Celebrating Collaboration

Genuine partnership is fundamental to the way we work at Guildhouse. This commitment to working with valuesaligned organisations and people allows us to have a far greater reach and impact than if we were attempting to go about it alone. By collaborating in the way we do, we multiply the talents, skills and potential opportunities available to our members – including new ways of working, funding, collaboration and reaching audiences.

It is the strength of our relationships throughout the cultural sector that enables our artistic program and member services to be so ambitious and dynamic.

Guildhouse was thrilled to be recognised for its collaborative commitment, positive impact and outstanding contribution to arts and culture in South Australia at the

2022 Ruby Awards. We were awarded the Outstanding Contribution by a smallto-medium Organisation or Group for our leadership in nurturing and empowering creative practice in the visual art, craft and design sector, garnered over our 56 years of service history. We are the glue that connects artists with institutions, with supporters, with the sector and with each other.

Our 2022 program outcomes demonstrate our embedded commitment to collaboration. In reality, almost everything we do to empower and support artists and makers is through partnership. We work meaningfully to build authentic, shared relationships with a breadth of governments, creative institutions, corporate organisations, foundations and communities. Our successful layered program of professional development, mentoring, creative development based residencies and professional services rely on the trust, energy, time, expertise, imagination and shared resources of our valued collaborators.

We thank and acknowledge each and every collaborator across 2022 for their generosity and commitment to working with Guildhouse to grow artistic careers, which in turn provides the benefit of a rich cultural life for all.

In 2022 we sustained

37 value based partnerships.

I commend Guildhouse's commitment to collaboration, which has been the catalyst for many new initiatives for artists and led to significant new opportunities for the creative engagement and employment of South Australian artists. Guildhouse's creativity, artistic excellence and enthusiasm contributes greatly to our state's identity, our creative and cultural life, our economy and our wellbeing. It makes South Australia a great place to live and to visit.

Hon. Andrea Michaels MP Minister for Arts

Our Intent

Guildhouse is South Australia’s peak body for visual arts, craft and design.

Values

We are artist-led

We listen to and are led by the artists, craft people and designers we represent, and provide relevant and meaningful services that respond to the needs of our community.

We nurture diversity

We are committed to building awareness of the increasing diversity in the sector and making our organisation and program inclusive and accessible.

We are connected

We build collaborative, cross-sector partnerships with clear professional outcomes to maximise our impact and reach.

Vision Purpose

We create opportunities for artists at all stages of their careers to be sustainable and build the connectivity, capacity and profile of the arts community.

Connecting art, artists and community, Guildhouse leads a bold and diverse visual art, craft and design sector that positions artists at its core.