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
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 Micro-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.
Helpmann Academy Grants & Funding
Helpmann Academy offers a range of grants, fellowships, commissions, residencies and more to support and empower eligible emerging creatives when you graduate.
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:
- Fellowships
- Project and Development Grants for Individuals
- Project and Development Grants for Organisations
- Capacity Building Grants for Organisations
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.
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.
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.
Round 2 2026: Opening 1 August, closing 1 October
Mount Barker District Council Arts Grants
The Mount Barker District Council’s Arts Grants are open for applications 24 August 2026 – 4 October 2026.
Professional artists and arts organisations can apply for grants of up to $5,000 to create, produce and show new projects or new stages of projects.
Closing 4 October 2026
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.
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.
City of Port Adelaide Enfield Grants
Whether you’re kickstarting a cultural project, an environmental initiative or a local event, these grants empower your group to make a lasting impact and foster stronger community bonds.
Career Development
Including public art EOIs, exhibition call outs, residencies, mentorships, fellowships and more career development opportunities.
Acme London Residency
An opportunity to develop your visual arts practice and professional networks over six months at Acme’s East London residency space, the Fire Station in London with a $30,000 grant.
Closing 15 September 2026
The Martin Ceramics Fellowship
The Martin Ceramics Fellowship provides a significant opportunity for a mid-career Australian ceramic artist to undertake an intensive six-week residency at JamFactory in Adelaide, South Australia in May/June 2027.
Valued at over $10,000, this residency includes travel expenses, accommodation, up to 8 hours per week with a qualified studio assistant, materials allowance and kiln firing allocation.
Closing 21 September 2026
Kate Derum and Irene Davies Awards
The biennial Kate Derum and Irene Davies Awards celebrate creativity and excellence in contemporary tapestry. Hosted by the Australian Tapestry Workshop in Naarm/Melbourne, artists from around the world are invited to submit small-scale hand-woven tapestries that reflect an expressive use of materials, concept, colour and design.
Closing 7 September 2026
Papper Street Arts Centre: Exhibition Call Outs
Little Treasures for Christmas exhibition 2026.
Little Treasures is Pepper Street Arts Centre’s much-loved annual exhibition celebrating the festive season, and we are seeking artists to take part.
Closing 16 September 2026
The Shape of Memory exhibition – Adelaide Fringe 2027.
Artists are invited to submit artwork inspired by the theme of ‘memory’, for the Adelaide Fringe 2027.
Closing 6 October 2026
Debra Porch Award: Visual Arts Residency
this reciprocal award seeks to continue to ensure long term engagement and strong intercultural connections across the Asia Pacific region. In 2027 the Award will be offered to two mid-careers artists – one from Australia and one from Thailand – who demonstrate a commitment to fostering long-term artistic and cultural connections between Australia and Thailand.
One Australian visual artist will be supported to undertake a residency at SAC Residency in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Alongside this, one mid-career Thai visual artist will also be supported to undertake a residency at UNSW Galleries in Sydney, Australia.
Closing 15 September 2026
Brighton Jetty Sculptures 2027 Call Out
Brighton Jetty Sculptures is South Australia’s largest sculpture exhibition with 2027 marking the 20th anniversary event. The annual exhibition, held along the Esplanade in Brighton, features more than 200 sculptures and reaches over 80,000 visitors every year. The 2027 exhibition will run from 20-31 January 2027.
Closing 7 November 2026
JamFactory Associate Program
JamFactory’s highly acclaimed Associate Program provides outstanding career development opportunities for emerging artists and designers working in the fields of glass, furniture, ceramics or jewellery/metal.
The program is designed to accelerate development of the professional and entrepreneurial skills required to establish and maintain a successful and sustainable creative career.
Closing 30 September 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.
International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York Residency
An opportunity to develop your visual arts practice and professional networks over four months in New York with a $35,000 grant. The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) supports the creative development of artists and curators, and promotes exchange through residencies and public programs.
Closing 15 September 2026
Carclew Fellowships
Carclew’s Fellowships for Individuals support young South Australian creatives to grow their artistic practice through professional development and career-building opportunities. Funding can be used to develop new skills, explore creative practices and techniques, undertake research, and build a sustainable career in the arts.
Funding of up to $10,000 is available, depending on the scope of the project.
Closing 13 September 2026
First Nations Governance and Financial Literacy Workshop
CreateSA is offering up to 25 South Australian Aboriginal artists, creatives and arts workers the opportunity to take part in a free three-day Governance and Financial Literacy Workshop at Tandanya.
