Opportunities
Heidi Kenyon, From little things… (installation detail), 2018. Photograph Grant Hancock.
Guildhouse is all about connecting creatives with opportunities.
We share a variety of opportunities on offer through our partner organisations and the wider industry. In this section you can explore a variety of Art Prizes, Commissions, Proposals, Call Outs, Residencies, Mentorships, Career Development, Grants and Funding opportunities.
The opportunities listed here are independent from Guildhouse. Please follow the links or contact information provided for further information.
Grants & Funding
CreateSA Funding and Grants
The Government of South Australia is committed to supporting the state’s arts, culture and creative industries.
Investment and support is available through a range of grants, funding and initiatives provided through CreateSA.
Creative Australia Investment and Development Opportunities
Creative Australia offers a range of funding opportunities including Arts Projects for individuals, Groups or Organisations. Visit the website for further details and funding round dates.
City of Adelaide Quick Response Grants
Quick Response Grants are for a maximum of $5,000. Applications must be submitted at least 6 weeks before the project start date.
Examples of Quick Response Grants projects include – Accessible and low-cost performances, exhibitions, cultural events, festivals, concerts, public artworks.
Ripple Effect Mirco-grants
Ripple Grants fund transformational projects that build and shape communities at local scale. The process is competitive, with an emphasis on projects that are clear, achievable and have impact.
Micro-grants of $1500 are awarded to a different project every second month, as decided by our incredible group of donors based on the applications received over the previous 8 weeks.
Ian Potter Cultural Trust Emerging Artist Grants
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust runs three Funding Rounds per year to support emerging Australian artists to undertake professional development opportunities to gain experience, develop networks and learn skills from leaders in their field.
Regional Arts Australia Fund
The Regional Arts Fund provides open, competitive grants through two streams: Project Grants and Quick Response Grants.
Quick Response Grants are delivered monthly from February to November. Each round opens on the first day of the month and closes on the last day of the month.
Carclew Grants & Funding
Carclew is Australia’s largest multi-artform cultural institution dedicated to children and young people.
Carclew offers:
- Project and Development Grants for Individuals
- Project and Development Grants for Organisations
- Capacity Building Grants for Organisations
Country Arts SA Grants
Grants are available to support arts and cultural activities in regional South Australia that are sustainable, have long term cultural, economic and social benefits, develop partnerships and cultural networks and provide skills development opportunities.
City of Port Adelaide Enfield Placemaking Grant
The Placemaking Grant program aims to support the creation and delivery of projects in public spaces across the city. These include initiatives that improve how we feel and use our public spaces and how we can enhance the way they look, work and feel, and also how we celebrate our heritage. The program gives the community the opportunity to make their City a place where people love to be through placemaking projects of all sizes and shapes.
Grants of up to $7,500 will be available for community organisations and businesses with an ABN.
Grants of up to $1,000 will be available for individuals or informal groups without an ABN.
City of Charles Sturt Arts Fund
Applications are invited from artists and arts organisations to support the development and delivery of NEW creative initiatives within the City of Charles Sturt.
Nexus 40 for 40 quick response grant
This grant, of up to $1000, is available to support First Nations artists and those who identify as being culturally and racially marginalised or culturally and linguistically diverse, based in South Australia.
Open to all eligible artists, this grant can be used to access small project or professional arts development and training opportunities that arise at short notice, or that fall outside the scope of other funding opportunities from funding bodies such as Arts South Australia.
Gordon Darling Foundation Grants
The Gordon Darling Foundation is a perpetual public charitable trust, established in 1991 to “support Australia-wide, activities of importance in the Visual Arts.”
The Foundation can only provide funding to Public Institutions in Australia. Applicant organisations must have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status.
Individuals wishing to apply for funding for projects must partner with a Public Institution which then takes on responsibility for the project.
The Independent Arts Foundation
The IAF is a registered charity managed entirely by volunteers. Its role is to support the development of the arts in South Australia by contributing grants to individuals or groups who are in the early stages of their artistic journey and wish to develop their work, locally, interstate and overseas, particularly emerging artists of any age who may be writers, actors, performers and musicians, or projects that benefit emerging artists.
Career Development
Including public art EOIs, exhibition call outs, residencies, mentorships, fellowships and more career development opportunities.
Warehouse Studio - Artist Studio Space
Warehouse studio collective have a rare opportunity for a new artist to join the studio. Artists working in any medium are welcome.
