About Us - Carclew, South Australia

Carclew Youth Arts

Carclew Youth Arts covers the broad spectrum of youth arts and creates opportunities for children and young people from many kinds of backgrounds, from urban centres and sometimes isolated areas of South Australia, to discover and explore their creativity and to develop a fuller awareness and appreciation of themselves, the arts and their society.


Carclew Youth Arts is a dynamic breeding ground for the ideas, energy and enthusiasm of South Australia's young artists aged 5-26 years. Each year, over 18,000 children and young people participate in projects designed and led by over 600 professional artists.


A hybrid of arts activities, Carclew offers programs in traditional art forms mixed with original and alternative ideas, which reflect the new directions of today's young artists.


With regional projects, workshop programs, major arts events, performance opportunities and arts mentorships, Carclew Youth Arts is on the cutting edge of youth arts activity.


Carclew is the program arm of the South Australian Youth Arts Board, supported by the Government of South Australia through Arts SA and other significant funding bodies and corporate sponsors.


Statewide Program of Excellence

Carclew Youth Arts covers the broad spectrum of youth arts and creates opportunities for children and young people from many kinds of backgrounds, from urban centres and sometimes isolated areas of South Australia, to discover and explore their creativity and to develop a fuller awareness and appreciation of themselves, the arts and their society.
Each year, over 18,000 children and young people aged 5-26 participate in projects designed and led by over 600 professional artists.

VISION

Carclew Youth Arts ignites, unleashes, and nourishes the creative potential of children and young people.

MISSION

Carclew is the peak youth arts organisation in South Australia, delivering an outstanding, diverse and inclusive range of programs and services for children and young people aged 5-26.

It is a meeting ground that feeds the creative spirit and values artistic expression that is vibrant, daring and inspirational.

Carclew houses a community of passionate and innovative professionals who are dedicated to providing a statewide program of excellence in all art forms.

CORE VALUES

Celebration, Community, Respect, Excellence and Opportunity