Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre
Hong Kong Learn more about what's on at JCCAC and the artists shaping its programme.The Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC) is a multi-disciplinary artist village and arts centre housed in a converted nine-storey factory estate on Pak Tin Street in Shek Kip Mei, Kowloon. Opened in 2008 as a self-financed registered charity and subsidiary of Hong Kong Baptist University, it was Hong Kong’s first major adaptive reuse of a decommissioned factory into a creative hub and is supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, which funded the conversion and naming rights.
Spread over more than 200,000 square feet, JCCAC serves both as an arts village—home to over 100 artists and arts organisations—and as a public arts centre. While most practices are in the visual arts, the tenant mix also includes applied and performing arts, making the building a dense, everyday ecosystem of studios, workshops, rehearsal spaces and small cultural initiatives.
Art, Studios and Programmes
JCCAC provides approximately studio units at affordable rents, reserved in part for emerging artists, across practices such as painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, multimedia installation, design, music, dance and community art. Supporting facilities include the Jockey Club Black Box Theatre, a two-storey main gallery, smaller exhibition spaces, and a central courtyard ringed by a café, tea house and craft shops that host markets and events.
Throughout the year, the centre organises open-studio weekends, themed festivals, exhibitions and heritage tours that introduce visitors to both the resident artists and the building’s industrial past. During Hong Kong’s March art season—including Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Central—JCCAC often features in official and independent tour programmes, positioning its studios and galleries as a more grassroots counterpoint to the commercial fair halls.
Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre FAQs
What is the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre?
JCCAC is a nine-storey artist village and multi-disciplinary arts centre converted from the former Shek Kip Mei Factory Estate. It provides studio space for around 140 artists and arts organisations and offers exhibitions, performances and public programmes to promote contemporary arts and culture in Hong Kong.
Who runs JCCAC and how is it funded?
JCCAC is a self-financed registered charity and a subsidiary of Hong Kong Baptist University, established with support from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Hong Kong Arts Centre. The building’s conversion was funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, which is recognised in the centre’s name.
What can I see and do at JCCAC?
Visitors to JCCAC can explore artist studios (especially during open-studio events), exhibitions in the main galleries and smaller project spaces, performances in the Black Box Theatre, and arts-and-crafts markets or workshops in the central courtyard. Heritage and exhibition tours introduce the factory’s history and the current creative community.
How do I get to JCCAC?
JCCAC sits at 30 Pak Tin Street in Shek Kip Mei, a few minutes’ walk from Shek Kip Mei MTR Station (Exit B1/B2) via the Pak Tin Estate footbridges. It is also served by buses and minibuses running between Kowloon Tong, Sham Shui Po and surrounding neighbourhoods.
Is there an admission fee?
Entry to the JCCAC building and to many exhibitions or open-studio events is free. Some performances, workshops or special programmes in the Black Box Theatre or other venues may charge admission, with details listed per event on the centre’s website.
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