Program Highlights

ARTISTS ENGAGED IN OUR PROGRAMS

Alex Frayne, Amanda Westley, Amrit Gill, Amy Joy Watson, Amy Yangki, Anna Dowling, Anna Révész, Annelise Forster, Annette McRae, Anthony Peluso, Arlon Hall, Asha Southcombe, Aunty Ellen Trevorrow, Aunty Lynette Crocker, Bailey Donovan, Betty Chimney, Betty Muffler, Betty Mula, Bin Bai, Brad Darkson, Bridget Currie, Bruce Trevorrow, Caitin Bowe, Caitlin Berzins, Cara Kirkwood, Carly Snoswell, Carly Tarkari Dodd, Carollyn Kavanagh, Catherine Hewitt, Catherine Truman, Cedric Varcoe, Chelsea Farquhar, Christine Cholewa, Claire G Coleman, Clem Newchurch, Coby Edgar, Cristina Metelli, Daisy Barney, Dallas Gold, Dave Court, Dominic Guerrera, Dr Ali Gumillya Baker, Dr Sera Waters, Eleanor Alice,Eleanor Scicchitano, Eleen Deprez, Eliza Wangin, Elizabeth Close, Elverina Johnson, Elyas Alavi, Emmaline Zanelli, Fiona Dodd, Fiona

In 2022 we engaged

158 artists in our artistic programs.

Schubert, Fru Kenez, Glenn Barkley, Grant Hancock, Greta Laundy, Gus Clutterbuck, Hanah Williams, Harriet Bryant, Heather Kamarra Shearer, Henry Jock Walker, Iteka Ukarla, Jack Fran, Jackson Preuss, Jacob Stengle, James Holdsworth, James Tylor, Jan Brown, Janette Gay, Jasmine Crisp, Jay Lord, Jelina Haines, Jess Ervin, Jesse Price, Jingwei Bu, Jonathan Kim, Jorji Gardener, José Da Silva, Julianne Pierce, Julie Yangki, Kasia Tons, Kate Kurucz, Kate Larsen, Kate Little, Kate O’Boyle, Kathy Dodd, Kay Lawrence, Lara Tilbrook, Laura Couttie, Laura Wills, Lauren Murphy, Lawson Dodd, Liam Flemming, Loren Orsillo, Louise Flaherty, Louise Haselton, Makeda Duong, Margaret Yai Yai, Maringka Burton, Mark Feary, Mark Niehus, Mark Valenzuela, Marlon Haines, Matthew Fortrose, Max Callaghan, Maxine Stewart, Megan Robson, Melanie Bone-Manser,

Michael Carney, Michelle Driver, Michelle Kelly, Min Wong, Monika Morgenstern, Naomi Hunter, Nellie Coulthard, Ngilan Dodd, Ngilla Mungkerie, Nicky Create, Oakey, Olga Sankey, Orlando Mee, Pauline Wangin, Peter Turner, Priscilla Singer, Raelene Wallatina, Rayleen Forester, Rhonda Young, Rita Norman, Rita Rowley, Rosemary Whitehead, Sam Brook, Sam Roberts, Sam Songailo, Sarah Weston, Sebastian Henry-Jones, Seiichi Kobayashi, Shane Cook, Sharmonie Cockayne, Sheena Dodd, Sienna Blok, Sonia Bannington, Sonya Rankine, Steph Fuller, Stephen Gilchrist, Sue Kneebone, Sue Ninham, Sundari Carmody, Susan Bruce, Taerim Claire Jeon, Tess Martin, Thom Buchanan, Tilly Tjala Thomas, Tim Gruchy, Tom Phillips, Will Nolan, Will Stubbs, William Mackinnon.

The residency has given me art industry connections I didn’t have before. This first taste of making a public work of art has been incredible and I now feel strengthened and nurtured to bring my art practice to another level.

Jingwei Bu

ART WORKS Artist in Residence, City of Adelaide

The Guildhouse Fellowship

Generously supported by the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation and presented in partnership with AGSA, the Guildhouse Fellowship is valued at over $50,000, and awarded annually to one South Australian mid-career visual artist, craftsperson or designer.

The Fellowship offers a transformative opportunity for artists each year, including $35,000 to support research and development and the creation of new work for presentation at AGSA.

