‘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

JACA AGM 2026 Convening Letter

JACA AGM 2026 Nomination Form

Here are the top level stats for your convenience…

DID YOU KNOW? that in 2025 Jersey Arts Centre delivered the following events, activities and experiences:

  • 264 ticketed performances with 29,489 attendances
  • playdays Children’s Festival: 34 events, 78 performers, 1,500 attendances/engagements
  • 14 exhibitions in the Berni Gallery
  • 14 exhibitions in the Bar Gallery
  • 32 public courses and workshops (86 sessions) with 286 participants
  • 9 workshops in 8 schools for World Book Day with 244 participants
  • 9 workshops in 9 schools for Liberation Day with 247 participants
  • 40 workshops at Mont à L’Abbé School with 12-30 participants weekly
  • 2 youtheatre productions: Great Expectations + Heavy Weather
  • 2 ACT projects: Murder on the Orient Express + Oliver Twist!
  • 1 Junior Drama project with two groups: Show & Tell
  • 1 community production: Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals for playdays
  • 1 touring production in April to L’Hermitage in Brittany: Je suis votre memoire / and you are mine by ARTcomedia
  • 1 touring production in September to the Ionian Island of Corfu: Gerald Durrell’s My Family and Other Animals
  • 3 Commissions: Entangled Realities: Quantum Impressions in the Berni Gallery + Sam the Sword by Company Many + Echo & the Bloop by Mezzanine Productions
  • 4 Residencies: Florence Nightingale: The Lady with the Hammer Lamp by Oddsocks Productions + Sam the Sword by Company Many + Ariel Lanyi (pianist) + Echo & the Bloop by Mezzanine Productions
  • Our 23rd consecutive year of assisting with the Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony
  • 15 events at Coronation Park in August
  • The 12th Polish Film Festival
  • The 21st Human Rights Festival
  • The hosting of 7 Project Trident students
  • 5 of JAC’s community theatre companies ran throughout the year
  • 67 Arts in Health Care Trust concerts over 4 tours across 31 Island care settings
  • JAC Advent Calendar online in December
  • Our 10th Community Christmas Production: Anthony Clark’s adaptation of Albert Lamorisse’s Oscar-winning The Red Balloon with 1,508 attendances over 16 ticketed performances with a BSL Interpreted Performance by Andrew Higgins and a Relaxed Performance
  • 10 workshops in 8 schools with 234 participants exploring The Red Balloon story

Online Participants:

  • Website Sessions: 260,469
  • Page Views: 258,793
  • Unique Users: 84,205

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