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Guildhouse

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8410 1822

Address: Lion Arts Centre, Corner North Terrace and Morphett St, Adelaide, SA, 5000 5000 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.guildhouse.org.au/

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25.01.2022 SECTOR NEWS | JOBKEEPER 2.0 Jobkeeper 2.0 is now in effect.This article outlines the two biggest changes in JobKeeper: the new turnover test that will determine ongoing eligibility, and the two-tiered payment system.

25.01.2022 REVISION SPEAKER SERIES | TRISH HANSEN Explore the unique and crucial role of artists, makers, cultural producers and their agents, as the curators of the future in this conversation with strategist and systems designer Trish Hansen and Guildhouse’s Debbie Pryor. Trish is the designer behind Being, a free well being app designed to help users proactively change and shape a more positive mindset. The app has just been announced as a finalist in 2 categories of the 2020 Austral...ian Graphic Design Awards. She brings her background in fostering well being to this conversation to unpack what Being means in the context of your own narratives. Book now. Sessions are free for Guildhouse financial members.

23.01.2022 OPPORTUNITY | The City of Adelaide is calling for applications for their Public Art (up to $8,000) and Community Programs and Events (up to $8,000) grants. Applications are invited from artists to deliver temporary public artworks across the city centre and North Adelaide and/or from anyone looking to host events, performances or exhibitions that support dynamic city culture, celebrate diversity, community and creativity. Applications close Wednesday 3 February.

22.01.2022 EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT | OUTBLAK ADVENTURES: STILL MOVING 'Outblak Adventures: Still Moving' brings together publicity, artwork, film, images, people and stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQ performers, visual artists and community members that have been a part of Feast Festival since it's inception. It opens on Monday 16 November, 6 pm at Light Square Gallery.

22.01.2022 SECTOR NEWS | ACE OPEN PORTER STREET COMMISSION A huge congratulations to past Catapult mentee Bridget Currie for her appointment to ACE Open's Porter Street Commission. We're so looking forward to seeing what she creates!

21.01.2022 Congratulations to Vincent Namatjira on winning the Archibald Prize!

18.01.2022 PERSPECTIVES | ALISON KUBLER Register your place for this in person talk by writer, editor and arts consultant Alison Kubler next Wednesday 14 October, 6pm. In her talk Art and Fashion: A Complex Collaboration, Alison will unpack art and fashion’s twenty-first century dalliance and ask, 'Does art need fashion as much as fashion needs art?'.... Alison has over 20 years experience working as a curator in museums and galleries in Australia. She is a regular contributor to art journals and magazines on the subjects of art and fashion. She is currently the Editor of VAULT Magazine. Perspectives shaping the world through visual culture, an initiative developed by ACE Open, Guildhouse and The Hawke Centre University of South Australia.

18.01.2022 GUILDHOUSE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES | City of Port Adelaide Enfield sought Guildhouse's expertise last year to commission these stunning ‘Standing Figures’ by Quentin Gore for the Jetty Road Upgrade in Largs Bay. They sit alongside a cluster of Quentin’s black granite ‘Vessels’ and draw inspiration from the cultural diversity of the local community. Big thanks to experienced public artist Christine Cholewa for contributing her project management expertise! Images: Quentin Gore with his 'Standing Figures', 2020, Quentin Gore, 'Vessels', 2020. Photographs: Rueben Gore.

17.01.2022 REVISION | TECH MENTOR PROGRAM (LAST CHANCE) Last call for expressions of interest for the reVision Tech Mentor Program. If you're looking to grow your digital skills this is the perfect opportunity! We've got a host of digital experts like @adriankenyon on board, ready and waiting to work with you on the development of the tech skills you need the most.... Use link below to explore the expertise on offer and then simply submit your expression of interest to let us know what you need. If you don't see what you're looking for, let us know so we can find the right mentor for the next round of the program. Closing Wednesday 30 September, midnight.

