ADVISORY, PRODUCTION & TRAINING
FOR THE CULTURAL & CREATIVE SECTORS
Featured Project
Creative Business Cup in Malta
Culture Venture is proud to announce a partnership with Creative Business Network to organise a national competition for Malta’s creative entrepreneurs to join a global community celebrating startups and championing the creative industries.
The Creative Business Cup is a global competition bringing together 80 national winners. Regarded as the Olympics of creative startups, the competition is a unique event for innovative disruptors aiming to change the world and impact the global economy. Startups utilising creative skills in the production of a creative industry product or service or creative startups collaborating with other industries are eligible to apply.
These include businesses in:
Advertising, architecture, craft & artisan, design, experiences technologies, fashion, film, video, photography, gastronomy, leisure activities, music, performing arts, publishing, radio and television, software, computer games and electronics, publishing, 3D printing making and toys and games.
WHAT WE DO
Together with our international partners we work with you to support the creative and strategic growth of your organisation, city, region or country. With a client portfolio ranging from international cultural agencies and Ministries of Culture to small arts organisations and individual artists, we provide bespoke consultancy services that help shape your vision into deliverable actions for the cultural and creative sectors. Current advisory work includes the development of regional cultural strategies and the drafting of a new national cultural policy for Malta.
Culture Venture produces artistic projects in the performing and visual arts. Consider us your one-stop-shop to make your artistic project a successful venture. The production portfolio includes Diablo y Angel, a concert celebrating the work of Astor Piazzolla, Unforgettable by Tenor Nico Darmanin, Verbi: Mill-Bieb 'il Ġewwa, a promenade performance art event by Barumbara Collective and Parallel Existences, a photography exhibition by Alex Attard.
We support young and young-at-heart cultural managers in their continuous professional development through short courses and leadership seminars. Culture Venture is currently leading the first specialised cultural production training for Malta's public sector.
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