Image: Hitnes mural workshop. Photograph by Ben MacPherson.
Call Out: North Adelaide Village Mural Commission, Expression of Interest
Guildhouse has been engaged by the City of Adelaide to deliver a new public mural by a South Australian artist on the exterior north wall of North Adelaide Village. This wall is situated at the corner of O’Connell Street and Chapel Street in North Adelaide.
The purpose of the mural is to activate the area with a vibrant and exciting creative visual marker and a point of discovery for locals and visitors alike. It is envisaged that the mural will be completed in time for the 2025 Gather Round, which returns to Adelaide 10-13 April 2025.
With the support and guidance of Guildhouse, this wonderful opportunity is for a South Australian artist/team to paint a highly visible mural (viewable to south bound traffic, those navigating through Chapel Street and pedestrians) on a rendered wall measuring approximately 6m high x 5m wide. The artist/team will be selected via a best practice Expression of Interest commissioning process. Guildhouse encourages artists at all career levels to apply – we encourage less experienced artists to put a small team together if they require the guidance of a more experienced mural artist.
Three artists/teams from the Expression of Interest submissions will be shortlisted and invited to create a paid Concept Design of $1,500 per artist/team.
The total Commissioning budget for this public artwork is $15,500.
For the full commissioning requirements and details including site images, wall specifications and a project timeline, please refer to the Artist Brief via the button below.
Concept Designs are not required when responding to this Expression of Interest. Guildhouse aims to make the application as accessible as possible and encourages artists at all career levels to apply.
Guildhouse is inviting South Australian visual artists or artist groups to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) as per the following guidelines:
EOI Application Process
EOI Application Process for an Individual Artist
Please provide the following details via the online application form (to apply click on the black “Application Form” button and submit all documents in PDF format):
- A short, written OR video response as to why this opportunity is of interest to you (up to 300 words or 2.5 minutes)
- Artist Biography (up to 300 words)
- Curriculum Vitae (up to 2 pages)
- Ten quality images of previous artworks that are indicative of your practice. Please collate into one compressed PDF file with image captions. Two or three images per page is preferred. File must not exceed 10MB.
EOI Application Process for an Artist’s Team
If a team of artists intend to submit an EOI, please select one lead artist to complete steps 1-3 above, together with an additional paragraph sharing who the additional team members would be, and what part they would play. Step 4 can include up to 6 additional images of artworks by other team members if relevant.
For questions, please contact Sian Watson, Producer, Guildhouse Professional Services at sian.watson@guildhouse.org.au or (08) 8410 1822 Monday to Thursday
Please note Guildhouse will be closed from 19 Dec 24 – 12 Jan 25.
Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must be South Australian residents, who have working rights.
- The chosen artist and relevant team members must hold the appropriate licenses, lift tickets and insurances.
- Meet safety and compliance requirements of the project, the chosen artist will be required to submit proof of Public Liability $20,000,000 and Products Liability $20,000,000 insurance.
- Non-Guildhouse members are eligible to apply.
- Applicants must complete the project to the specified timeline in the Artist Brief.
Guildhouse is an equal opportunities employer and persons who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, or from diverse cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
EOI Key Dates
- Applications open, Monday 25 November 2024
- Applications close, Wednesday 8 January 2025
- Notification to shortlisted artists, week beginning 20 January 2025
- Notification to unsuccessful applicants, week beginning 20 January 2025
Application Tips
- Please read the Artist Brief in full.
- When applying though the online application form, hover the mouse over each question and helpful information will appear to the right.
- Applicants will receive an email confirming the submission of their application – if this notification is not received the application has not submitted correctly.
- Once you have submitted the form, changes cannot be made to an application.
- Please note Guildhouse will be closed from 19 Dec 24 – 12 Jan 25. Please reach out with any questions prior to our shutdown period. Limited staff will resume work from 6 January 2025 – for any queries regarding your submission from 6 – 8 January, please email tracy.lecornu@guildhouse.org.au
Applications close: Wednesday 8 January 2025, 11:59pm
All enquiries please contact:
Sian Watson
Producer, Guildhouse Professional Services (available Monday – Thursday)
(08) 8410 1822
sian.watson@guildhouse.org.au
Tracy Le Cornu
Manager, Guildhouse Professional Services (available Monday – Thursday)
(08) 8410 1822
tracy.lecornu@guildhouse.org.au
Please note Guildhouse will be closed from 19 Dec 24 – 12 Jan 25. Limited staff will be working from 6 January, for any enquiries from 6 January please contact tracy.lecornu@guildhouse.org.au