17.01.2022 ARTIST TOOLKITS | Wondering what it takes to exhibit your artwork? We've got the toolkit for you! Brush up on our 'Exhibiting Your Artwork' toolkit with South Australian printmaker and self-made curator Simone Tippett for some excellent tips on exhibiting. In this toolkit, Simone talks you through finding a venue, the costs of exhibiting, the role of the gallery/venue, and even shares a handy exhibition checklist to get your started.

17.01.2022 SPECIAL EVENT | PREMIER'S WEBINAR BRIEFING Today at 4.30 pm, Arts South Australia and Arts Industry Council of South Australia are hosting a webinar with SA Premier Steven Marshall to outline the recently announced SA Arts Recovery Package. The Premier will be joined by Jennifer Layther, Director Arts SA, and Jessica Alice, Director Writers SA and Deputy Chair AICSA.... Free to attend, register your place now!

16.01.2022 SECTOR NEWS | UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUMS A new Survey Report shows that Australian University Art Museums punch well above their weight scale, and are growing in strength despite the challenges universities face.

15.01.2022 REVISION | SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES Bookings for the reVision Speaker Series are now open to all! This season you'll hear from acclaimed visual artist Erin Coates with the Art Gallery of South Australia's Curator of Contemporary Art Leigh Robb, digital marketing consultant Kacy Ratta, University of South Australia's Professor Susan Luckman and lead researcher on the 'Mentor Mentee: A creative relationship report' with contemporary jewellers Catherine Truman and kath_inglis, Melb...ourne-based collaborative performance artist Mish Grigor, Sydney-based multi-disciplinary artist Liam Benson with SA's Julia Robinson and strategist and systems designer in the fields of health, wellbeing, arts and culture Trish Hansen. Explore the program and book your place today. Sessions are free for Guildhouse financial members. Image: Catherine Truman, Restless Calm, 2020 Photograph: courtesy the artist; Erin Coates, Dark Water (still), 2019. Courtesy the artist; APHIDS, Howl (Gustave Courbet, L’Origine du monde) 2020. Performance still Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide photograph Nat Rogers, courtesy the artists/APHIDS.

14.01.2022 REVISION | SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES Bookings for the reVision Speaker Series are now open to Guildhouse members! This season you'll hear from acclaimed visual artist Erin Coates with the Art Gallery of South Australia's Curator of Contemporary Art Leigh Robb, digital marketing consultant Kacy Ratta, University of South Australia's Professor Susan Luckman and lead researcher on the 'Mentor Mentee: A creative relationship report' with contemporary jewellers Catherine Truman and Ka...th Inglis, Melbourne-based collaborative performance artist Mish Grigor, Sydney-based multi-disciplinary artist Liam Benson with SA's Julia Robinson and strategist and systems designer in the fields of health, wellbeing, arts and culture Trish Hansen. Explore the program and book your place today. We’ll be opening bookings to the general public 8am Saturday morning. Sessions are free for Guildhouse financial members. Image: Catherine Truman, Restless Calm, 2020 Photograph: courtesy the artist; Erin Coates, Dark Water (still), 2019. Courtesy the artist; APHIDS, Howl (Gustave Courbet, L’Origine du monde) 2020. Performance still Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide photograph Nat Rogers, courtesy the artists/APHIDS.

14.01.2022 OPPORTUNITY | ART EDIT SELF REPRESENTED ARTIST PRIZE 2020 has thrown all of us some curve balls, but Art Edit s looking to the future by giving self-represented artists the chance to win big. Self-represented artists (ie not formally represented by a commercial art gallery) are invited to submit creative expressions of That Summer Feeling.... The winner will receive an editorial feature in the next issue of Art Edit’s print magazine, which will also be published online. Every art medium and size is accepted. Artists from around the world can apply. Applications close Thursday 5th November 2020.

