‘The Jersey Arts Council’ – renamed ‘Jersey Arts Centre Association’ on 28 May 1993 – was incorporated on 5 June 1970 under the ‘Loi (1862) sur les teneures en fidéicommis et l’incorporation d’associations’ (as amended by JAC Members on 28 May 2014). The Jersey Arts Centre Association’s Constitution outlines its Governance and Membership Structure:

As at 31 December 2024, there were 722 Memberships of the Association incorporating 1,192 Members.

Below are the Audited Financial Statements and Annual Reports, adopted by the Membership at the Associations AGM’s on 21 May 2025 + 22 May 2024:

The 2026 Annual General Meeting is currently scheduled for:

Wednesday 20 May 2026 in the Benjamin Meaker Theatre: 6pm – 7pm

 

Here are the top level stats for your convenience…

DID YOU KNOW? that in 2024 Jersey Arts Centre delivered the following events, activities and experiences:

  • 277 ticketed performances with 36,746 attendances
  • playdays Children’s Festival: 67 events, 164 performers, 4,058 attendances / engagements
  • 14 exhibitions in the Berni Gallery
  • 12 exhibitions in the Bar Gallery
  • 27 public courses and workshops (88 sessions) with 252 participants
  • 9 workshops in 8 schools for World Book Day with 244 participants
  • 7 workshops in 7 schools for Liberation Day with 175 participants
  • 60 workshops at Mont à L’Abbé School with 30 participants weekly
  • 2 youtheatre productions: Electra + The Wardrobe
  • 2 ACT projects: Dracula + An Unholy Trinity
  • 1 Junior Drama project: The Twits
  • 1 community production: 6 Heroines
  • 3 Commissions: Hi-Viz by Dr Adam Perchard + My Friend Jung by Wayne Stewart + playful Exhibition
  • 5 Residencies: Sometime, Somewhere by Simon MacDonald + Annivèrsaithe by Ballet d’Jèrri + Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Frank Wurzinger and John Wright + Project #2 by Mezzanine Theatre + Sam the Sword by Company Many
  • Our 22nd consecutive year of assisting with the Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony
  • youtheatre readings at the Former Internees 79th Liberation Day Anniversary at the War Tunnels
  • 15 events at Coronation Park in August
  • The 11th Polish Film Festival
  • The 20th Human Rights Festival
  • The hosting of 8 Project Trident students
  • The sponsoring of the JAC Award for Excellence in Performing Arts at Highlands College
  • 5 of JAC’s community theatre companies ran throughout the year
  • 120 Arts in Health Care Trust concerts over 6 tours across 35 Island care settings
  • JAC Advent Calendar online in December
  • Our 9th Community Christmas Production: Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with 4,405 attendances over 19 ticketed performances with a BSL Interpreted Performance by Andrew Higgins
  • 23 workshops in 16 schools with 582 participants exploring the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory story

Online Participants:

  • Website Sessions: 317,907
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  • Unique Users: 103,835

Our thanks extend to everyone for their support, enthusiasm and social and cultural engagement…