Carclew Song Sessions is a chance for emerging Adelaide song writers to experience a high-quality writing and production process with Industry professionals Mario Spate and Alex Hosking.

This unique program will kickstart the careers of four emerging creatives during an 18-month professional development program

Our OSHC Holiday Program is an eye-opening explosion of art education, inspiration, and transformation for young creative minds!

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

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

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

A community cultural development program for young people and teachers with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

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

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

Contemporary music and dance workshops led by First Nations artists for First Nations young people.

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

A state-wide program engaging primary school teachers who are interested in developing creative and practical approaches to work with the Australian Curriculum: The Arts.

A residency program informed by the school’s learning aims that explores an artform deeply and interacts with a professional artist, expanding on previous art experiences.

Creative First Nations culture workshops by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

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

A series of exhibitions at Carclew House's foyer

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

Grants to support and encourage the growth and development of young talent in the South Australian arts community.

School Holiday Program

Join us for a vibrant mini festival showcasing the incredible talent of First Nations artists!

A youth led radio station running from 1983-1989

A youth arts participation and access program developed by Carclew in 1990

Support offered to South Australian companies and independent performance artists

An artist resource kit assisting teachers and artists working together to deliver lively, relevant and engaging art education

In early November 2011, Off the Couch travelled to the Riverland to deliver Recording the Regions

An Artists In Schools residency program specifically for schools and communities in Roxby Downs, Whyalla, Port Augusta and Port Pirie

15 children explored the city taking hundreds of photographs and created their own artwork to map the city of Adelaide

Wondrous candy coloured installations exhibited in empty shopfront windows in the Adelaide CBD for Come Out Festival 2013

A cultural mapping and volunteering project by ‘stealth’, using the mechanism of creating an interactive zombie theatre experience

A child-led collaboration between Carclew, Hampstead Primary School and the Art Gallery of South Australia teaching children the about Ngarrindjeri culture and arts

A workshop for kids and their dads to create their very own ‘real world’ game using imagination, live-action and teamwork

Free culturally diverse and creative workshops for children aged 5-12 years which aim to encourage artistic talent and global understanding at WOMADelaide

A national program designed to deliver Arts Administration Traineeships to the arts and creative sectors throughout Australia

A 12-week program of workshops aiming to build the capacity of newly arrived young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in story-telling and filmmaking

A festive market set in Carclew's iconic gardens bustling with art, entertainment, food and drinks

An arts incubator that supported artists to establish viable arts businesses

Supporting the professional development of a South Australian printmakers

An interactive installation, originally created for GROUNDED during the 2018 Adelaide Fringe, with textile designer Chantal Henley (Nughi / Mununjali)

A short film written, directed and performed by young people from the southern suburbs of Adelaide.

A professional development intensive to inspire the use of creativity and arts practice across curriculum delivery

Over 9 days, 14 emerging regional writers aged 18-26 from across Australia gathered to learn, connect and write, while being mentored by leading Australian playwrights

Interest free commercial loans for individual artists, groups and creative practitioners aged 18 - 26 years

A scholarship supporting young South Australian artists to undertake a professional development program in Italy

A partnership with the City of Adelaide that offered three young arts practitioners the opportunity to curate visual art projects within Council locations

A residency program established to encourage students’ and teachers’ participation in and appreciation of the arts through creative interaction with a professional arts practitioner

A program bringing together aspiring video game developers to make their first games

A Rapid Response Grant for the immediate needs of young South Australian artists to continue their practice if their work is impacted by COVID-19

A two year program for creative people aged 18-23 living in regional, rural or remote South Australia

A partnership with the Commissioner for Children and Young People (CCYP) to build the cultural agency of children and young people

A collection of single-actor scripts written by and for young people from regional Australia

A listener, cheer squad, connector, collaborator, facilitator, champion and ally for creative people aged 12 – 26 living across regional South Australia

A mini-project that engaged with and inspire local young creative writers to share their words and perspectives about the world around them

A youth-led placemaking project looking to transform an outdoor concrete jungle into a colourful oasis

Carclew's longest running program placing professional artists in schools teaching students and teachers about the arts and the value of artistic expression

Trainee artists aged 17 to 26 years creating commissioned artworks under the mentorship of professional artists

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

A new multi-platform arts festival being developed by local queer disabled cabaret producer Diana Divine as part of their Emerging Creative Producer

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

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

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

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

An event series offering unique art experiences

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

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

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

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