See the space by appointment by contacting Rebecca at rhartmankearns@hotmail.com or at the Warehouse Studio Sale on 13th December.
Artist Call Out: The Bloom exhibition
The Bloom is a powerful new exhibition responding to the devastating algal bloom event that has impacted South Australia’s coastline and the communities who enjoy it.
Artists are encouraged to explore themes of renewal, environmental awareness, and collective action through their work.
In 2026, The Bloom exhibition will feature three elements: Photography, Visual Arts and Written Word.
Closing 5 January 2025
Exhibit with Gallery 1855 in 2026
Gallery 1855 supports South Australian and locally based artists, craftspeople to present their work in a professional environment.
Various closing dates in 2025.
Exhibition Call Out: 2026 Adelaide Fringe Festival Community Exhibition at FABRIK
We invite you to contribute to our next community exhibition showcasing works that explore the art and process of knotting. Presented as part of the 2026 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Ties will showcase a wide range of knotting techniques, traditions, ideas and representations found in visual art, textile crafts and trade practices.
Closing 8 Dec 2025
IGNITION SA Workshops for Creatives
IGNITION SA is a new program of learning opportunities, mentoring, resources, and online experiences designed to enhance the professional development and wellbeing of South Australia’s creative professionals.
Produced by Creative Plus Business, IGNITION SA brings to South Australia four initiatives to help creative businesses and arts professionals come together to learn, access professional development opportunities, gain mentorship and guidance, and build new creative and professional networks.
Workshops for Creatives:
Various dates 2025/26
Mentors EOI:
Opening November 2025
THRF Video and Moving Image Program
Expressions of interest are welcomed throughout the year from artists wishing to participate in the THRF Group – Creative Health Video and Moving Image Program. Viewed via our website, this Program showcases artists working in the medium of Video and Moving Image Art.
Blue Studio Residency
Blue Studio Residency is open to local, Australian and International ceramic artists of all skill levels. Proposals are welcome throughout the year and each season has its own creative possibilities.
The Adelaide Fringe / fab Studio Residency
This residency will provide two visual artists with rent-free studio space and support from June 2026. Designed to foster experimentation, connection and sustained creative development, the residency includes access to tools, equipment, mentoring and a public outcome during Adelaide Fringe 2027. This opportunity is about providing time, space and resources to support diverse approaches to making.
Closing 18 January 2026
Solar & Sun Sculpture Exhibition
Artists are invited to be part of the 2026 Solar & Sun Sculpture Exhibition, an opportunity to showcase your work in the stunning surrounds of the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden. Set against a breathtaking natural backdrop, the exhibition offers a powerful platform to explore environmental ideas through sculpture, connect with new audiences, and be part of a growing community of artists passionate about art and climate. $12,000 grand prize.
Closing 6 March 2026
Pocosin Arts Residencies
Located in North Carolina, USA, Pocosin Arts offers opportunities for discovery, creativity, and lifelong learning in the arts. We provide year-round craft workshops, weekly adult and youth classes, and residencies in metals and jewelry, ceramics, woodworking, drawing, painting, textiles, digital fabrication, and more.
Multiple residency opportunities available throughout 2025-26.
Week-long residency at The Art House - Clare Valley
Artists are invited to spend a week as the “Artist in Residence” at the Clare Art House.
This is a fee-free opportunity. In February and March 2026 we will be offering the opportunity for individual artists, at any stage of their art career and working in any medium, to apply for a one-week residency at Clare ArtHouse. Residencies will take place over 8 weeks.
Closing 31 December 2025
Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship
The Australian Antarctic Arts Fellowship aims to support the production of significant works of art and interpretation by professionals in the creative arts, humanities and social sciences.
The Fellowship takes the form of either a ship voyage or flight to Antarctica, Macquarie Island, or the Southern Ocean and associated logistical support, ie food, accommodation, transport and cold-weather clothing on loan.
Opening 15 December 2025
Participate in 'Ties' Fabrik exhibition
We invite you to contribute to our next community exhibition showcasing works that explore the art and process of knotting. Presented as part of the 2026 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Ties will showcase a wide range of knotting techniques, traditions and ideas found in many textile arts and trade practices.
Closing 8 December 2025
firstdraft First Peoples Curators Program
The First Peoples Curators Program supports an emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander curator with new skills, professional presentation and development opportunities, and access to key industry networks.