14.01.2022 SECTOR NEWS | GUILDHOUSE WELCOMES NEW DIRECTORS We are pleased to announce the appointment of accomplished visual artist Hossein Valamanesh and business leader Katie Sarah to our board. Our Chair, Jane Jeffreys, says, ‘I am thrilled to welcome Katie and Hossein to the board. Guildhouse has a rich legacy and an important future as we continue our work supporting, encouraging and profiling the strength of South Australia’s visual artists, craftspeople and designers.’... ‘Guildhouse plays a unique role in the arts sector and creative industries. Hossein and Katie’s expertise and knowledge will make vital contributions as we consolidate our initiatives for the artistic community and strengthen our professional services connecting artists with other businesses and sectors.’ ‘I am also delighted to announce Andrew Cohen as Deputy Chair. Andrew’s extensive governance and business experience as a director of the Cohen property group, Director of Hutt Street Centre and advisory roles bolstered by his keen passion and interest in the arts will continue to make a very valuable contribution to Guildhouse.’ Image: Hossein Valamanesh, Katie Sarah and Andrew Cohen. Photographs: courtesy the directors.

12.01.2022 EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT | ZINC + WE SEE WITH MEMORY Rosina Possingham and Brianna Speight's 'ZINC' and Elizabeth Wojciak's 'We see with memory' open at praxis ARTSPACE this Thursday 1 October at 6pm. During a three-month residency at Sauerbier House Rosina Possingham and Brianna Speight collaboratively developed 'ZINC'. Responding to the surroundings of the residency, the project explores feelings associated with extreme heat, beach safety and recreation while re-imagining throw...away beach paraphernalia, warning labels and extreme heat within a playful scene of hi-visibility materials. Taking its title from the pensive quote by David Hockey, 'We see with memory' is an exploration of nostalgia, identity, and the way we store and distort memory. This exhibition reflects Wojciak’s ongoing interest in abstraction and its formal properties such as colour, texture, shape, and contrast..

11.01.2022 THE GUILDHOUSE FELLOWSHIP NOMENCLATURES Have you had a chance to see our inaugural Guildhouse Fellow Troy-Anthony Baylis's incredible 'Nomenclatures'? Head over to the Art Gallery of South Australia and you'll find them in the vestible along side Troy-Anthony's 'Postcards' series. If you head back to the cafe, you can also see his brightly coloured 'Tell Them Their Dreaming' series.... 'Nomenclatures' has been extended until 21 January but 'Tell Them Their Dreaming' closes this Monday 5 October so don't miss out! Image: Troy-Anthony Baylis, Rhana Devenport ONZM AGSA Director, Emma Fey Guildhouse CEO and Kerry de Lorme James and Diana Ramsay Foundation Executive Director with Troy-Anthony's 'Nomenclatures' (installation view), 2020. Photograph: Saul Steed

10.01.2022 OPPORTUNITY | ARTS SOUTH AUSTRALIA GRANTS PROGRAM The October round of Arts South Australia's grants program is now open under the following program streams: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grants - Professional Development (up to $10,000)... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grants - Projects (up to $25 000) Professional Development (up to $15,000) Market Development (up to $15,000) Fellowships ($50,000) Projects - Independent Artists and Groups Projects - Community (up to $40,000) Projects - Public Art and Design (up to $15,000) Projects - Touring Support (up to $50,000) Major Projects - Triennial Project ($120,000 over 3 years) Major Projects - Major Commission ($100,000) Major Projects - Collaboration (up to $100,000) Applications close 19 October, 5 pm.

10.01.2022 SPECIAL EVENT | THE CRISIS IN AUSTRALIAN CRAFT EDUCATION With the recent announcements of cuts to craft courses at Griffith University and The Australian National University, the ecology of our sector is at stake. We know that strength of a culture depends on a diversity of stories and skills that are sustained over generations. Craft, in particular, engages a full range of senses and gives meaning to everyday life. Without institutional support, Australia risks losing its c...apacity to make useful objects of beauty and meaning. Join us for World Crafts Council - Australia's upcoming forum to look at what's happening, understand why and develop a course of action. All welcome.

09.01.2022 REVISION | TODAY'S SESSIONS It's the last day of our reVision Speaker Series events for spring. Don't miss on these fascinating sessions!... At 1pm today digital marketing consultant Amy Who? will provide you with practical tips for upping your marketing game and increasing visibility and sales online. And to close things off you'll have the rare opportunity to hear from and speak with London-based curator Daniel Slater (Victoria and Albert Museum) and Lisa Slade (Art Gallery of South Australia) at 7pm. Bookings will close an hour before the events start so make sure you're booked in so you can attend.

