Artist Toolkits
Fran Callen, Dappled Things (detail), 2017, mixed media on canvas, 130 x 112 cm. Photograph Grant Hancock.
Maintaining a sustainable creative practice is an ongoing commitment with plenty of hurdles. So we’ve built a variety of Artist Toolkits to help you out along the way.
Our Artist Toolkits are here to help you avoid the mistakes and stresses involved with running a creative practice, and to offer insights into all aspects of what it means to manage and grow a creative career.
Artist Toolkits
Introduction
Here is an introduction to our Artist Toolkits and how they can assist you to develop your career and tackle hurdles along the way.
Writing a CV
An essential item in your toolkit, here is our guide to what you should consider when creating your CV.
Design Markets (Part 1)
We sat down with Bowerbird leader and design market trailblazer Jane Barwick to get some inside advice about participating in this award winning design market.
Design Markets (Part 2)
Kitty Came Home’s Katrina Weber and Farley Wright tell us how they have made design markets a successful part of their business.
Artist Statements
An artist statement may be needed at various stages in your practice. Find out how to put together an engaging statement.
Pricing Your Artwork
Great advice from Zu Design’s Jane Bowden on how to price your artwork to ensure you are covering your costs and grow your business.
Freighting Your Work
Make sure you do everything you can to ensure your freight booking goes smoothly.
Packing Your Work
Packing your work requires some consideration. We have compiled a few tips and plenty of links to sites that might help you get it right.
Tax for Artists
Some useful tips and links to sites that will help you understand your tax obligations as a maker.
Exhibiting Artwork
There are many considerations when you exhibit your work. An artist and self-made curator offers advice.
Exhibition Checklist
Our Exhibition 101 toolkit continues with some brilliant advice from printmaker and curator Simone Tippett.
Media Releases 101
Media releases are an ideal way to find new audiences and get attention.
Arts Admin 101
We talk to Adelaide College of the Arts Development Manager Bridget Alfred about the competitive field of Arts Administration.
Insurance for Artists
Increasingly, insurance is becoming a requirement for artists, whether you are working in the public realm, exhibiting, or selling your work at a market.
Grant Writing
This toolkit is here to help you put your best application forward.
Artist Run Initiatives (Part 1)
We spoke to the key people behind two of Adelaide’s ARIs and asked them about what it takes to establish, feed and grow these key creative venues.
Artist Run Initiatives (Part 2)
We sat down with Bernadette Klavins and Elise Bonato from FELTspace, Adelaide’s longest running ARI which was established in 2008, and asked about the key to FELTspace’s longevity.
Mentorships
We’ve developed this toolkit to help participants manage expectations and create a mentorship that produces winning outcomes.
Budgeting
A realistic budget is a critical part of any project or funding application.
Artist Residencies
Artist residencies vary greatly. Make sure you select the right residency for you.
Your Online Presence (Part 1)
We spoke to artist Tsering Hannaford about her approach to having an online presence.
Superannuation (Part 1)
We talked to our partners at Statewide Super to put together two toolkits to help you understand and make the most of your superannuation.
Superannuation (Part 2)
We talked to our partners at Statewide Super to put together two toolkits to help you understand and make the most of your superannuation.
News
The Collections Project: Ray Harris
Ray Harris, On the tip of my tongue, 2018, HD digital video still. The Collections Project Ray Harris The Guildhouse Collections Project with Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA) 20 July – 18 September 2020 Ray Harris is a South Australian artist whose visual...
Writing applications with Kate Larsen (grants, awards and residencies)
Image: Kate Larsen's Insta Poetry workshop, at Minor Works Building as part of the Art Works program with City of Adelaide. Photograph: Rosina PossinghamWednesday 26 February 2020, 3 pm – 7 pm Pricing: Guildhouse Members (financial) $30 plus booking fees; Non Members...
ART WORKS: Call Out for Artist in Residence 2020
Image: Kaspar Schmidt Mumm, IMMI, 2018. Photo: Sia DuffGuildhouse is calling for expressions of interest from South Australian artists for TWO Artist Residencies, the flagship offerings of ART WORKS 2020, an exhibition and residency program delivered by Guildhouse in...