The Maker in Residence is a residency programme for Designers and Makers at the Valletta Design Cluster, a community hub for cultural and creative practice in Malta. The residency offers designers time and space away from their usual routine to reflect, research, and consider new ways of developing their practice or product. Share your results with like-minded individuals, professionals, and the public through a final event, talk, workshop, and exhibition at the end of the residency. We welcome makers who are developing sustainable products, processes and materials such as those that reduce waste, conserve energy or use recycled material, and/or makers who are using their skills and creativity to reimagine existing products, services or systems. This includes makers who are developing new ways to produce or consume goods or creating new models for community problem-solving. Makers who are developing products and services that address social challenges such as urban greening, accessibility and promoting community engagement in making are also encouraged to join the programme. [Photo: Central Courtyard of the Valletta Design Cluster]
Spazju Kreattiv invites creatives from all fields for an immersive and community-based artist-in-residence programme with a duration of between two to four weeks. These residencies are based in the context of a growing cultural creative scene in Malta in line with Spazju Kreattiv’s aim of being a catalyst for contemporary art in Malta and allowing for international collaboration. Our residency programme aims to enrich cultural diversity within Malta’s creative scene by encouraging encounters and exchanges between international and Maltese artists, the creative collaborators and communities as well as physical and virtual environments. The residency framework provides the time for research and development as well as opportunities for creatives to engage with communities in the presentation of work. [Photo: official website]
The residency program aims to introduce artists and creative practitioners to Gozo as an inspiring creative environment set amidst a Mediterranean setting with plenty of opportunities for exploration and discovery. Since its inception in 2001, the programme offers a stimulating experience of intercultural exchange among residents, self-directed professional development and opportunities for collaborative projects. The residency is offered on an ongoing basis, wherein an artist can choose to spend between a minimum of two weeks to a maximum duration of three months. Participants are encouraged to reflect and exchange ideas with the local community, present a talk on their work, participate in an open studio event. Residents can also benefit from exploring the Maltese Islands’ eclectic offering – from Gozo’s rural charm and quieter surroundings, to Malta’s hustle and bustle.
Res Artis: Worldwide Network of Arts Residencies is a 30 year old network of arts residency, and the network comprises more than 650+ vetted Members in over 80 countries.
organized by DuchCulture and it aims to combine and share knowledge and experience on artist-in-residence programmes and other international opportunities for creative professionals to temporarily stay and work elsewhere.
