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Image: Catapult mentee Anna Gore with mentor Aldo Iacobelli 2021. Photograph Sia Duff.
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 you 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 represent a...
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...
Q+A with Claude Creighton
Image: Claude Creighton, photograph Lana Adams We sat down with Catapult + Adelaide Fringe Mentorship recipient Claude Creighton to learn more about their experience and hear their top picks for the Festival! What about the Catapult Mentorship interested you to apply? The Catapult Mentorship immediately stood out because it offered support and access to mentorships that simply aren’t otherwise available particularly within the puppetry sector, which is very limited in South Australia. As...
Guildhouse celebrates 60 years of service to South Australian visual arts
Image: Guildhouse End of Year Event, photograph Lana Adams Guildhouse celebrates 60 years of service to South Australian visual arts In 2026 Guildhouse marks an incredible milestone. Six decades of advocacy, representation, professional development, mentorship, network building, artistic opportunities, resource sharing, promotion of best practice, profiling artists, and championing the value of contemporary craft, art and design. To celebrate the thousands of artists, makers and designers who...
60 years of backing artists: enhanced $50,000 Guildhouse Fellowship announced
Image: 2021 Guildhouse Fellow Liam Fleming, photograph Sam Roberts. 60 years of backing artists: enhanced $50,000 Guildhouse Fellowship announced Guildhouse, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation are proud to announce the callout for the nation-leading professional development program, The Guildhouse Fellowship, with an enhanced offering for a South Australian visual artist, craft practitioner or designer. The latest iteration extends the Fellowship...
Announcement: Catapult Mentorship 2025 Round 2
Image: Artwork by Iteka Ukarla Sanderson-Bromley, image courtesy the artist. Guildhouse Catapult Mentorships announced with internationally renowned mentors and inspiring new talent. Three exciting South Australian visual artists have been selected as the first Catapult recipients for 2026. Catapult Mentorship: Emerging artist Alyssa Powell-Ascura will work with internationally renowned Philippines-based duo Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan. Catapult Mentorship: Iteka Ukarla Sanderson-Bromley...