Carclew

Programs & Events

Connecting children and young people to the arts across South Australia.

Funding

Opportunities for young South Australian artists and arts organisations working with children and young people.

Hire Me

Rehearsal, performance and exhibition spaces. Venue hire for events.

Collaboration

Partnering with South Australian organisations.

Carclew is South Australia's largest multi-art form and cultural organisation dedicated to artistic outcomes by and for people aged 26 and under.

Children in classroom use string to understand shapes

For Schools

Creativity in Schools

Creative participation is proving to have far reaching positive outcomes, including improving general capabilities in literacy, numeracy, personal and social skills, and critical and creative thinking.

Four children in the Pom Pom studio in front of painted sheets

For Children

Creativity for Children

Creativity is core to a community’s resilience. When families and communities are engaged in art and creativity young people grow as creative thinkers, developing persistence and motivation, and the skills to collaborate and confidently navigate their future.

For Artists

Creativity in Careers

Carclew provides funding and professional development programs to support emerging artists to become established professionals in their creative endeavour.

Four members of the ExpressWay Arts Crew of 2021 sit on a wall

For Youth

Creativity for Youth

We recognise the value of collaboration and develop local partnerships to deliver culturally relevant programs that respond to the community.

ExpressWay Arts

What's happening at Carclew

For Schools

Culture Beats

A full day of tailored contemporary music, media and dance workshops for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander upper primary school children

For Artists

Skilling Up

A professional development series for emerging creatives, offering skills development, networking opportunities

Event / For Artists

Foyer Exhibition

A series of exhibitions at Carclew House's foyer

Three dancers in a studio, one is curled up in a ball on the ground with another jumping over them, while the third watches

Funding / For Artists

Capacity Building Grants

For organisations working in any art form developed and presented for, by and with children and young people aged 26 years and under

Ceramics and Acrobatic Artist Samuel Matthewman (2022 Carclew funding recipient) and Mireia Sala

For Artists / Funding

Project & Development Grants

Grants to early career artists aged 26 years or under, for arts projects with a tangible outcome and/or skills and career development

A light painting of a face with X's for eyes on a man standing in the dark

For Artists

Emerging Creative Producers

A 12-month program turning Carclew House into a cultural hub owned and activated by young creatives supported by experienced mentors

Artist wearing a mask crouching in front of a paper backdrop

For Artists

BLKMPIRE

A First Peoples creative industries incubator that is 100% dedicated to elevating the careers of contemporary Blak artists through art

For Artists / For Children / For Schools / For Youth

Gig Rig

An all-terrain, custom built, mobile sound and vision studio for workshop delivery to under-resourced schools and regional and remote communities

For Schools / For Youth

Mono Club

A free online resource for young actors and writers who want to sink their teeth into conversations with like-minded peers

For Children / For Schools / First Nations

Nunga Days

An affordable short-term delivery of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander creative workshops in schools

For Children

Stage Sparks

A free workshop program in the southern suburbs that provides a lively introduction to the performing arts for children aged 5-12 years old

For Children

Pom Pom

A drop-in contemporary art space for young creators and their families open Saturdays and during school holidays

For Youth

ExpressWay Arts

Based in the City of Onkaparinga, young people are creative collaborators and decision makers supported by professional makers and mentors

For Artists

Creative Consultants

Professional learning for industry practitioners and brokered business engagement with emerging creative consultants

For Schools / First Nations

Aboriginal Artists in Schools

A community and cultural development project which aims to establish longer-term and sustainable connections between Aboriginal artists, cultural practitioners and their local primary schools

For Schools

Artists in Schools – Creative Based Learning

A professional development program for primary school teachers designed to integrate arts-based instruction to enhance student learning across the Australian Curriculum

Artists Ruby Chew working with students in classroom

For Schools

Artists in Schools – Developing Effective Arts Learning

A professional learning program in arts curriculum for primary teachers in South Australian government schools (IED category 1–4)

For Schools

Tjitjiku Tjukurpa

Engaging with children from Amata, Pukatja and Mimili communities to teach and record ancient Inma in Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara languages

For Artists

Sharehouse

The Sharehouse residency program invites young artists to make Carclew House their creative home for 12 months

2022 funding recipient Samuel Matthewman and artist Mireia Sala doing pottery

For Artists / Funding

Fellowships

Financial support to young emerging cultural and creative artists for career building, skills development, exploring new methods and techniques, and research towards creative development

Carclew is an institution with a very special place in South Australia’s arts community.

Led by highly skilled industry professionals, Carclew is making a difference to creative learning experiences for South Australian students and teachers. The partnerships that we are building together are enhancing learning across many of our South Australian schools.

The Hon John Gardner Minister for Education