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XIII maltatoday, SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2015 This Week Theatres Audit launched as part of national Cultural Mapping project Valletta 2018 Foundation Chair- man Jason Micallef unveiled an online map – www.culturemap- malta.com – which exhibits the data collected during the first phase of the project. "This map is a clear manifesta- tion of the long-term vision and legacy that the Valletta 2018 Foundation is seeking to establish within the cultural sector. For the first time, the local culture sector can understand the breadth and diversity of the cultural infra- structure across Malta and Gozo," Micallef said. This map will allow artists, performers and town planners to identify new and innovative spaces within which to perform or exhibit their work. Sites mapped in- clude perform- ance spaces, museums, and exhibition spaces, edu- cational and sport facilities, and public spaces such as gardens, village squares and streets which are used for cultural activity. The Foundation also announced the opening of registrations for the upcoming Valletta 2018 international conference titled 'Cultural Mapping: Debating Spaces and Places'. This confer- ence, which will be held in Octo- ber, brings together academics, researchers and artists from around Europe and the Medi- terranean to explore different examples of cultural mapping across the region. During his intervention, Arts Council Malta Chairman Albert Marshall announced the next step in this project, "a Theatres Audit that evaluates all theatres across Malta and Gozo, gathering infor- mation about both the physical infrastructure of each site, as well as the artistic and creative poten- tial that lies within each theatre. This next phase of the project is commissioned by Arts Council Malta and will be implemented by the Valletta 2018 Foundation". Prof. Maria Attard, Director and Vice-Chair of the Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development at the University of Malta, which was commissioned to develop the cultural map said "the Cultural Mapping project is set to transform the way we look at information about tangible and intangible cultural infrastructure and hopes to encourage public participation in the upkeep and use of such information". The Cultural Mapping project seeks to create a comprehensive repository of all spaces across the Maltese islands which are used for cultural purposes, and to make information on these spaces available to the public. The first phase of the project involved the physical mapping of Malta's cultural spaces using GIS technology. A third strand of the Cultural Mapping project – the publica- tion of a critical analysis of the use of cultural spaces in Malta and Gozo – is ongoing. This phase of the project is a collabora- tion between the Valletta 2018 Foundation and the University of Malta. This publication will present a critical reflection on cultural activity and space in Malta from the perspective of several academic disciplines. Registration for the Cultural Mapping conference can be car- ried out by completing the online form on the Valletta 2018 website www.valletta2018.org Virtù Ferries This week's winner is CHRIS SCHEMBRI BALDACCHINO who collected his two tickets from Virtù Ferries MaltaToday and Virtù Ferries have teamed up to take one lucky winner and a companion every week to Sicily, with two tickets to be won every week in our photography competition. Already been on holiday? Good: we're sending you back if your best photograph from your holidays and travels makes the cut. That's right: send us a good quality image of your holidays and we'll send the best one to the gateway of Italy with Virtù Ferries. 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Themes may change from one week to the other Left to right: Arts Council chairman Albert Marshall, Prof Maria Attard and Valletta 2018 Foundation chairman Jason Micallef