Best work for young audiences

 

This award gives recognition to an artistic project of excellence specifically created for young audiences. The award is aimed at productions which engage creative professionals producing artistic works of excellence which inspires and engages children and young people aged 0 to 16.

 

Best project in the community

 

This award is designed to encourage, honour and promote excellence in artistic projects with communities. The award focusses particularly on outstanding arts-driven social engagement, social and cultural exchange, inclusivity and participatory creative process.

 

Best artistic programme or season

 

This award recognises the most outstanding artistic programme presented during the year in terms of the quality of the work proposed, its impact on the arts sector, nationally, and its overall critical acclaim. 

 

Production of the year

 

This award recognises the most outstanding artistic production presented during the year in terms of the quality of the work, its impact on the arts sector both nationally and, if relevant, internationally as well as the overall critical acclaim. 

 

Best creative enterprise 

 

This award seeks to recognise the creative enterprise that achieved outstanding performance in a number of areas such as sustainability, economic growth, job creation, collaboration with enterprises in other sectors, access to new national and international markets, diversification of its creative output and development of an innovative creative product or service.

 

Best international achievement

 

This award celebrates outstanding work by Maltese or Malta based artists that has demonstrated an extraordinary effort in pushing boundaries and in building international bridges. This award seeks to acknowledge artist/s who, regardless of the various obstacles, managed to break through the international sphere and achieved international success during this past year.

 

Young artist of the year

 

The young artist of the year award acknowledges the most outstanding young practitioner whose artistic formation, achievement and commitment have distinguished them during the year.

 

Artist of the year

 

This award recognises the most outstanding artist based on the quality of the work in terms of presentation and execution, impact on the arts sector and overall critical acclaim.  The award acknowledges the artist, who through his/her work, has pushed artistic boundaries and contributed to the advancement of the arts in the Maltese islands across any art form in the past year.

 

Audience’s choice award

 

This award will recognise the most outstanding artistic production of the year based on the audience’s opinion and experience. The public is invited to nominate who they deem is the most deserving production in terms of quality, impact and positive experience.

 

Innovation award

 

This award recognises the most innovative artistic project of the year based on the methodology of research, implementation, display and representation. The award acknowledges projects who through the use of innovative concepts and practice have pushed artistic boundaries and contributed to the advancement of the arts.

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Lifetime Achievement Award

 

This award will recognise an individual, who, during his / her career was a significant creative contribution to Maltese cultural and creative sector.

 

Honour for Ambassador of the Arts

 

This honour promotes individuals who protect and fight for the cultural sector in our country.  

 

Honour for Cultural Promoters

 

This honour recognises groups or individuals, groups or organisations that have made a positive impact on the Maltese creative sector and / or international calls through their work at various levels, including production, funds and brokerage of occupational contacts.

 

Honour for Artistic Legacy

 

This honour rewards those who work and struggle in order to promote our country’s artistic heritage.