The School

Our Vision

The vision of the Malta School of Art is to develop, in our students, their full potential in the visual arts and to encourage them to think creatively and critically.

Mission Statement

The Malta School of Art seeks to provide high quality education based on new methodology and research, providing a challenging setting for students to learn and discover their full potential. It also aims to offer a diversified curriculum for learners to prepare and guide them for higher education and professionalism in the visual arts.  The school is committed to advance the development of fine arts and art appreciation across multi-disciplinary practices.

The school offers a wide variety of courses, both formal and informal, designed to reach out a cross section of different learners with different talents and capabilities. It aims to foster innovation within a framework based on inclusiveness, cooperation and an interdisciplinary education. The school aims to create a hub for an artistic community grounded in practice-led research. It seeks to promote critical thinking and novelty through endeavours that stem from courses, lectures and discussions.  These facets revolve around intellectual curiosity, originality and a broad inquiry rooted in the inter-related system combining practice, history and theory.

Our Story

The Malta School of Art was founded in the early 20th century at 106, Old Bakery Street, Valletta. Since its establishment, it exerted a major influence in the progress and artistic research of visual arts in Malta, and acted as one of the prime sources of artistic education, offering formal training and scholarships to artists to further their education abroad. Amongst the most renowned artists who had their formal education at the school are: Antoine Camilleri, Victor Diacono, Harry Alden, Vincent Apap, WillieApap, Esprit Barthet, Anton Inglott and Carmelo Mangion.