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 Mirco-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.
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:
- Project and Development Grants for Individuals
- Project and Development Grants for Organisations
- Capacity Building Grants for Organisations
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.
City of Port Adelaide Enfield Placemaking Grant
The Placemaking Grant program aims to support the creation and delivery of projects in public spaces across the city. These include initiatives that improve how we feel and use our public spaces and how we can enhance the way they look, work and feel, and also how we celebrate our heritage. The program gives the community the opportunity to make their City a place where people love to be through placemaking projects of all sizes and shapes.
Grants of up to $7,500 will be available for community organisations and businesses with an ABN.
Grants of up to $1,000 will be available for individuals or informal groups without an ABN.
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.
Nexus 40 for 40 quick response grant
This grant, of up to $1000, is available to support First Nations artists and those who identify as being culturally and racially marginalised or culturally and linguistically diverse, based in South Australia.
Open to all eligible artists, this grant can be used to access small project or professional arts development and training opportunities that arise at short notice, or that fall outside the scope of other funding opportunities from funding bodies such as Arts South Australia.
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.
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.
Career Development
Including public art EOIs, exhibition call outs, residencies, mentorships, fellowships and more career development opportunities.
Sauerbier House Exhibition and Artist in Residence Opportunities
Sauerbier House exhibition program 2026-2027:
Sauerbier House is currently accepting applications for the upcoming 2026-27 exhibition program. Local or visiting contemporary artists, artist groups or curators can apply to exhibit at Sauerbier House in one or more of three very distinct gallery spaces.
Closing 4 September 2025
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Sauerbier House artist in residence program 2026-2027:
Expressions of interest are now open for practicing contemporary artists to apply to undertake a supported site responsive/ site specific studio-based residency at Sauerbier House in the beautiful coastal township of Port Noarlunga.
Closing 4 September 2025
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Exhibit with Gallery 1855 in 2026
Gallery 1855 supports South Australian and locally based artists, craftspeople to present their work in a professional environment.
Various closing dates in 2025.
JamFactory x Helpmann Academy Scholarships 2026
JamFactory’s highly acclaimed Associate Program provides outstanding career development opportunities for emerging artists and designers working in the fields of Ceramics, Glass, Furniture or Jewellery / Metal.
In 2026, the Helpmann Academy is excited to provide two x $2,500 scholarships for eligible applicants applying for JamFactory’s Foundation Year Associate Program.
Closing 30 September 2025
Participate in 'Ties' Fabrik exhibition
We invite you to contribute to our next community exhibition showcasing works that explore the art and process of knotting. Presented as part of the 2026 Adelaide Fringe Festival, Ties will showcase a wide range of knotting techniques, traditions and ideas found in many textile arts and trade practices.
Closing 8 December 2025
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.
Closing 30 September 2025
THRF Video and Moving Image Program
Expressions of interest are welcomed throughout the year from artists wishing to participate in the THRF Group – Creative Health Video and Moving Image Program. Viewed via our website, this Program showcases artists working in the medium of Video and Moving Image Art.
FABRIK’s Handmade Christmas Market Call Out
Expressions of interest are now open to all stall holders. Perfectly timed for you to finish your Christmas shopping and fill up your festive table with handmade artisan wares and locally produced treasures at Lobethal’s most sparkling time of year.
Closing 19 September 2025
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.
firstdraft First Peoples Curators Program
The First Peoples Curators Program supports an emerging Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander curator with new skills, professional presentation and development opportunities, and access to key industry networks.
British School at Rome Residency 2026
The BSR residency offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an emerging South Australian artist to undertake an immersive residency in central Rome. Valued at $30,000, the opportunity includes a stipend to cover return flights, materials, freight and other travel-related costs.
Closing 7 October 2025
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.
Solar & Sun Sculpture Exhibition
Artists are invited to be part of the 2026 Solar & Sun Sculpture Exhibition, an opportunity to showcase your work in the stunning surrounds of the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden. Set against a breathtaking natural backdrop, the exhibition offers a powerful platform to explore environmental ideas through sculpture, connect with new audiences, and be part of a growing community of artists passionate about art and climate. $12,000 grand prize.
Closing 6 March 2026
Art Prizes
13th Prospect Portrait Prize
The longest running portrait prize in South Australia, the Prospect Portrait Prize is a non-acquisitive juried exhibition of contemporary portraits in any medium.
Entries close 26 September 2025
Pymble Values Art Prize
Pymble Ladies’ College is proud to launch the inaugural Pymble Values Art Prize, $30,000 awarded to the winning submission.
Entries close 3 October 2025