ARC Research & Consultancy was set up in 2014 with the purpose of servicing creation, practice, and production within the cultural and creative sectors. We advocate for the development and sustainability of these sectors and continuously aim to facilitate connections with local, regional, national, and international entities. We do this through collaboration, participation in networks, policy research, and cultural initiatives. Based on the Mediterranean island of Malta, we are the local point of contact for EFFE - Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe - an initiative of the European Festivals Association co-financed by the European Union. We are also the Malta partner for the Medinea project - Mediterranean Incubator of Emerging Artists - which is coordinated by the Festival d’Aix en Provence and which consists of more than twenty cultural organisations operating in the music sector and engaged in dynamics of exchange and collaboration at an international level.