Jockey Club Artspiration Academy

Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment

In recent years, the Slash Employment is a new working attitude, which means youngsters are no longer satisfied with the single occupation work model, but choose to live with multiple occupations and identities to enjoy greater autonomy and freedom at work. We believe that people with disabilities can explore potential and cultivate multiple vocational abilities, thus embarking on the path of ‘Slash Career’.

Jockey Club Artspiration Academy was funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust in August 2024 to implement a three-year project – ‘Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment’. In collaboration with the University of Hong Kong, the Education University of Hong Kong and five non-governmental organizations, we share resources and networks to provide art-based, innovative, diverse and dynamic employment services and platforms for individuals with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities who are preparing to leave school or are interested in arts within the community. This initiative aims to create more opportunities to connect with the art market and develop their artistic skills to achieve ‘Slash Career’.

Key Tasks

• Focusing on personal strengths and career aspirations of people with disabilities, delivering foundational and specialized art training, along with community-based arts and wellness activities that connect caregivers to explore career possibilities;
• People with disabilities will join the Employability Assessment for people with disability designed by University of Hong Kong to understand their employability and goals-setting;
• Provide center-based and diverse internship opportunities, allowing people with disabilities to apply knowledge and skills to develop their careers;
• By collaborating with partners from various sectors, Information days, Orientation workshops and  career counseling will be organized to ensure ongoing support; and
• Hosting arts programs and opening ‘OPEN JAM SPACE’ in Wan Chai community to foster collaboration and inspiration.

Project Objective

• Provide career planning services that enable students to explore future pathways and prepare for participation in arts-related careers;
• Enhance employability in the art industry by offering diverse learning opportunities and internships;
• Encourage stakeholders to embrace the concept of inclusion, fostering support network among SMEs, micro-enterprises, caregivers, and people with disabilities to collaboratively pursue career aspirations; and
• Secure a place for inclusive and diverse employment in the arts industry, ensuring people with disabilities have access to sustainable job opportunities.

Target Group

1. Person with mild to moderate grade intellectual disability in the community or at school;
2. Employers/corporate partners/SMEs/micro-enterprises/Freelancer/Slasher; and
3. Parents/Caregivers.

100-8 Collection

The Jockey Club Artspiration Academy has officially launched the virtual online art exhibition platform ‘100-8 Collection’! Through VR virtual reality technology, audiences can walk around in virtual gallery to appreciate art works and can interact with the art here as if they are in the real scene. Please log in to the following webpage to experience the art world of virtual reality!

Click here to access 100-8 Collection

Jockey Club Artspiration Academy Introduction

In 2005, a systematic and continuous ‘Unzipped Arts Development Project’ was implemented to promote the artistic development of rehabilitation people through gradual and staged training. In November 2013, the St. James’ Settlement Jockey Club Social Service Building at 100 Kennedy Road was officially opened, and the ‘Jockey Club Artspiration Academy’ was established on the 8th floor after reconstruction, which continues to serve the rehabilitation of people. Provide professional art training. The Academy has a special visual arts studio with a sunny view, and a performing arts venue with a complete stage lighting and sound system, so that students can learn with more complete equipment and experience the fun of artistic activities. In addition to providing professional art training, the Academy has also actively promoted the rehabilitation of people to embody equality and autonomy through artistic development. Through different art projects, they have led them to enter the community and influence lives with their lives.    

We believe that everyone has the ability to contribute to society and bring happiness to those around us. Rehabilitation people can use their strengths and share the simplest happiness with others through art, and infect caregivers, the elderly, children, art workers and community members with the colors and happiness of art.

Keep Learning

Target group: people with rehabilitation, intellectual disability and autistic spectrum disabilities

• Performance, multimedia and visual arts courses;
• Senior Secondary Applied Learning Courses; and
• Art Assistant Training and Internship.

Engage Community

Target: cross-sectoral, primary and secondary schools, tertiary institutions and fellow mentors and friends

• Art-related slash career planning;
• Delivery art experiential workshop; and
• Online and offline corporate training and sharing.

Art for Equality

Target: the public

• Themed performances and exhibitions;
• Music/Dance/Art (Expressive Art) Therapy Program; and
• Overseas exchange and sharing studio.

啟藝導賞團

《變奏TRANSFORM》- Online Graduation Performance for the Senior Secondary Adapted Applied Learning Courses (2018-2020 Cohort)

Dancing in the Blue Sky First Half “Your Feet Follow Dancing On To Your Heartbeat”

Service Hour

Monday to Saturday 9:00am-6:00pm
(except public holidays)