Creative Learning

Carclew’s creative learning programs connect children and young people, educators and learning communities with the broader arts sector. Our programs are for every child and young person in South Australia, opening up opportunities to experience, explore and participate in the arts as artists, learners and audiences.

Our Approach 

Creative Learning Partnerships 

Carclew takes a partnership approach to working with schools, bringing together professional artists, educators, children and young people around a shared purpose. We work collaboratively to shape creative learning that responds to each school community while remaining grounded in contemporary artistic practice and the ideas, interests and agency of young people. Partnerships are built on shared planning, clear roles, trust and flexibility, with creative process, learning and wellbeing valued alongside artistic outcomes. 

Download Creative Learning Partnerships Guide (pdf)

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Programs for Students 

Artists in School Communities – an 8 week sustained creative partnership between a professional artist and a school community

Creative Workshops – a concentrated introduction to a professional artist’s practice through hands-on creative learning

Masterclass – an intensive opportunity for senior secondary students to extend their creative practice alongside a professional artist

Professional Learning for Educators 

Carclew’s Creative Learning programs are supported by the South Australian Government through the Department for Education. The programs are generously subsidised for government primary and secondary schools.

Photos by Ryan Cantwell, Ben Searcy and Emmaline Zanelli.