09.01.2022 EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT | EBB Chris De Rosa and Lesa Farrant's 'Ebb' opens at West Gallery Thebarton tonight. Chris and Lesa, both of whom live on and are influenced by the coast, have created individual and collaborative works inspired by shoreline walks the work of two 19th century South Australian female naturalists.... The artists have a shared concern and interest in the combination of marine organisms and shoreline detritus: a reflection of the effects of human activity on the natural marine environment. Images: Chris De Rosa, 'Artificioso flora-fauna', 2020; Lesa Farrant, 'Heath11', 2020. Photographs: Grant Hancock. Find out more: https://www.westgallerythebarton.com.au/ebb

07.01.2022 WORKSHOP | CITY MOBILITIES PUBLIC MASTERCLASS Join Tom Borgas and Paul Gazzola in this two-day intensive exploring ideas about the way we access and move in public spaces, supported by City of Adelaide. It is open to emerging and established artists working across visual and performance-based practices interested in gaining new skills and knowledge in site-based art projects. Over the two days, participants will work with the lead artists to explore how we can rethink and reconfigure the city’s infrastructure into other forms and functionalities.

07.01.2022 SECTOR NEWS | SA GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES ARTS FUNDING Thanks to the lobbying by the Arts Industry Council of South Australiaa (AICSA), the Government of South Australia has committed $10.2 million to help the state’s arts industry recover from the devastating impacts of COVID-19.

07.01.2022 OPPORTUNITY | PROJECT CURATOR Helpmann Academy is inviting applications from emerging visual artists and curators, to take on the role of Project Curator for the 2021 Helpmann Academy Graduate Exhibition. This role provides a unique opportunity for an emerging curator to gain hands-on experience working on a high-profile exhibition that brings together graduating artists working in many mediums. The successful applicant will be working in collaboration with Curatorial Mentor,... Patrice Sharkey (Artistic Director, ACE Open) on all curatorial aspects of the exhibition. Applications close Friday 23 October, 5pm

07.01.2022 REVISION | TECH MENTOR PROGRAM Don't miss out on this excellent opportunity to grow your digital skills. Apply for the reVision Tech Mentor program and work with an industry professional to develop your technical knowledge where you need it most. We lined up a host of industry professionals to work you with expertise spanning 2D and 3D design software, social media marketing, brand and website development, videography and more. All you need to do is submit an expression of in...terest and let us how you'd like to upskill. Closing Wednesday 30 September, midnight.

07.01.2022 CALL OUT | PEER ASSESSORS The Australia Council for the Arts is calling for applications for their next pool of peer assessors. Peer assessment and arm’s length funding have been guiding principles of how the Australia Council has allocated funding for more than 40 years and we'd love to see South Australian artists on the panels advocating for our vibrant sector.... Applications close 2 February, 3pm.

06.01.2022 WORKSHOP | SEW YOUR OWN LATEX WALL HANGING Work with artist Kate Bohunnis to create your own latex, wall-hanging artwork in this workshop at ACE Open on Saturday 10 October. Each participant will be provided with a stainless-steel frame and pre-prepared latex with eyelets fitted. By then end of the session, each participant can take home their new latex wall hanging, that can be mounted on the wall with the stainless-steel frame.... This workshop provides anyone interested in working with atypical materials a chance to explore latex as a canvas and create a unique piece of contemporary art.

06.01.2022 SECTOR NEWS | CUTS TO TERTIARY CRAFT EDUCATION Griffith University and The Australian National University have recently announced significant cuts to their visual art and craft programs threatening the very ecology of the sector.

