South Australian Youth Arts Board (SAYAB)

"SAYAB replaced the Youth Performing Arts Council which had been appointed by the Minister for the Arts in 1980 to oversee the development of arts for young people throughout the state."

The establishment of SAYAB in 1989 marked a new era in the provision and administration of arts programs and services for young South Australians.

SAYAB's objectives are to:

• fund activities which encourage participation and excellence in the arts;
• establish specific programs which complement the range of experience available to all young South Australians and target disadvantaged groups within the youth sector;
• provide information and assistance which recognises and encourages the contribution of arts practitioners to young people;
• develop and maintain community access to the organisation;
• generate and maintain a positive and dynamic corporate image; and
• provide a working environment for staff which emphasises equal opportunity, health and safety, productivity, innovation, personal development and job satisfaction, and which fosters creativity.

Over the years, a unique model has emerged. Driven by State Government Youth Arts Policy, SAYAB's objectives are met through a symbiotic and pro-active relationship between the board and its program arm, Carclew Youth Arts Centre.

Thus, SAYAB has two distinct arms:

1. Funding Arm: SAYAB Grants Program - funds arts activity for, by and with young people; and
   
   
2. Program Arm: Carclew Youth Arts Centre - co-ordinates projects, events, workshops and training for young people..

 

For further information and guidelines on all the programs of the South Australian Youth Arts Board please
click here to make contact with SAYAB.