The Australian Festival for Young People
COME OUT
Australian Festival for Young People Inc.
Come Out is renowned internationally as the largest and longest standing regional festival for young people in the Southern Hemisphere. This biennial children’s festival emerged from the Adelaide Festival of Arts in 1974 and is now Australia’s premier young people and the arts event. Each festival reaches more than 100,000 young people aged 0-18 years and engages them in high quality, professional, interactive arts experiences presented in education and professional arts venues across South Australia.
‘Our biennial Come Out Festival is a highly rewarding means for socially responsible corporations to directly invest in the lives of young South Australians. Young people are only part of the population but all of our future. Your contribution to Come Out can make a difference to their creative and social development, and to your business and its profile’.
The Hon. John Hill, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts; Minister for Health; Minister for Southern Suburbs
VISION
The Australian Festival for Young People inspires and challenges the young people of South Australia to create and view the arts and to be life long contributors to the creative and cultural life of their communities
MISSION
Develop and deliver an innovative, collaborative and internationally recognised multi-arts festival that engages young people across South Australia through their schools and communities.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jane Cooper (Chair)
Michael White (Treasurer)
Jodie Cairns
Peter Emmerton
Alisha Fisher
Cate Fowler
Bev Rogers
Mark Williams
Julja Szuster
STAFF
Andy Packer
andy@comeout.on.net
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Julie Priest
julie@comeout.on.net
PROGRAM PRODUCER
Sharyn Schell
education@comeout.on.net
ARTS EDUCATION MANAGER
General Enquiries
admin@comeout.on,net
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Artists & Companies
Express your interest in being involved in Come Out by contacting our Creative Director. A formal Expression of Interest happens during Come Out’s development year and the Come Out program is generally finalized by August the year before each Come Out Festival.
Employment
Come Out positions are generally advertised on www.artshub.com.au
Volunteers
Come Out relies heavily on volunteer support throughout Come Out and during Come Out’s Development Year. Volunteer experiences for Come Out can include:
• production support
• event management support
• voluntary guides for schools
• work experience
• marketing support
• administration support
To express your interest in volunteering please contact our General Manager.