istudenti tal-aħħar sena tal-Baċellerat tal-Arti fil-Produzzjoni tal-Media Kreattiva fiċ-Ċinema ta’ Spazju Kreattiv.
Sessjoni ta’ Gwida għall-Karriera
Data u ħinijiet : L-Erbgħa 9 ta’ Lulju, 9am – 1.30pm
Tul: 4.5 sigħat
Post: Spazju A, Spazju Kreattiv
Din is-sessjoni hija mmirata biex tappoġġja lill-istudenti prospettivi tal-arti kreattiva jagħmlu għażliet infurmati dwar il-vjaġġ edukattiv tagħhom wara s-sekondarja. Fil-kuntest tal-Festival tal-ICA tal-MCAST, li juri x-xogħol tal-programmi differenti tal-Istitut għall-Arti Kreattiva, din il-gwida għall-karriera hija mfassla biex tappoġġja b’mod effettiv l-għażliet tal-kandidati waqt il-proċess tal-applikazzjonijiet għall-korsijiet tal-MCAST.
Taħditiet tal-Festival MCAST ICA
Data u ħinijiet : L-Erbgħa 9 ta’ Lulju, 9:30am – 11:30am
Tul: sagħtejn
Post : Studio B, Spazju Kreattiv
Serje ta’ taħditiet qosra minn studenti emerġenti magħżula, li jħarsu lejn l-esperjenzi tagħhom fl-Istitut għall-Arti Kreattiva tal-MCAST. Lesti ruħek għal esperjenza divertenti, serja jew informattiva, iżda fuq kollox esperjenza eklettika direttament mill-istudenti!
Baċellerat tal-Arti (Unuri) fl-Arti – Arti Viżiva Avveniment tal-Arti Soċjali għall-Adulti
Data u ħinijiet: Is-Sibt 26 ta’ Lulju, 5pm – 7pm
Tul: sagħtejn
Post: Spazju Ċ, Spazju Kreattiv
Dan l-avveniment parteċipattiv jistieden sa 20 adult biex jipparteċipaw b’mod kreattiv mal-wirja. Waqt li jkunu mmexxi mill-istudenti li qed jesibixxu, il-parteċipanti se jibdew bi żjara ggwidata fejn grupp żgħir ta’ studenti jispjegaw it-teknika u l-materjali użati fix-xogħlijiet tagħhom. Wara ż-żjara, il-parteċipanti jieħdu sehem f’sessjoni prattika, li twieġeb għax-xogħlijiet esibiti permezz ta’ materjali differenti u proċessi kreattivi ggwidati. Is-sessjoni għandha l-għan li tħeġġeġ djalogu, esperimentazzjoni, u taqsam l-esperjenza artistika. Fl-aħħar tas-sessjoni, il-parteċipanti jpoġġu x-xogħlijiet individwali tagħhom mal-art, ħdejn xulxin, biex jiffurmaw xogħol artistiku kollettiv. Wara jkun hemm diskussjoni miftuħa biex jirriflettu fuq l-esperjenza.
Dawk li huma interessati li jipparteċipaw huma mitluba jirreġistraw billi jibagħtu email lil [email protected]
Ir-reġistrazzjonijiet jagħlqu fil-25 ta’ Lulju 2025 fis-2pm
Seminarju dwar il-Prattika tal-Arti Kreattiva u l-IA
Data u ħinijiet: It-Tlieta 2 ta’ Settembru, 9.30am – 1:30pm
Tul: 4.5 sigħat
Post: Studio B, Spazju Kreattiv
Seminar maħsub biex jippromwovi għarfien dwar l-użu tal-intelliġenza artifiċjali fil-prattika tal-arti kreattiva. Dan l-avveniment se jinkludi diskors prinċipali flimkien ma’ riċerka dwar is-suġġett imfassla mill-Istitut għall-Arti Kreattiva tal-MCAST. Minbarra l-promozzjoni dwar is-suġġett, is-seminar għandu l-għan li jipprovdi wkoll pjattaforma għal diskussjoni għal dawk kollha li għandhom interess f’dan il-qasam, inklużi prattikanti kreattivi, riċerkaturi, edukaturi u studenti tal-arti kreattiva.
Kollaboratur:
MCAST Institute of Creative Arts

Appoġġjat minn:

