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
Spotlight: Maarten Daudeij on CATAPULT
Image: Maarten Daudeij, Memorial Meteorites: Echoes of Eternity No. 5 (production still).Maarten Daudeij grew up in the rural south-east of the Netherlands before moving to South Australia at the age of 27. Conscious of his responsibilities as an artist on...
Spotlight: Tom Borgas on CATAPULT
Image: Tom Borgas, Armature Gateway (Hyperobject), 2020. Photograph: courtesy the artist. Emerging artist Tom Borgas predominantly made work for indoor spaces, and recognised the need for a mentor while expanding his portfolio to realise ephemeral works as...
CATAPULT + Tarnanthi 2020 Call Out
Guildhouse is thrilled to launch the second round of career development mentorship program for South Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, craftspeople and designers. In partnership with Tarnanthi, CATAPULT + Tarnanthi provides a funded opportunity...
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.