Creative Associates

Growing a Creative State
We call on you to join our community as the peak body for visual artists, craftspeople and designers, and help us to uplift, engage and grow a creative state.

Creative Associates
$250+ per year

Guildhouse is passionate about uplifting artists and the community, and we know you are too! We always make time to celebrate and connect our community to all our achievements and changemakers along the way.

With a great VIP program of visual arts events, exhibition openings and behind the scenes opportunities, we invite you to connect and celebrate with other art lovers, artists, and people who are working towards growing a creative state.

As a Creative Associate, your contribution helps us to deliver two key initiatives at Guildhouse;

  • Guildhouse Greets; a program of events that responds to our community’s call for greater connection, aiming to combat isolation and loneliness, which have been highlighted as significant mental health challenges within our sector.
  • Guildhouse Awards; delivered across key festivals and institutions including Adelaide Fringe, Brighton Jetty Sculpture Festival, SALA, Adelaide Central School of Art, and Helpmann Academy. These awards provide selected visual artists, craftmakers, or designers with vital recognition, public exposure, and access to insurance, allowing their work and contribution to be celebrated more broadly within our creative ecology.

Your participation is key to our success.

Become a Creative Associate

Your Creative Associates contribution is 100% tax deductible.

Thank you to our inaugural Creative Associate donors for their generous support:

  • Genevieve Theseira-Haese
  • Samantha Faehrmann
  • Architect’s Ink
  • Diana Jacquillard
  • Anne Skipper

Grow

We are committed to creating paid opportunities for artists at all stages of their careers. Within our programs last year we reached over 600,000 local, national and global audiences showcasing South Australian artists. Fair remuneration for artists underscores everything we do. Your donation will go towards directly to paying artists’ fees.

Engage

Your donation will enable us to further invest in our creative and professional skills development offerings, which support artists’ thriving careers. From essentials such as low-cost public liability insurance and one-on-one professional advice to ambitious residencies, exhibitions, and mentorships, we work with professional creatives at all stages of their careers. Your donation will support them in taking risks, creating excellent work, and ultimately achieving their goals.

Uplift

By supporting us, you can directly contribute to uplifting artists’ income. Artists currently earn about a quarter less than the average income of the wider workforce. Last year, we provided 4,043 advice and tailored career uplifts for creatives. With your support, we can expand our programs to offer more paid opportunities for artists to showcase their practice, expand, their audiences and increase their ongoing earning potential.

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