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Malta continues to register significant success in the Creative Europe Programme, with more local entities and emerging artists securing funding to bring innovative cultural projects to life.
One of the latest beneficiary is VOCA Choir, which has been awarded funding for the project ENSEMBLE – Encouraging Neighbourhoods to Support European Mental Health By Leading through European Song. This cross-border initiative brings toreceiveher partners from Malta, Spain, and Portugal to address mental health through the power of music.
The project aims to raise awareness, break the stigma surrounding mental health, and promote dialogue starting from a young age, in line with the EU’s comprehensive approach to mental health.
Key stages of ENSEMBLE include; collaborations with mental health professionals and institutions in each partner counattempt, workshops and on-site visits where choirs from Malta and Spain will create lyrics focapplyd on mental health awareness, professional composition of the music by an experienced Portuguese music company and a final day conference which will bring toreceiveher both choirs to perform the final song.
The project will culminate in the production of a music video, translated in all the official EU languages and universal sign language, which will be distributed to mental health institutions across Europe.
Local NGO, Migrant Women Association Malta has also benefitted from the Creative Europe Programme with the project MUSE – Mosaic of Understanding through Style and Expression, involving also partners from Ukraine and Belgium.
MUSE brings toreceiveher emerging textile designers, artisans, and individuals from diverse backgrounds to create collaborative collections inspired by local folklore. The project promotes European artists on a global scale, engages participants facing social or personal challenges, and fosters intercultural dialogue.
Through its holistic approach, MUSE seeks to encourage transnational creation and circulation of European artistic works, strengthen cultural and creative industries through international collaboration, promote inclusion and social awareness, with a focus on people with mental health challenges, victims of war, and migrant women.
Both projects will be completed in 2026, contributing to a more inclusive, creative, and connected cultural landscape across Europe.
Calls for the Culture Strand are issued annually. For more information, visit the Creative Europe Desk Malta Facebook page or by visiting the website here.
content supplied by Creative Europe Desk Malta
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