Shoring up the Future
For the first time, we have consolidated our shared knowledge into a new Youth Theatre Framework, guided by the principle that young people across regional South Australia will lead the journey of their own arts explorations and aspirations and made manifest through the shared appointment of a new Creative Producer in 2017.
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Riverland Youth Theatre’s 2006 production of Landed directed by Alison Howard. Photo Andrew Howard -
DVFM video DVFM was regularly supported through our grant programs over many years – partnership established in 1999 to deliver the program regionally for the first time. -
Tam-Lyn Flitcroft and artist Michael Tye working on the River Sites bench 2005. -
D’Faces win SA Great Regional Award 2004 -
Kade Richardson and Danah Ribbons filming “Pinnaroo Surfer” at a Directing the Hero Within workshop in Pinnaroo. Photographer Carl Kuddell, © tallstoreez productionz 2005 Full Story RAA’s Big Story Country Page 18 Since 2004, the initiative has empowered over 2500 young Australians in over 100 workshops and master classes and produced hundreds of youth mini-documentaries and dramas. Regularly supported by both the RAF and SAYAB https://www.countryarts.org.au/news/youth-arts-prodigy-set-inspire-next-generation/ -
Big Journal Big Draw Murray Bridge (won international drawing inspiration award from 1500 international entries, https://carclew.com.au/files/media/1009%20Big%20Draw.pdf Image: Ripples Big Draw -
Big Journal Big Draw Murray Bridge (won international drawing inspiration award from 1500 international entries, https://carclew.com.au/files/media/1009%20Big%20Draw.pdf Image: Carclew Big Draw Regional Centre of Culture Murray Bridge -
Big Journal Big Draw Murray Bridge (won international drawing inspiration award from 1500 international entries, https://carclew.com.au/files/media/1009%20Big%20Draw.pdf Image: Big Draw Exhibition #1 -
Min Min by Kurruru at Pomberuk for Ripples Murray Bridge in 2010 -
Port Lincoln daklinic 2003 -
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Sealife: silk banners from West Coast City Sites 2001 -
D’Faces established in 1994 -
Snake Sessions: an early 2017 skate park intervention in Bordertown and Whyalla. Branch Nebula’s team of professional skaters, BMX riders, dancers and parkourists infiltrated the skate parks jamming moves and tricks with the locals, building up to a spectacular improvised experimental contemporary dance performance. One parent messaged: "You guys should know how much of an impact you had on my boys and the skatepark. I hope you all keep inspiring kids and give more and more of them a chance to express themselves and be free - The world needs more people like you guys." -
Riverland Youth Theatre 2013 Water - Full Story in RAA’s book Belonging: Great Arts Stories from Regional Australia -
Drawing in Motion Goolwa Primary Residency for Just Add Water 2012
We believe it is the right of every young person to participation fully in cultural and artistic life as equal citizens, a view we share with Carclew and have done since the beginning.
Together we have given young people a voice to express themselves through art creation sustained regional youth theatre* for two decades.
Our partnerships have reduced the barriers created by distance and guaranteed that young regional voices are heard in the arts landscape.
Beyond the experiential learning and ongoing conversations with their contemporaries across the state, the greatest value has always been in having their voices heard and amplified by adults who respect and value them.
Now for the first time, we have consolidated our shared knowledge into a new Youth Theatre Framework, guided by the principle that young people across regional South Australia will lead the journey of their own arts explorations and aspirations and made manifest through the shared appointment of a new Creative Producer in 2017.
Through a model of participatory art-making, young people will be mentored to activate spaces in their towns, empowering them to investigate, explore and determine their own future as artists, producers, curators, artsworkers and cultural leaders.