The Jamaica Arts Council (aka “JAC”) is an arts service effort dedicated to supporting the growth of the arts in Jamaica. Growth of the arts requires four things: 1) support of artists – both professional and amateur; 2) support of the institutions that educate and/or train artists; 3) support of arts presenters; and 4) support of the arts by those doing business locally. As such, the Jamaica Arts
Council has four separate but complementary “sections”: 1) an arts alliance section – comprised of artists and charged with supporting same; 2) an arts educator section – comprised of arts educators (for-profit and non-profit) and charged with supporting same; 3) an arts presenting section – comprised of presenting organizations (local and otherwise) and charged with ensuring the ongoing presentation of the arts; and, 4) an arts and business council section – comprised of those doing business locally and charged with facilitating the support of the arts by same.
