Guildhouse Catapult Mentorships
The Guildhouse Catapult program offers transformative, paid, artist-led mentorship opportunities.
Since 2018, Guildhouse’s Catapult mentorship programs have provided over 70 mentorships to visual artists, craft practitioners and designers.
The professional development and creative practices of Catapult recipients show ambition, drive and dedication, changing the trajectory of the South Australian artistic landscape and artists’ careers.
Catapult programs are a vital offering for artists and we continue to be oversubscribed year-on-year. To support the Catapultprogram, become a Creative Champion, or have your organisation sponsor your own Catapult mentorship opportunity – learn more here.
Catapult is bolstered by Mentor Mentee, an important research study in partnership with the University of South Australia, to examine the impact of mentorships on artistic careers over time, read the study.
Call Out:
Applications are now open for the 2027 Catapult + Adelaide Fringe Mentorship.
Closing Sunday 3 May 2026, 6pm.
Learn more and apply.
Catapult
Guildhouse’s flagship Catapult mentorship program provides South Australian artists with the critical funding and support to engage in an artist-led mentorship with established practitioners from Australia and beyond.
Catapult + Adelaide Fringe
The Catapult + Adelaide Fringe mentorship opportunity provides a platform for visual artists, craft practitioners and designers to reach a broader audience and participate in the Adelaide Fringe program.
Catapult + City of Port Adelaide Enfield
The Catapult + City of Port Adelaide Enfield mentorship provides a resident of the council area the opportunity to undertake an artist-led mentorship with an established mentor of their choice and deliver a public program to the community.
Catapult + Tarnanthi
Catapult + Tarnanthi is a career development mentorship program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, craft practitioners and designers based in South Australia.
Catapult + Tarntanya
The Catapult + Tarntanya mentorship program was delivered in partnership with City of Adelaide and saw two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists mentored by established practitioners to develop their technical capabilities in public art.
Catapult is bolstered by an important research study in partnership with the University of South Australia to examine the impact of mentorships on artistic careers over time.
Images: Previous Catapult mentors and mentees. Photographs Sia Duff.
Catapult News
Call out: Catapult + Adelaide Fringe Mentorship 2027
Image: Catapult + Adelaide Fringe recipient Claude Creighton, photograph Lana Adams.We are delighted to launch the 2027 Catapult + Adelaide Fringe Mentorship. Catapult + Adelaide Fringe applications are now open, and close 3 May 2026, 6pm. The Catapult + Adelaide...
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?...
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...
Images (L-R): Catapult Mentorship: Kat Korossy with mentor Kate Kurucz, photograph Lana Adams; Catapult Mentorship: Meg Mader with mentor Dan Withey, photograph Lana Adams; Catapult + Adelaide Fringe: Truc truong with mentor Jennifer Mathews, photograph Jack Fenby courtesy InReview; Catapult + City of Port Adelaide Enfield: Charlotte Tatton with mentor Fran O’Neill, photograph Lana Adams; Catapult + Tarnanthi: Kirsten Coelho with mentee Christina Gollan, photograph Saul Steed; Tarnanthi + Tarnanya: Shane Cook in the studio, photograph Jack Fenby courtesy InReview.