Largo do Poço, nº3, 1º Andar
3000-335 Coimbra
Portugal
- Arts
- Democracy and community development
- Heritage
- Human rights
- Media
- Youth and education
As a Non for Profit Cultural Association, JACC has a Board of Directors (11 in total) which conducts the affairs of the Association during 3 year terms.
In 2020, JACC will have 3 full time emplyees and 2 other with close work ties (although not with a work contract like the first three). It also will receive two internships (in partnership with the National Institute for Emplyment).
From an overall budget of nearly 400.000,00€, 70.000,00€ are state support (from the General Directorate for the Arts) and 60.000,00€ from the Municipality of Coimbra.
In 2020 will produce 4 festivals, mantain three editorial projects (JACC Records, Cena Jovem Jazz.pt and jazz.pt), manage a independent cultural centre that hosts more than 100 events per year and support the creative activity of more than 60 artists.
Our Educational Service will promote about 50 activities, including the Coimbra's Historic Centre Digital Archive and the programmes connected with the UNESCO Club, dedicated to community involvement, democracy and civic participation and the promotion of Humam Rights.
These our some of our main projects:
(1) Sons da Cidade (multidisciplinary Festival organized with the University of Coimbra and the Municipality of Coimbra);
(2) Jazz ao Centro Festival (18th edition in October 2020);
(3) jazz.pt (online magazine dedicated to Jazz and Improvised Music);
4) Salão Brazil (concert venue located in Coimbra);
5) Coimbra's Historic Centre Digital Archive ;
6) XJazz (Arts in the Schist Villages);
7) Dar a Ouvir (Festival dedicated to sound arts and ecology);
8) UNESCO Club Coimbra: Art, Heritage and Community;
9) Educational Service: audience development, artistic creation and support.
In the last few years we have been making an effort to joint platforms and networks (more or less formal) with the main objective to share experiences and good practices.
That willingness to move forward collectivelly and to learn from partners in similar conditions has brought good results and has helped to sustain processes of transformation to our structure.
We are now capable of contributing with a rich experience in the artistic domain and to collaborate in meaninfull projects that build bridges between teh arts and larger themes connected with civic participation and human rights.
We identified that ALF network brings together actors questioning the same things as us and we really feel the necessity of being in contact with other organizations that can help us connect the dots of our multiple interests in the arts as an instrument of social transformation.