The 9th edition of the MCAST ICA Festival celebrates the creative achievements of talented students from eleven Bachelor of Arts (Honours) courses at the MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts in Mosta. The areas covered include Creative Media Production, Fashion, Fine Art, Game Art, Graphic Design, Interactive Digital Media, Journalism, Performing Arts, Photography, and Product and Spatial Design.
The festival offers a valuable platform for these students to exhibit their hard work and individual talents, particularly those directly linked to their respective dissertation projects. It provides exposure among stakeholders in the creative industries as well as the local arts and design communities. It is also an opportunity for prospective candidates to determine the areas of study they wish to pursue and for employers to identify potential recruits according to sector. This year’s edition also serves as a platform to discuss AI and creative practice in the creative arts.
Programme of events:
*All events are free of charge subject to bookings
Bachelor of Art (Honours) in Photography – Cyanotype printing workshop
Date and times: Friday 4th July, 5pm – 7pm
Duration: 2 hours
Venue: Space C, Spazju Kreattiv
Join us for a hands-on workshop exploring the art of cyanotype printing, a historic photographic technique known for its distinctive blue and white images. Designed for participants aged 14 and over, this session is ideal for those new to the process and anyone interested in creative experimentation.
You will learn the basics of cyanotype, its history in brief and how to create prints using sunlight and every day flat objects such as leaves, fabric or lace. All materials will be provided, though you are welcome to bring your own items to personalise your work. Participants will leave with their unique prints and the knowledge to continue experimenting at home.
Bachelor of Art (Honours) in Performing Arts – Performances
Dates and time:
Friday 4th July, 8pm
Saturday 5th July, 8pm
Duration: 1 hour
Venue: Spazju Kreattiv Theatre
‘In Practice’ is a series of short performances which relate to practice-as-research projects carried out by the third-year Performing Arts students at MCAST, who are currently reading for a Bachelor’s Degree in the Performing Arts. These performances cover a range of disciplines that fall within the areas of theatre, dance and music.
Performances by:
Alexia Marie Bugeja Gauci
Luke Chappell
Malcolm Caruana Dingli
Mariaconcetta Calafiore
Mario Mirkovikj
Creative Team:
Luke Chappell – Marketing Manager
Jessica Borg – Stage Manager
Malcolm Caruana Dingli – Sound Operator
Mario Mirkovikj – Light Technician & Operator
Alexia Marie Bugeja Gauci – Presenter
Mariaconcetta Calafiore – Resources Manager
The event is being filmed and photographed.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Media Production – Showcase
Date and times: Saturday 5th July, 3pm – 5pm
Duration: 54 mins
Venue: Spazju Kreattiv Cinema
A curated screening of works by the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Media Production final-year students will be held at the Spazju Kreattiv Cinema.
Career Guidance Session
Date and times: Wednesday 9th July, 9am – 1.30pm
Duration: 4.5 hours
Venue: Space A, Spazju Kreattiv
This session is aimed at supporting prospective students in the creative arts to make informed choices about their post-secondary education journey. Framed within the context of the MCAST ICA Festival, that illustrates outputs of the various degree programmes of MCAST’s Institute for the Creative Arts, such career guidance is designed to effectively support candidate choices during the MCAST admissions process.
MCAST ICA Festival Talk Talks
Date and times: Wednesday 9th July, 9:30am – 11:30am
Duration: 2 hours
Venue: Studio B, Spazju Kreattiv
A series of light talks by select emerging students, highlighting their experiences and selves at the MCAST Institute for the Creative Arts. Be ready for a fun, serious or informative but surely eclectic experience directly from the students!
Bachelor of Art (Honours) in Fine Art – Visual Arts Social Art Event for Adults
Date and times: Saturday 26th July, 5pm – 7pm
Duration: 2 hours
Venue: Space C, Spazju Kreattiv
This participatory event invites up to 20 adults to engage creatively with the exhibition. Led by the exhibiting students, participants will begin with a guided walkthrough where a small group of students will briefly explain the techniques and materials used in their artworks. Following the tour, participants will take part in a hands-on session, responding to the exhibited works through various materials and guided creative processes. The session aims to foster dialogue, experimentation, and a shared artistic experience. At the end of the session, participants will place their individual creations on the floor, side-by-side, to form a collective artwork. This will be followed by an open discussion to reflect on the experience.
Those who are interested in participating are kindly asked to register by emailing [email protected]
Registrations close on 25 July 2025 at 2pm
AI and Creative Arts Practice Seminar
Date and times: Tuesday 2nd September, 9.30am – 1:30pm
Duration: 4.5 hours
Venue: Studio B, Spazju Kreattiv
A seminar designed to promote awareness on the use of artificial intelligence in creative arts practice, this event will feature a keynote speech together with research on the subject conducted by MCAST’s Institute for the Creative Arts. Apart from promoting awareness, the seminar also aims to provide a platform for discussion to stakeholders in the field including creative practitioners, researchers, educators and learners in the creative arts.
Collaborator:
MCAST Institute of Creative Arts

Supported by:

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