After a competitive call out, Tom Phillips was announced as the 2022 Guildhouse Fellow. An Adelaide-based expressionist artist, Phillips paints from a place of personal experience, highlighting issues of social justice and capturing everyday experiences of loneliness, alienation, vulnerability and hardship.

The subjects of his figurative paintings are often naked or stripped bare, set in domestic, urban and post-industrial surroundings and built up in gestural layers of oil paint and oil pastels. In 2021, Phillips was the recipient of the SALA Festival Don Dunstan Foundation Award, and in 2022 was featured in SALA’s 25th anniversary exhibition, SILVER, at Queen’s Theatre.

James & Diana Ramsay Foundation Executive Director, Kerry de Lorme says, ‘This year’s Guildhouse Fellow, Tom Phillips, reflects how important and unique this opportunity is for South Australian artists. We are thrilled that Tom will now be able to dedicate the next year entirely to his art practice, which is grounded in socio-political issues of great importance to our times and society.’

In November 2022, the 2020 Guildhouse Fellow Dr Sera Waters presented the outcome of her Fellowship, Future Traditions, at the Art Gallery of South Australia. In this second iteration of the Guildhouse Fellowship, Waters’ imagined a new future for us all – one where ancient textile traditions can craft hope in the face of climate change.

A printed exhibition catalogue with photography by Grant Hancock and Sia Duff, and an essay from Melissa Keys (Senior Curator Heide Museum of Modern Art) accompanied the exhibition.

2021 Fellow Liam Fleming continued research and his creative development of new innovative glass works for presentation at AGSA in late 2023.

The Collections Project

A collaborative project between Guildhouse and iconic state collections: The Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium at the Santos Museum of Economic Botany, Flinders University Museum of Art, South Australian Museum and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra presented in partnership with Adelaide Festival Centre.

The Collections Project provides artists with the unique opportunity to explore and research the collections of these institutions and develop new work for exhibition. Championing the art and artists of our time while celebrating our cultural, historic and scientific heritage, this program has the demonstrated ability to provide new audience experiences while delivering long-term benefits to the artistic and career development of participating artists.

Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium

Louise Flaherty and Laura Wills’ Plant Notes was extended through to the end of January 2022 at the Santos Museum of Economic Botany (MEB).

2021 recipient Kasia Tons undertook her research throughout 2022, with an outcome presentation at MEB planned for February 2023. Ton’s research proposes an exploration of the symbiotic relationship held between plants and humans using hand embroidery, and soft sculpture.

Flinders University Museum of Art

After the Fall, featuring new work by Elyas Alavi, Kate O’Boyle and Louise Haselton, was presented at Flinders University Museum of Art (FUMA). Curated by Alice Clanachan, new works in sculpture, painting, video, and printmaking were shown alongside more than 60 historical prints from the FUMA European print collection.

Presented during SALA Festival 2022 After the Fall was accompanied by a catalogue with curatorial essay and video documentation of the project, its creative processes, and outcomes.

Exhibition floor talks with curator Alice Clanachan were held in the FUMA gallery. An In Conversation and performance event featured the artists and curator, opening with a poetry performance with artist Elyas Alavi and improvised musical performance by shamisen musician Noriko Tadano.

The Guildhouse First Nations Collection Project with South Australian Museum

After researching the South Australian Museum collections, First Nations artists Peter Turner and Clem Newchurch presented their exhibition KAURNA: Still Here. Featuring carved, painted and woven works the exhibition was a celebration of continuing Kaurna culture. A printed catalogue was produced with professional photography by Grant Hancock. The artists further exhibited the work at Gallery M, Marion and Aldinga Payinthi College, City of Onkaparinga.

Chelsea Farquhar, Fluttertongue, Adelaide Festival Centre, 2022. Photograph Sia Duff.

The project formed part of the SAM STEAM collaboration project supported by the Government of South Australia through Arts South Australia.

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra presented in partnership with Adelaide Festival Centre

Chelsea Farquhar’s Fluttertongue was presented on Adelaide Festival Centre’s external screen, King William Road during SALA Festival 2022. Through the creation of contemporary interpretations of historic dress, Chelsea created abstracted scenes that exist out of time inspired by how the ASO carry the past into the present.

A digital catalogue featuring a curatorial essay by Mish Grigor accompanied the work. Farquhar and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Managing Director Vincent Ciccarello presented an In Conversation to an opening night audience. Video documentation of the project, its creative processes, and outcomes was produced.

