Image: Flinders Medical Centre, ARM render.
Guildhouse is inviting First Nations artists to create artwork designs that will be integrated into the new Flinders Medical Centre Acute Services Building in Adelaide, South Australia.
First Nations artists of all experience levels and practice types are encouraged to apply, no previous public art experience required. Guildhouse will offer artists 1:1 support throughout the process.
There are up to seven artwork opportunities available within this EOI.
- One opportunity is specific to Kaurna artists
- Up to six opportunities for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists
All opportunities are open to Guildhouse Members and Non-Members Australia wide.
Please read the Project Brief (button below) before applying. The exact artwork locations are still being finalised, and further details will be shared in an Artist Brief for each opportunity to selected artists.
KEY DETAILS:
- EOI Closes – Tuesday 17 March 2026, 9am ACDT
- Concept Design to Completion – April to August 2026
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Budget Range – Concept Design fee of $2,000 – $3,000 per artist (opportunity dependant) and for each selected artist, a Commission fee of $10,000-$30,000 (opportunity dependent)
Introduction
Client: Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN), ARM Architecture, Studio STH and Built Envions
Artwork location: Flinders Medical Centre Acute Service Building, Bedford Park, South Australia
All artwork mediums are welcome, including (but not limited to) paint, pencil, printmaking, digital design, photography, and weaving. For each of the artwork opportunities, two/three artists will be shortlisted and paid to create designs during a Concept Design period. The chosen designs, whether originally digital or digitised from physical works, will be enlarged, manipulated to fit within the intended areas (with input and approval from the artists) and integrated throughout the building in locations such as ceiling panels, staff stations, corridors and lift foyers.
The opportunties
There are up to seven artwork opportunities in total:
- Entrance and lobby ceiling design and Lift lobbies 1 & 2 – One artwork to be integrated into main entrance and lobby ceiling. One artwork integrated into lift lobbies 1+2 (Kaurna artists only)
- Level 1 artwork: Day Surgery Admission and Level 3 artwork: Theatres – one artwork integrated into staff stations, corridors and key junctions across the two levels (Open to all First Nations artists)
- Level 2 artwork: Medical Day Unit – one artwork integrated into staff stations, corridors and key junctions (Open to all First Nations artists)
- Level 4 artwork: Ophthalmology – one artwork integrated into staff stations, corridors and key junctions (Open to all First Nations artists)
- Level 5 artwork: Intensive Care Unit – one artwork integrated into staff stations, corridors and key junctions (Open to all First Nations artists)
- Level 6 artwork: Inpatient Unit – one artwork integrated into staff stations, corridors and key junctions (Open to all First Nations artists)
- Level 7 artwork: Inpatient Unit – one artwork integrated into staff stations, corridors and key junctions (Open to all First Nations artists)
How to Apply
Artists are required to complete the following to register their interest in this project:
- Complete the application form online.
- Upload an artist CV (max 2 pages)
OR
an artistic biography (max 1 page). - Upload Images – no more than 10 images of previous artworks that reflect your practice. Please format into one PDF (max 10MB).
If you have not previously written a CV or Bio, please check out Guildhouse’s Artist Toolkits to see what to include.
Please be aware that our application form does not save your progress. Be ready with your documents to upload and hit submit.
Contact
Tracy Le Cornu, Curator, Guildhouse Project Lead
0434 460 613
tracy.lecornu@guildhouse.org.au
Sian Watson, Producer, Guildhouse Project Assistant
(08) 8410 1822
sian.watson@guildhouse.org.au