Images: Craft Association of South Australia Tatachilla Summer School January 1972, photos: Dalman & Smith Pty.
Call Out: The Guildhouse Collections Project – 60 Year Archive
Applications are now open, and close Tuesday 28 July 2026, 6pm
The Guildhouse Collections Project is a highly regarded artistic opportunity which places an artist inside a significant South Australian collection to research, reflect, respond and develop new work for exhibition.
To mark Guildhouse’s 60th anniversary year, Guildhouse is creating a paid opportunity for a South Australian visual artist, craft practitioner or designer to immerse themselves in Guildhouse’s archival collection, to create new work in response, and to present the work to audiences.
The Guildhouse Collections Project – 60 Year Archive includes:
- An artist fee of $12,000 paid directly to the artist
- Payment of 12% superannuation
- Supported access to the Guildhouse Collection
- Dedicated office space at the Guildhouse Lion Arts Membership Hub
- The opportunity to work with an independent curator and writer
- A public presentation at the Adelaide Town Hall, planned with the artist, curator, City of Adelaide and Guildhouse for early 2027
- Professional documentation of the work and/or exhibition for the purpose of promoting the recipient, their work and the program
This program is supported by the Copyright Agency’s Cultural Fund with additional funding provided by City of Adelaide and Guildhouse.
The program is delivered by Guildhouse.
The Guildhouse archive traces South Australia’s contemporary art history through the many thousands of artists, makers and designers who have been at the heart of the story. We are excited by this incredible opportunity to offer an artist the time, resources and access to our collection. We invite the artist to uncover, recover and discover linkages, ideas, themes and connections through their research and to create new and ambitious work that will forge a vital link between past, present and future.
Beth Neate, CEO, Guildhouse
Please read the Guidelines before forming your application:
CALL OUT CLOSES:
Tuesday 28 July 2026, 6pm
For more information, contact Guildhouse via guildhouse@guildhouse.org.au or (08) 8410 1822.
Guildhouse recognises that barriers may prevent creative practitioners from accessing our programs. For a confidential discussion of your access needs, please contact us at guildhouse@guildhouse.org.au, (08) 84101822 or via the National Relay Service.
