Culture Venture named Best Cultural Research & Policy Advisory Firm 2025

Culture Venture has been awarded Best Cultural Research & Policy Advisory Firm 2025 – Malta at the Creative and Visual Arts Awards 2025, organised by UK based LUXlife Magazine.

The award recognises Culture Venture’s contribution to cultural research, policy development, and strategic advisory work at national and international level, supporting artists, institutions, public bodies, and cultural ecosystems through evidence-based analysis, sector insight, and long-term cultural strategy.

Now in their second year, the Creative and Visual Arts Awards celebrate global excellence across a broad spectrum of creative disciplines highlighting organisations that shape the cultural sector’s impact on society.

Speaking on the awards, LUXlife’s Awards Coordinator Kaven Cooper noted, “all of our winners are continuing to redefine the creative industries in their own ways, and we can only imagine what the future has in store for them.”

Culture Venture’s work spans cultural policy evaluation, strategic planning, impact research, and capacity-building, with recent projects addressing themes such as cultural rights, fair pay, artistic mobility, sustainability, and the evolving role of culture in social and economic development. The firm works closely with local authorities, ministries, EU institutions, cultural organisations, and creative practitioners across Malta and Europe.

Commenting on the recognition, Toni Attard founder and director of Culture Venture said, “this award affirms the importance of rigorous cultural research and policy work in shaping resilient, fair, and forward-looking cultural ecosystems. We see it as recognition not only of our team, but of the artists, researchers, institutions and partners who collaborate with us.”

The Creative and Visual Arts Awards 2025 spotlight organisations and individuals whose work demonstrates excellence, innovation, and a clear commitment to strengthening the cultural and creative sectors on a global scale.

The full list of award winners and the official winners supplement can be viewed via LUXlife Magazine.