North Regional Cultural Strategy

3.1.

Shared priorities for culture

across the six regions

Each transversal theme is linked by five overarching priorities:

Connecting rural communities and smaller towns

Connecting rural communities and smaller

towns to build stronger cultural links and bring

the countryside to the city and the city to the

countryside. It is vital that communities are

both internally and externally connected, with

opportunities for the members of the communities

to participate in a range of cultural activities and to

exchange and co-create new cultures which enhance

well-being and facilitate a stronger sense of place.

Building capacity

Building capacity in cultural infrastructure and

for cultural organisations with a commitment to

supporting emergent cultural organisations as a

vital component of ongoing cultural and creative

renewal. This also means the development of good

governance practice in the selection of events, the

utilisation of available resources, the methods of

community engagement and the documentation and

analysis of outcomes.

Invigorating partnership and diversifying investment

Invigorating partnership and diversifying investment

across Malta and Gozo. Existing partnerships

require consolidation, strengthening and innovation.

Partners within and between each region need to re-

frame their approach to investment in culture, also

placing it at the heart of education, planning, health

and well-being. This will require synergy between the

various strategic stakeholders to develop a common

cultural plan. The formation of a Regional Cultural

Committee, with the participation of Local Councils,

NGOs and creative practitioners, will facilitate

more participatory decision-making. On the other

hand, the Regional Cultural Officer supports the

implementation of the Regional Cultural Strategy.

The European dimension and beyond

The Maltese Islands are a hub with strong historic

links to many countries but efforts must be made to

counteract a growing tendency towards insularity.

The region can be better connected to the rest of the

world and would benefit from cultural exchange and

partnerships with international partners.

Evaluation and evidence

The outcomes of the cultural strategy must be

measured to assist partners to identify ways to

improve delivery and ensure that the vision and

themes of the strategy are impactful over the long

term. This would help the implementers of the

strategy to gain a better understanding of the assets

of each locality within the region and gain valuable

regional data about underutilised venues and how

to better engage resident artists and NGOs based in

the area.

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North Regional Cultural Strategy