Coutts Crown Dependencies to sponsor New Work Programme

From top left clockwise: What Do You See? by The PappyShow, Chrome Yellow by Wayne Stewart, Witches, Britches & B*tches by Georgia Mae Bishop and Glampires by Rose Lewenstein and Dr Adam Perchard

ArtHouse Jersey has announced Coutts Crown Dependencies as the new sponsor of its New Work Programme, a strand of work that supports ambitious new artistic ideas at the earliest, highest-leverage stage of development. The New Work Programme exists to give those early concepts the resource, mentorship and producing muscle they need to become viable public works. Support is tailored, and can include financial backing, artistic and professional mentoring, hands-on producing, introductions to relevant networks, residencies, development and rehearsal space, and a critical outside eye at any stage of the journey. Coutts Crown Dependencies’ sponsorship gives ArtHouse Jersey the confidence and runway to plan further ahead and invest more deeply in long-lead projects, backing belief even before there is proof.

ArtHouse Jersey has developed a strong reputation for identifying high-potential work early and then carrying it through the long arc from concept to public success. This combination of early discernment and sustained producing support has made the charity a trusted partner for artists with work capable of achieving meaningful national and international impact.

Examples of recent and current supported new work includes Wayne Stewart’s Chrome Yellow (which performed a full run at the Edinburgh Fringe and is now tracking future opportunities) and Raise Your Voice, a participatory project that will result in a brand new opera for Jersey in March called Held in the Tide. Other projects in train include Glampires, a new cabaret-format musical by Dr Adam Perchard in development for a London industry showcase in 2026, alongside a slate of music residencies, one-person shows and skills-sharing collaborations with credible artists and collectives from beyond the Island.

Director of ArtHouse Jersey, Tom Dingle, said, “Jersey has no shortage of creative talent or ambition but it generally requires early support that can genuinely change an idea’s trajectory into reality. Coutts’ sponsorship of the New Work Programme allows us to do exactly that; to enter the story sooner, to back artists more decisively, and to make our support felt at the moment when it can tilt the outcome. Corporate sponsorships are not an embellishment to our work; they play a vital role in enabling us to invest in the Island’s cultural future and help Jersey-made projects progress towards national and international stages.”

Head of Coutts Crown Dependencies, Dennis Howard, said, “ArtHouse Jersey has established itself as the Island’s leading catalyst for ambitious cultural work, and we are proud to work alongside them. By sponsoring the New Work Programme, we’re giving Jersey’s artists the head-start they need so local ideas can grow into work with national and international reach.”