The Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs (MRRA) and the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts (MCCA) recognise the importance of commissioning art for the public realm as an important stimulus, not only for artists, but more significantly, for the community at large.
This programme of commissions will aim to:
- Establish a distinct and vibrant, visually rich environment for public
places by creating new spaces and regenerating old ones - Create a visual and aesthetic legacy
- Foster and promote contemporary artistic heritage by increasing
awareness of innovative artistic work - Stimulate the growth of a culturally informed public
- Make the arts more widely accessible whilst developing new audiences
- Assist innovation and creativity by investing in artists
- Provide platforms for artists to showcase their work
- Encourage civic pride
The Public Art Project aims to give established and emerging artists exciting and challenging opportunities which have an impact on different locations and their public. The commission will draw on the talent of artists to create innovative contemporary public art projects for Malta.
Public Art Project will commission, following open submission, new works of a permanent and site specific nature.