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
Announcing the recipient of Catapult + Tarnanthi 2025
Shane Cook announced as 2025 Catapult + Tarnanthi mentorship recipient, with mentor Jo-Anne Driessens The Catapult + Tarnanthi 2025 mentorship, presented in partnership between Guildhouse and the Art Gallery of South Australia, will see multidisciplinary artist Shane...
Catapult 2024 Recipients
Image: Charlotte Tatton, exercise from New York Studio school drawing marathon (detail), 2024. Image courtesy the artist. Guildhouse is thrilled to announce the 14 diverse visual artists, craftspeople and designers who will be supported through the 2024 Catapult...
Call Out: Catapult + Tarnanthi 2025
Image: Catapult + Tarnanthi Mentor Kirsten Coelho with Mentee Christina Gollan in the JamFactory studios. Photograph Saul Steed. Guildhouse is proud to offer the fourth iteration of Catapult + Tarnanthi, a career development mentorship program for Aboriginal and...
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.