Mapping the sector: Towards the formation of the Academy of the Performing and Visual Arts Seminar

The Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation in collaboration with Arts Council Malta have commissioned ARC Research & Consultancy to carry out a consultation process on mapping and recommendations regarding the needs and requirements for the formation of an Academy for the Performing and Visual Arts.  A one-day seminar will be held on […]

Recognition for the Dedication of Educators and Students taking Visual and Performing Arts Education

Mr Matthew Vella – the Permanent Secretary within the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation had some positive words for the Visual and Performing Arts Schools during a meeting held at Mikiel Anton Vassalli College (MAVC) offices in Hamrun. He specifically referred to performances organised by the Schools and College and that he […]

Opportunity for Middle and Secondary School-aged Students to learn and take part in a Multidisciplinary Art Production

Every year, Mikiel Anton Vassalli College (MAVC) puts up a multidisciplinary production which involves professionals and students working and performing together. In 2022, the College produced an Opera – Film (BLAT – the Island Fortress) and in 2023 live excerpts from operas by Maltese composers (Gawhar Misjub) took place. For May 2024, the focus shall […]

Opportunity to take part in MAVC’s annual production.

For the third time, Mikiel Anton Vassalli College is putting up a multi-disciplinary production involving all of it’s 4 schools through the artistic platform Belt il-Bniedem (City of Humanity) . In 2022 MAVC produced Blat: The Island Fortress, the first ever Maltese oper film and this year MAVC produced the operetta Ġawhar Misjub. For May […]

Tools that support educational innovation for staff from the Visual and Performing Arts Education

Educational innovation fosters creativity in all the people who make up educational systems and environments and prepares students to face the challenges of the 21st century. In addition, it promotes equal opportunities by providing access to education through new technologies and inclusive approaches. For this reason, Inercia Digital organised a week of training for 2 groups of staff from Mikiel Anton […]

Mikiel Anton Vassalli College part of the “Let’s Celebrate Europe” souvenir film

A preview of the “Celebrate Europe!” souvenir film had been distributed amongst the 1100 students from european countries including the team of students from MALTA and Gozo. Let’s Celebrate Europe’, a project created on the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, saw the coming together of 26 countries of the European Union, including Malta with over 1,100 young […]

Video of Ġawhar Misjub – an operatic banquet – now available on the MAVC YouTube Channel

Ġawhar Misjub – An Operatic Banquet,  was the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College’s annual production for 2023.  It was premiered on May 27, 2023. The College have now released the video of the whole performance for you to enjoy. This live production created awareness of the existence of high quality opera by a number of Maltese composers […]

Gozo VPA: A smooth start to the new scholastic year

The MAVC Gozo Visual & Performing Arts School‘s 23-24 season is off to a smooth start with the first week already successfully completed. The days prior the opening, the Head of College Network Mr Victor Galea and the Head of School Mr Vince Caruana addressed the teachers and staff, reminding them of schools policies and […]

Working Opportunities in the Visual and Performing Arts

Mikiel Anton Vassalli College – the national college for the performing and visual arts education, is seeking to recruit educators on a part-time basis to join its Artistic Multi-Disciplinary Department (dance, drama, music, art). The multi-disicplinary Department is the latest , exciting development within the college. This Department is offering courses related to the multi-disciplinary […]

Mikiel Anton Vassalli College – an Appreciation by Mr Matthew Vella, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry for Education Sport Youth and Research and Innovation.

Dear Mr Galea, I would like to express my appreciation for the excellent work that educational professional and students of the Mikiel Anton Vassalli College have done to organise the artistic production Ġawhar Misjub at St Agatha Auditorium in Rabat. …

MAVC at the Film Education Conference organised by the Mediterrane Film Festival.

Mikiel Anton Vassalli College – the College for the Visual and Performing Arts was represented this morning during the Sure. Start – Film Education Conference 2023. This took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. Dr Reuben Pace – education coordinator deployed at MAVC, was part of the panel discussing the topic:  “From the […]

Let’s Celebrate Europe!

Let’s Celebrate Europe’, a project created on the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, saw the coming together of 26 countries of the European Union, including Malta with over 1,200 young people aged between 11 and 12 singing together at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The project was the fruit of a partnership […]