ArtHouse Jersey is celebrating a standout year for its arts-in-education programme, having engaged more than 7,000 students and delivered over 15,000 hours of creative learning across the island in 2025.
Working in close partnership with schools, artists, educators and community organisations, ArtHouse Jersey’s education programme has continued to place creativity at the heart of learning, supporting young people to develop confidence, curiosity and creative skills, while empowering educators and providing meaningful employment for local artists.
Throughout the year, ArtHouse Jersey delivered a diverse programme of activity including Making Art in Partnership with Schools (MAPS), Saturday Art School, Summer Programme workshops, creative careers initiatives, and the expansion of its Gem of the Sea digital learning resources. Together, these projects reached learners from primary through to post-16 education, with activity taking place in schools, community settings and ArtHouse Jersey venues.
A major highlight of 2025 was the continued success of MAPS, an island-wide initiative connecting professional artists with schools to deliver ambitious, cross curricular projects. In Spring 2025, the Paper Worlds exhibition showcased work created by students from eight schools, welcoming more than 400 visitors and celebrating the creative outcomes of artist-teacher collaboration. MAPS also continued to grow through training, planning and delivery for its next phase, supporting both student learning and artist professional development.
Saturday Art School remained a vital space for young people aged 12–18 to explore creative practice beyond the classroom. Across Spring, Summer and Autumn terms, students worked with artist educators across sculpture, drawing, printmaking, animation and mixed media, culminating in a public exhibition curated by the students themselves. The programme fostered independence, collaboration and a strong sense of creative community.
Alongside in-person delivery, ArtHouse Jersey continued to invest in long-term support for educators. In 2025, more than 70 teachers and educators took part in skills development workshops, building confidence in delivering art and design across a range of materials and processes. Feedback highlighted increased staff confidence, improved planning and immediate classroom impact.
The year also saw the expansion of Gem of the Sea, a suite of locally-focused, cross-curricular online resources inspired by Jersey’s environment, history and culture. Developed in response to young people’s interest in climate change, wellbeing and local identity, the project has been accessed by hundreds of educators and learners across the island.
Reflecting on the year, ArtHouse Jersey Chief Executive Tom Dingle, said: “Our education work is about more than teaching art skills, it’s about creating space for young people to think creatively, build confidence and see their ideas valued. In 2025, we’ve seen the powerful impact that artist-led learning can have when schools, educators and cultural organisations work together.
“We’re incredibly proud of the young people, teachers and artists who have shaped this work and helped ensure creativity remains a vital part of education in Jersey. This is a great example of the impact that is being had through the grant we receive from Government as part of their 1% pledge to heritage, arts and culture – without that provision, none of this work would have been possible.”
Pictured: Pupils at Trinity School at a MAPS project session, by Sophie Darwin
