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Image: Catapult mentee Anna Gore with mentor Aldo Iacobelli 2021. Photograph Sia Duff.

Announcing the first Guildhouse Studios resident artists
Image: Makeda Duong, Mixed Race Sweater, hand knitted merino wool, dimensions variable, 2020. Photograph Morgan Sette & Radhe Osborn; Fru Kenez, Not My Problem, gas-fired stoneware clay, glaze, underglaze, 2ct gold lustre, 28 x 24 x 65 cm Nexus Gallery, September 2021. Photograph Thomas McCammon.The Guildhouse Studios pilot program has commenced with emerging visual artists Makeda Duong and Fru Kenez in residence until late March 2023. Makeda Duong’s practice is informed by the history of...

Kaurna Wirltu Tidna mural celebrates belonging at University of Adelaide
Image: Cedric Varcoe, Kaurna Wirltu Tidna, University of Adelaide, 2022. Photograph Sam Roberts.An original mural is now a permanent fixture of the University of Adelaide’s North Terrace campus, connecting people to Country. The mural, named Kaurna Wirltu Tidna, depicts many links to the University, such as the Southern Cross and a shield, that are also significant to Kaurna culture. Cedric Varcoe, a Ramindjerri yuraldi man of the Ngarendjerri nation, and Narunga artist, created the mural art,...

Welcome to Guildhouse Sturt Street
Image: Guildhouse Sturt Street office. Photograph Lana AdamsSay hello at our new Guildhouse Sturt Street office. To make room for the Guildhouse Studios pilot program, the Guildhouse office has a new home at 178 Sturt Street, Adelaide. Guildhouse are warmly welcomed by internationally renowned architecture firm Snøhetta and four other creative practitioners working from the building. The move is the result of a commitment to collaboration and trans-disciplinary engagement from both...

2022 Sector Survey
Image: 2022 Sector Survey prizes. Photograph Lana AdamsSector Survey: have your say and win! Contribute to our annual sector survey and help us to shape our program and advocacy efforts. Your feedback is really valuable. It helps us deliver a relevant, engaging program and ensure that our services are meeting the needs of our members and the sector. The survey only takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and by doing so you go into the draw to win one of these fabulous prizes: A membership...

Guildhouse wins 2022 Ruby Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation
Image: Guildhouse Board Chair Andrew Cohen, Honourable Andrea Michaels MP, Minister for the Arts, Guildhouse Marketing & Development Manager Olivia Power & Guildhouse Artistic Programs Manager and Interim CEO Debbie Pryor. Photograph courtesy Arts South Australia. We were thrilled to accept the 2022 Ruby Award for Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation or Group at the Queen's Theatre on 25 November 2022. Presented by The Honourable Andrea Michaels MP, Minister for the Arts, the...

ART WORKS: Carly Tarkari Dodd and Dominic Guerrera to amplify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices
Image: Carly Tarkari Dodd. Photograph Morgan Sette.Carly Tarkari Dodd (Kaurna, Narungga, Ngarrindjeri) and Dominic Guerrera (Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna) are the new artist and writer in residence in the City of Adelaide ArtPOD. Following a competitive call for applications, the third ART WORKS Artist & Writer in Residence pairing has been announced to undertake a four month residency from 1 November 2022 - 23 February 2023. Your Turn to Listen project aims to amplify Aboriginal and Torres...

Work with Us: General Manager / CEO
Located in the Lion Arts precinct of the Adelaide CBD, Guildhouse is South Australia’s leading organisation for visual artists, craftspeople and designers. Guildhouse provides support, development and promotion of creative professionals working across the visual arts, craft and design sector. The team at Guildhouse makes a real contribution to the lives of our creative artists and the rich, diverse cultural environment enjoyed by South Australians. Reporting to the dedicated and connected...

New chapter for Guildhouse CEO Emma Fey
Image: Emma Fey. Photograph Denis Smith.The Guildhouse Board has today announced that Emma Fey will step down as their Chief Executive in mid-November to take up a new appointment as Assistant Director, Operations at the Art Gallery of South Australia. Andrew Cohen, Chair of the Guildhouse Board said that Emma’s commitment over the past five and a half years has been exemplary and thanked her for her loyalty and leadership of the organisation. “I cannot think of a better way to leave an...

Call Out: Reignite Public Art Opportunity
Image: Hitnes mural workshop, 2014. Photograph by Ben MacPherson. Reignite Public Art Project Call for Expressions of Interest Guildhouse is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest from South Australian artists for a mural project on an external wall at Aquinas College, 44 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide. The City of Adelaide is commissioning new public artworks by local artists to add vibrancy to main streets and laneways in hospitality, retail and community hubs across the City and North...

Call out: ART WORKS Residency Program 2023-2024
Image: Artist in Residence 2022 Jingwei Bu in the City of Adelaide ArtPOD, 2022. Photograph Sam Roberts.Guildhouse is calling for expressions of interest from South Australian artists and an artist and writer team for residency opportunities in the ArtPOD ART WORKS program. The ArtPOD is a City of Adelaide initiative located at 25 Pirie St - in the Breezeway - ART WORKS is an exhibition and residency program delivered by Guildhouse in partnership with the City of Adelaide. This call out...