The Winter months may be upon us, but there is certainly no hibernation at Carclew Youth Arts!

Carclew staff are busy searching for performing artists, visual artists and creative writers aged 26 and under who are interested in applying for a share in $37,500 worth of scholarships. These are offered annually to young artists wanting to develop, study and practise in their artform. Applications close 1st August, 2010.

Carclew was also thrilled to hear that the 2010 Dame Ruby Litchfield Scholarship recipient, pianist Matthew Sheens, is back in town briefly to play live with the Mike Stewart Big Band on July 1 at the Promethean. Matthew is currently based in Boston USA where he is studying, thanks to his scholarship.

On a more local note, Carclew’s Artist in Residence project is underway delivering ‘Big Journal – Big Draw’ in Murray Bridge. More than 120 Year 4 and 5 students from Murray Bridge North Schools are artistically interpreting what it means to live in this region across four one-week blocks. This project is being delivered between May and October.

“The aim of Big Draw is to bring students in regional areas, who have limited access to such opportunities, into contact with a range of creative educational experiences and to work with professional artists,” said Program Manager, Leigh Mangin.

The outcomes of ‘Big Journal – Big Draw’ will be exhibited, along with other works, from September 24 to October 9 at Murray Bridge Regional Gallery.

Thanks to the BHP Billiton Youth Arts Fund, Carclew is able to continue delivering the arts to regional areas through the Artist’s in Schools program ‘Cargo.’ Dance, drama, circus, drawing and aerosol art are just some of the workshops which are touring Pt Pirie, Pt Augusta and Orroroo during the month of May.

In metropolitan Adelaide, Carclew’s Artists in Schools program will include a unique workshop for Links students at Mitcham Primary this June. Building on the program’s success during Come Out 09, ‘Roll Up Roll Up’ will provide social interaction between disabled and non-disabled youths through a series of circus skills workshops.

‘If the foundational experiences of people include time working together with those of a different physical capability, an acceptance and understanding can be fostered. These workshops offer just that chance, together with good, simple fun.’ said Project Co-ordinator Eva Siftis.

The highly successful School Holiday Program will transform Carclew Youth Arts into a hive of magic, animation, percussion, photography, sculpture and most of all fun. Bookings for the Winter Program running from 5th-14th of July are now open.

For information about any Carclew Youth Arts project, phone (08) 8267 5111 or visit www.carclew.com.au.