2018 Cultural Programme
Encounters
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THE ARTIST PROTECTION FUND, NEW YORK, NY Ongoing
Valletta 2018 and the local human rights NGO Kopin (VO/200) are collaborating on this initiative, designed specifically for artists who are struggling to work in conflict zones. Sponsored by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Artist Protection Fund (APF) is a new program at the Institute of International Education, which provides life-saving fellowship grants to threatened artists from any field of artistic endeavour and places them at host universities and arts centres in safe countries. Malta will be hosting one APF Fellow for twelve months—providing the artist with a safe environment in which to live and work—including: accommodation, studio space, local support and networking opportunities with fellow artists and members of Maltese civil society. Created by // Maħluq minn: Institute of International Education for Malta // Institut għall-Edukazzjoni Internazzjonali għal Malta Organised by // Organizzat minn: Kopin (Koperazzjoni Internazzjonali), Valletta 2018 Supported by // Bl-Appoġġ ta’: The Artist Protection Fund, New York, NY // Il-Fond għall-Protezzjoni tal-Artisti, New York, NY In Collaboration with // Bil-Kollaborazzjoni ta’: Diverse partners in the cultural and educational sectors // Diversi msieħba fis-setturi tal-kultura u l-edukazzjoni
IL-FOND GĦALL-PROTEZZJONI TAL-ARTISTI, NEW YORK, NY Kontinwu
Valletta 2018 u l-NGO lokali tad-drittijiet tal-bniedem Kopin (VO/200) qed jikkollaboraw fuq din l-inizjattiva, imfassla speċifikament għal artisti li qed jissieltu biex jaħdmu f’żoni ta’ kunflitt. Sponsorjat mill-Fondazzjoni Andrew W. Mellon, il-Fond għall-Protezzjoni tal-Artisti (APF) huwa programm ġdid fl-Istitut tal-Edukazzjoni Internazzjonali, li jipprovdi boroż ta’ studju essenzjali lil
artisti mhedda li jiġu minn kwalunkwe qasam artistiku u jpoġġihom f’universitajiet u ċentri tal-arti ospitanti f’pajjiżi sikuri. Malta se tkun qed tospita Membru APF wieħed għal tnax-il xahar—dan se jipprovdi lill-artist b’ambjent sikur fejn jgħix u jaħdem—inkluż: akkomodazzjoni, spazju ta’ studio, appoġġ lokali u opportunitajiet ta’ netwerking ma’ artisti oħra u ma’ membri tas-soċjetà ċivili Maltija.