In 1971 Don Dunstan, Premier of South Australia, announced that Carclew House would become a centre for creative activities by and for young people under the name South Australian Performing Arts Centre for Young People, which was incorporated in 1972.
Fast forward 50 years and the ripple effect of Carclew’s work is monumental. Our history is made up of hundreds of thousands of promising futures that unfolded inside our historic building and within our various programs. Those artists and arts workers have taken their talent and ingenuity to the creative industries across Australia and around the world.
In addition, hundreds of thousands of South Australians have had a Carclew experience that introduced them to creativity and the arts as a way of making sense of, and celebrating, the world around them.
Events
Art Lives Here
Saturday 28th May 2022
Art Lives Here is a unique guided audio tour that celebrates Carclew’s 50 years as South Australia’s largest youth arts organisation. Small groups will be led on an immersive experience of the organisation’s history focusing on the program and event highlights offered throughout the years. Alongside the audio tours, visitors will experience contemporary visual and performative works by South Australian emerging artists that reflect, and respond to, Carclew’s many rich and varied arts programs.
Initiatives
Stories of Change
Our history is made up of hundreds of thousands of promising futures that unfolded inside our historic building and within our various programs.
The ripple effect of Carclew’s work over the past 50 years is huge, and the alumni wide. Those artists and arts workers have taken their talent and ingenuity to the creative industries across Australia and around the world.
In addition, hundreds of thousands of South Australians have had a Carclew experience that introduced them to creativity and the arts as a way of making sense of, and celebrating, the world around them.
To mark this 50th milestone, we are working on a project to document the past half a century of Carclew’s work and impact and we want you to be part of this.
We want to hear your Carclew story.