Catapult

Guildhouse's Catapult programs provide creative professionals with essential funding and support to further develop their artistic practice through a meaningful mentorship.

The projects of Catapult recipients show ambition, drive and dedication. Mentees engage with inter/national mentors to develop skills, realise projects and allow time to learn more about their practice.

With the generous support of donors and the Ian Potter Foundation, Guildhouse awarded 8 mentorships in 2022, directly supporting 16 artists. With support from Country Arts SA, two of these mentorships were awarded to regional artists.

• Eleanor Alice with William Mackinnon

• Heather Kamarra Shearer with Sera Waters

• Jonathan Kim with Taerim Claire Jeon

• Kate Kurucz with Tess Martin (Netherlands)

• Michael Carney with Mark Valenzuela

• Naomi Hunter with Michelle Kelly

• Oakey with Catherine Truman

• Orlando Mee with Tim Gruchy

CATAPULT + TARNANTHI

Guildhouse partnered again with AGSA to award a further Catalpult + Tarnanthi career development mentorship program for South Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, craftspeople and designers.

Expressions of interest closed in late 2022 with Anangu visual artist Elizabeth Close awarded the opportunity to commence in early 2023.

The program, supported by BHP, will enable Elizabeth to be funded to work over 2023 with celebrated Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens as mentor to expand, reflect and develop her established arts practice, resulting in a presentation of new work as part of the Tarnanthi 2023 Festival.

CATAPULT + TARNTANYA

The ongoing success of the Catapult mentorship model extended in 2022 to include the Catapult + Tarntanya mentorship program, delivered in partnership with City of Adelaide.

This opportunity saw two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists mentored by established practitioners to develop their technical capabilities in public art, as well as their project management, stakeholder, and communication skills.

• Sonya Rankine with Helen Fuller

• Shane Cook with Reko Rennie

University Of South Australia Research

Professor Susan Luckman of the University of South Australia completed her four year longitudinal research study examining the impact of mentorships in the ongoing development of creative careers, based on the experiences of Catapult recipients.

The final report titled Mentor Mentee: A creative relationship was published in 2022. The report fills a gap in published research, documents the value of mentorships in amplifying artistic careers, and confirms the best way to shape artist-led learning going forward.

The findings of the study were presented at the 12th International Conference on Cultural Policy Research in Antwerp, Belgium by Dr Susan Luckman, Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries and Director of Creative People, Products and Places (CP3) at the University of South Australia and Emma Fey, CEO of Guildhouse.

Voice Of The Artist

Supported by the City of Adelaide, the Voice of the Artist commission created the opportunity for a neon-based public artwork to be installed in the iconic Lions Arts Precinct. Artist Brad Darkson worked in consultation with Aunty Lynette Crocker, Ngangki Burka Senior Kaurna woman, to create Unceded Seeded (Ngampa).

A community-based public launch event featured Brad and Aunty Lynette in conversation.

Revision

reVision is a seasonal online program thoughtfully curated to deepen connections, strengthen creative practice and grow artist skills.

The program aims to increase connectivity globally in a flexible format that responds to personal preferences. It offers an opportunity for artists to increase their wellbeing and find new models of sustainability for their practice.

reVision Speaker Series

A first for 2022, the reVision Speaker Series featured a guest curator delivering two sessions featuring panels of artists, curators, and arts practitioners from around the country.

Coby Edgar curated Level – Level; the roles and contributions of non-First Nations peoples in First Nations industries, lives, and culture.

Looking Back

Panel: Dr Ali Gumillya Baker, Stephen Gilchrist, Will Stubbs

Looking Forward

Panel: Dallas Gold, Elverina Johnson, James Tylor

reVision Tech Mentor Program

Complementing the speaker series, the reVision Tech Mentor program enabled artists to grow skills where they’re needed most, particularly within areas of video and editing, VR, design software, social media and digital marketing and analytics, website development and online sales and brand development.

reVision Tech Mentors: reVision Tech Mentees:

Adam Drogemuller, Marina Pullin, Erin Faehrmann, Kristy Cutts, Juan Pieschacon, Antara Joglekar, Todd Fischer, Nerissa Douglas, Jordaine Chattaway, Matilda Toepfer and Josh Newnes.