Closing 9 September 2026
Gallery 1855’s Adelaide Fringe Festival Exhibition EOI
Closing 30 November 2026
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.
Healing Arts South Australia 2027 — Artist Award
Healing Arts South Australia (3-9 May 2027) is the first of its kind in the nation and in the Southern Hemisphere. As part of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab’s global outreach campaign with the World Health Organization, it celebrates the role of the arts and creative and cultural expression in promoting health, wellbeing and social equity.
We invite South Australian artists of all ages to create the defining artwork for Healing Arts South Australia 2027. One winning artist receives $5,000, with their work selected as the official hero artwork across the campaign’s digital, print and promotional materials.
Closing 19 September 2026
Gallery M Retail Space EOI
Gallery M is currently seeking expressions of interest from South Australian Artists to sell in the Gallery Shop.
The gallery retail space is adjacent to the large Gallery M exhibition area. The shop displays high level crafting, objects, and artworks by South Australian Artists.
Closing 30 September 2026
2027 ANAT Synapse residency program
ANAT is calling for applications to the 2027 ANAT Synapse residency program. We welcome submissions from Australian artists who work in any genre with a focus on concepts that intersect and deeply engage with science and/or technology.
The program supports artists-in-residence hosted by Australian research organisations to work together to undertake a period of creative research and practice. The program brings art and science together in partnerships that generate new knowledge, ideas and processes beneficial beyond both fields.
Closing 14 October 2026
Art Prizes
M16 Artspace Drawing Prize 2026
Entries are now open for the 2026 M16 Artspace Drawing Prize! With a prize pool of over $15,000, the Prize celebrates the breadth and diversity of contemporary drawing practices.
Closing 4 October 2026
Burnie Print Prize 2027
Entries are open now for the prestigious Burnie Print Prize 2027. Artists from across the country are invited to submit work for this nationally significant acquisitive prize, which continues to champion excellence, innovation and technical skill in contemporary print practice.
Total Prize money $24,000.
Closing 30 October 2026
Redland Art Awards 2026
The Redland Art Awards is a nationally recognised, biennial contemporary painting prize delivered by Redland Art Gallery, with a long-standing history now entering its third decade.
In 2026, the Redland Art Awards primary award is an acquisitive prize of $20,000, second prize is $6,000 and the third prize is $3,000. Additionally, there is the Meredith Foxton People’s Choice Award of $1,000, proudly sponsored by Redland Yurara Art Society Inc, and the RAMP Member’s Choice Award of $500.
Closing 21 September 2026
25th Dobell Drawing Prize
The Dobell Drawing Prize is Australia’s leading prize for drawing, and an unparalleled celebration of technique, innovation and expanded practice.
The winner will receive a $30,000 acquisitive prize, with the winning work entering the National Art School significant collection, built over the past 120 years.
Closing 14 September 2026
LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize 2027
Submissions to the 10th edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize are now open. Inspired by LOEWE’s own beginnings as an artisanal workshop, the prize recognizes excellence, artistic merit, and innovation in craft, in all its forms. The prize will be awarded in Europe in spring 2027, accompanied by an exhibition of shortlisted works.
The Prize for the winning piece of work is fifty thousand euros (50,000 euros).
Closing 15 October 2026
Murray Bridge Regional Gallery Youth Art Prize
The Youth Art Prize aims to empower young people to pursue their creative aspirations. Since its humble beginnings co-initiated by The Station well over a decade ago, it now offers a total prize pool valued at over $4,500, including cash and vouchers that will support the recipients’ ongoing engagement with the arts.
Closing 16 September 2026
Kilgour Prize
Call for entries are open for the Kilgour Prize 2027. Awarding $50,000 for the most outstanding figurative or portrait painting as selected by the judging panel.
Closing 5 October 2026
The Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting
This triennial art prize aims to celebrate excellence and innovation in the watercolour medium. For the purpose of this prize, ‘landscape’ is defined as any form of land or environment.
The overall winner will receive a $20,000 cash prize generously donated by Elaine Bermingham.
Closing 8 November 2026
Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2026
SEouth East Centre for Contemporary Art invites artists from across Australia to submit entries for the Shirley Hannan National Portrait Award 2026, a $50,000 non-aquisitive award for realistic portrait painting.
Closing 9 October 2026
The Elaine Bermingham National Watercolour Prize in Landscape Painting
This triennial art prize aims to celebrate excellence and innovation in the watercolour medium. For the purpose of this prize, ‘landscape’ is defined as any form of land or environment.
The overall winner will receive a $20,000 cash prize generously donated by Elaine Bermingham.
Closing 8 November 2026