05.01.2022 WORKSHOP | GRASSY SHADOWS Join Laura Wills and Louise Flaherty for 'Grassy Shadows', an ephemeral drawing workshop exploring native grass landscapes that once heavily inhabited the Adelaide plains. Through this hands-on workshop natural materials will be used to create immersive drawings for a site-specific public space that explore our personal experience of the native plant world. There are two workshops: Sunday 27 September, 11am & Tuesday 29 September, 10am.... Tickets from $10.

05.01.2022 EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT | ISOLATION, INSPIRATION, CREATION and ACCESSORIZE 'Isolation, Inspiration, creation' featuring brooches from a collection of artists and Alli Symons' 'Accessorize' open at Small Space Gallery this Sunday 27 September at 2.30. Contact Alli for bookings and workshop information using the details in the image below.

04.01.2022 EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT | DOMESTIC ARTS Sera Waters's touring exhibition 'Domestic Arts' kicks off this Sunday 2pm at FABRIK. In this exhibition Sera delves into her own family history to unravel the complexities of settler colonial home-making and the contemporary significance of traditional home-crafts. Large-scale sculptures and intricate embroideries are used to re-imagine the familial home, celebrating the knowledge and creativity of ‘women’s work’, while interrogating its complicity in forms of colonisation and privilege.

03.01.2022 REVISION SPEAKER SERIES | CLARE BELFRAGE AND YHONNIE SCARCE Yhonnie Scarce is a Kokatha and Nukunu artist living and working in Adelaide and Melbourne, known for her anthropomorphic forms and installations that explore the political and aesthetic properties of glass. Yhonnie's installations frequently feature yams and other bush foods as metaphors for the body, culture and tradition, and in order to highlight the legacies and trauma of colonisation on Indigenous Australians. ...Her work 'In Absence', pictured here, was created in collaboration with architecture studio Edition Office and has just won the Award for Small Project Architecture in the 2020 National Architecture Awards. You may also remember seeing Yhonnie's 'In the Dead House' in the '2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres' at the Art Gallery of South Australia earlier this year. The installation unearthed a macabre history of late-nineteenth century post-mortem practices enacted upon Aboriginal and vulnerable peoples bodies connected to the former Adelaide Lunatic Asylum Morgue a relic building which stands today on the grounds of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Yhonnie was also part of our reVision Spring Speaker Series along with her fellow artist working in glass Clare Belfrage. Their session is now available online and you can catch up using the link below. Image: Yhonnie Scarce and Edition Office, In Absence, 2019. Photograph: Benjamin Hosking, courtesy of the artist, NGV and THIS IS NO FANTASY

02.01.2022 ARTIST PROFILE | Azzurro is a highly commissioned international designer and street artist from South Australia. His artwork is known for being imagination-drenched, vibrant, colourful and futuristic. Azzurro uses acrylic brush, paint pen and aerosols to create immersive large scale street art style pieces indoors and outdoors. His slick, clean linework encases vivid rainbow pattern and adventurous subject matter. His most notable public works can be found in the Adelaide Central Markets and all over Jetty Road in Brighton. Images: AZZURRO, 'Skyworld' Aldinga Library, 2017; AZZURRO, 'Caffeine God', 2016; AZZURRO, 'Central Market Arcade', 2016; AZZURRO, 'Caffeine God', 2016. Photographs: courtesy the artist.

02.01.2022 MONTHLY ADVICE BANK | Book in for a free one-on-one advice bank session with Guildhouse Artistic Programs Manager Debbie Pryor and plot your arts practice in 2021. In this 30 minute session you can choose to focus on anything from grant funding applications, creating your business plan, professional documentation, marketing, communications, artist opportunities and more. Just make sure you provide us with plenty of detail about what you'd like to discuss ahead of your meeting... so that we can make the most of our time with you. Bookings for our February and March advice banks are now open. Book here for March: https://guildhouse.org.au/monthly-advice-bank-march-2021/

01.01.2022 OPPORTUNITY | GALLERY SPACE AVAILABLE St Paul's Creative Centre have a gallery space available for free for October. Suitable for a range of creative industries - multi-media, product showcases, visual art & more. No hire fee or commission. Expressions of interest are now open.... For further info please contact Elizabeth Reid via email [email protected].