Celebrating 60 years in 2026

Since its founding in 1966, Guildhouse has supported the careers of South Australian visual artists, makers, and designers through advocacy, professional development, mentorships, tailored services and fair pay.

Image: Guildhouse End of Year Event. Photograph Lana Adams.

Become a Guildhouse Member

Guildhouse offers a range of Membership options for established, mid-career or emerging practitioner in the visual arts, craft and design fields, alongside options for non-practicing artists, organisations, curators, arts workers and installers. Our Accredited Membership includes tailor-made insurance offering affordable public liability insurance necessary for certain projects, such as working in public art, undertaking residencies and teaching. 

Image: Catapult Mentorship recipient Oakey with mentor Catherine Truman. Photograph Lana Adams.

Guildhouse Professional Services: South Australia's leading public art specialists

Guildhouse Professional Services (GPS) is Guildhouse’s social enterprise. GPS is uniquely qualified to connect South Australian artists, designers and craftspeople with custom public, commercial and private art opportunities.

Image: Artist Sair Bean, North Adelaide Village mural. Photograph Lana Adams.

Guildhouse is a not-for-profit organisation that empowers South Australian visual artists, craft practitioners and designers to achieve their boldest creative and commercial ambitions.

We help nurture and extend art practices and business development. 

We connect professional opportunities, markets and networks.

We acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional owners of the land upon which we work.

We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

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Join or Renew Membership

Guildhouse offers a range of Membership packages to assist you to grow your practice, achieve your career goals and meet requirements as an arts professional, including a tailored insurance package.

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Guildhouse Professional Services

Guildhouse offers a range of customisable professional and public art services to support organisations and individuals to engage with South Australia’s exceptional artists. 

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Sector Development

Guildhouse actively contributes to the development of the visual art, craft and design sectors through advocacy, targeted research and capacity building.

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Call Outs

With a variety of programs and commissions available to help grow your creative practice, Guildhouse Membership opens the door to unique opportunities.

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Guildhouse News

Stay up to date with the latest Guildhouse news. Hear about our latest call outs, recent announcements, sector news and keep up to date with artistic practice in South Australia.

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Artist Toolkits

Guildhouse supports the professional development of artists and connects creatives with the broader arts ecology. We’ve built a variety of Toolkits to help you achieve your ambitions.

University of Adelaide, Wangu Poles by Paul Herzich, photograph courtesy the University of Adelaide.

Guildhouse is supported by the South Australian Government through CreateSA and by the Visual Arts, Craft and Design Partnership Framework (VACDPF), an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.