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 packages offering public liability insurance necessary for certain projects, such as working in public art, undertaking residencies and teaching. 

Image: Ruby Chew collage workshop at the City of Adelaide Art Pod. Photograph Lana Adams.

Folio: Gus Clutterbuck

Gus Clutterbuck embraces risk and experimentation to keep his work fresh and interesting, and constantly evolving. His work is inspired by direct immersion in place, experience, personal history and the potential of broken and discarded objects to tell stories about our culture. 

Image: courtesy the artist.

Explore our artistic programs

Our programs support and promote artists.

We offer opportunities for ongoing professional development, engagement with new audiences and an extension to the studio environment.

Image: Cedric Varcoe, painting on-site at CSIRO Waite Campus, 2021, photograph: Saul Steed.

Folio: Laura Wills

Laura Wills is a visual artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. She has an expanded approach to her practice, involving collaboration, ethics, participation and community-based projects. Wills is interested in the social context of art and ecological art projects, exploring themes such as travel, shelter, the environment, mapping and food issues. 

Image: courtesy the artist.

Guildhouse is a not for profit organisation that supports South Australian visual artists, craftspeople and designers to build and maintain sustainable careers.

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, present and emerging.

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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 services to support organisations and individuals to engage with South Australia’s exceptional artists, craftspeople, and designers. 

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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 navigate maintaining a sustainable practice.

Commissions & Referrals

With Guildhouse members working across all areas of visual art, craft and design, their work is often sought for public installation and private commission. Discuss with us your project or commission requirements today.

Programs

Guildhouse Programs support and promote creative practitioners, offering opportunities for ongoing professional development, creative challenges that exist beyond the studio environment, while also building and engaging with new audiences.

Exhibitions & Events

Guildhouse offers a variety of events throughout the year that can benefit creatives across different aspects of their career. Check out the events we’ve currently got scheduled to find out how a Guildhouse event can help you.

University of Adelaide, Wangu Poles by Paul Herzich, photograph courtesy the University of Adelaide.
Guildhouse is supported by the South Australian Government through Arts South Australia and by the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.

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