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Image: Catapult mentee Anna Gore with mentor Aldo Iacobelli 2021. Photograph Sia Duff.
Call Out: Catapult Mentorship 2026
Image: 2025 Catapult recipient Meg Mader (right), with mentor Dan Withey, photo: Lana Adams.Applications are now open for Guildhouse Catapult Mentorship program, and close Sunday, 18 October 2026, 6pm Since 2018, Guildhouse’s flagship Catapult mentorship program has provided over 70 South Australian visual artists, craft makers and designers with the critical funding and support to engage in a self-led mentorship with an established local, national or international mentor. The program provides...
Louise Flaherty, City of Charles Sturt
Louise Flaherty, City of Charles SturtImage: Louise Flaherty, Local Plant Carers, photo: Sam Roberts.Louise FlahertyLocal Plant Carers, 2026Mural on nine planter boxes Commissioned by City of Charles SturtLocal Plant Carers celebrates the people who care for local green spaces, recognising the volunteers whose ongoing efforts help shape and sustain the landscapes of Brompton, Bowden and Ovingham. Responding to the greening initiatives that have transformed these neighbourhoods, the artwork...
Job Advertisement: Curator, Brighton Jetty Sculptures
Image:Karl Meyer, Hand in the Sand. Image courtesy Brighton Jetty Sculptures.Brighton Jetty Sculptures- Curator Position Brighton Jetty Sculptures is South Australia’s largest sculpture exhibition with 2027 marking the 20th anniversary event. The annual exhibition, held along the Esplanade in Brighton, features more than 200 sculptures and reaches over 80,000 visitors every year. The 2027 exhibition will run from 20-31 January 2027. Role Overview The Curator is responsible for curating and...
Guildhouse Artist’s Choice Award – back for 2026
Image: Guildhouse Artist's Choice Award 2025 winner Thom Buchanan with Guildhouse Professional Services Manager Tracy Le Cornu, photo: Rosina Possingham.Voting is now open for the Guildhouse Artist's Choice Award for SALA 2026. Vote now for the SALA award finalist whose artwork impressed you the most this SALA Festival. The award provides important peer recognition and the winning artist will receive a 12-month Guildhouse Accredited Membership + $1,500 cash prize. Voting closes on 31 August...
Call Out: The Guildhouse Collections Project – 60 Year Archive
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...
Announcement: Catapult + Adelaide Fringe 2027
Guildhouse, in partnership with Adelaide Fringe, announce South Australian painter Gemma Rose Brook as the recipient of the 2027 Catapult + Adelaide Fringe Mentorship. Guildhouse is delighted to announce plein air painter Gemma Rose Brook as the recipient of the Catapult + Adelaide Fringe mentorship, to undertake a mentorship with acclaimed contemporary landscape painter Mary Tonkin. Building upon the highly successful Guildhouse Catapult Mentorship program, which has funded over 60 mentorship...
Expression of Interest: ILA immersive public artwork
Image: Eden, commissioned by Illuminate Adelaide, courtesy ILA. Guildhouse has been engaged by Immersive Light + Art (ILA) to deliver a major immersive public artwork for the entrance, foyer and stairwell of their heritage building in the Adelaide CBD. This commission offers an exciting opportunity for an artist or creative team to create a future-focused and immersive artwork. The work aims to transform the arrival experience into a welcoming and memorable gateway to the building. Guildhouse...
The Guildhouse Fellowship: Dave Court
Dave Court announced as the 2026 recipient of The Guildhouse Fellowship Guildhouse, the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) and the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation are proud to announce Dave Court as the recipient of the 2026 Guildhouse Fellowship, one of the most significant opportunities for mid-career visual artists in Australia. Dave Court is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, sculpture and installation, from large-scale public artworks to immersive cross-media...
Call Out: 60th Anniversary Exhibition
Image: The Gallery at St Peters Town Hall, photograph Darren Clements Photography courtesy City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters.Applications to exhibit in the 60th Anniversary are now closed – but Members can still be involved: Past and present Guildhouse Members are invited to submit digital images of artworks to be included in a digital showcase during the exhibition. Images must be high resolution (minimum 300dpi or 3000px on the longest edge), in JPEG or PNG format, and clearly...
Intersection Regional Tour is back, visiting even more South Australian artists in 2026
Image: Studio of Julie Lloyd, Intersection Regional Tour, photograph Lana Adams. Guildhouse is thrilled to announce the third year of its regional professional development program Intersection. In 2026 representatives from Guildhouse and Country Arts SA will visit regionally based artists in the Adelaide Hills, Port Lincoln, Southern Flinders Ranges, and the Barossa Valley. Intersection is a structured outreach program that has been designed specifically for visual artists, craft...