Sienna Blok, Melanie Bone-Manser, Kate O’Boyle, Jan Brown, Bailey Donovan, Jess Ervin, Jorji Gardener, Sue Kneebone, Cristina Metelli, Lauren Murphy, Greta Laundy, Jackson Preuss, Fiona Schubert, Rosemary Whitehead and Hanah Williams.

reVision Symposium

Exploring the theme of Radical Practice, the 2022 reVision Symposium provided a platform to explore big and small gestures that shape our individual and collective practices. Held in person at Sauerbier

House, Port Noarlunga, three discussion panels were accompanied by a musical performance from Tilly Tjala Thomas and a marketplace of locally produced goods.

Small idea, big passion

Facilitator: Jayne Bates OAM

Panel: Louise Flaherty, Henry Jock Walker, Clem Newchurch

Radical Practice

Facilitator: Rayleen Forester

Panel: Elyas Alavi, Dr Ali Gumillya Baker, Lara Tilbrook

The Relationship is the Project

Facilitator: Kate Larsen

Panel: Claire G Coleman, Cara Kirkwood, Anthony Peluso

Guildhouse Podcast

The Guildhouse podcast series, Voice of the Artist, launched in 2022. Pre-existing video recordings of the reVision Speaker Series and Symposiums have been made accessible in an audio format. The podcast features conversations with creative minds from around the globe discussing contemporary arts practice.

All episodes of the podcast are available to listen via podcast apps and online.

Art Works

The 2022 iteration of ART WORKS expanded on the residency model to offer three Artist and Writer in Residence opportunities alongside the Early Career Curator. This new model embraced three artist and writer collaborative teams and an emerging curator who presented a comprehensive exhibition and public program presented in partnership with City of Adelaide.

Guildhouse delivered a diverse, artist led program, with a strong focus on socially engaged contemporary practice, connecting communities through the location of artists and the presentation of artwork in accessible civic spaces.

Artist & Writer in Residence

Eleanor Scicchitano and Kate Kurucz

Eleen Deprez and Jingwei Bu

Dominic Guerrera and Carly Tarkari Dodd

Early Career Curator

Erin O’Donohue 2022-23

Ann-Marie Green 2021-22

Adelaide Town Hall exhibitions:

Art as a Visual Language

Michelle Driver, Kate Little, Annette McRae, Monika Morgenstern, Mark Niehus, Sue Ninham, Olga Sankey, Kasia Tons, Iteka Ukarla and Amanda Westley

Embedded

Susan Bruce, Ali Gumiliya Baker, Dave Court, Catherine Hewitt, James Holdsworth, Sue Kneebone, Seiichi Kobayashi, Will Nolan, Jesse Price and Min Wong

Memory Bank

Sonya Rankine, Annelise Forster, Jingwei Bu, Alex Frayne, Caitin Bowe, Aunty Ellen Trevorrow and Kate Kurucz

Life lines

Sera Waters, Asha Southcombe, Cedric Varcoe, Anna Révész, Jonathan Kim, Kay Lawrence, Anna Dowling, Loren Orsillo, and Janette Gay

An extensive series of public programs were presented throughout 2022. Each exhibition was accompanied by a curator and artist talk delivered by the Early Career Curator. The Artist and Writer in Residence invited participation from the public during their residencies in a variety of formats.

UNISA BUSINESS, YUNGONDI GALLERY PROGRAM

UniSA Business has partnered with Guildhouse to present an annual series of exhibitions by contemporary South Australian visual artists in the flagship City West Yungondi Building The aim of the program is to provide new ways of engaging with key areas of research.

The 2022 program included exhibitions by contemporary South Australian artists Steph Fuller, Elizabeth Close and Jay Lord.

Each artist presented an artist talk to UniSA Business staff and University of South Australia Contemporary Art students.

Inform

INFORM provides professional development sessions and networking events designed to provide creative professionals with the knowledge, skills, information, and contacts vital to sustainable creative practice.

A mix of online and in-person sessions were delivered, catering to the needs of participants.

Guildhouse Studios

Responding to sector needs, two rent-free studio spaces were made available as part of a pilot studio program at Guildhouse Lion Arts, in close proximity to contemporary art galleries ACE, Nexus, JamFactory and SAMSTAG.

After a competitive call out, Makeda Duong and Fru Kenez were announced as the inaugural Guildhouse Studios artists.

Jpe Design Studio Art In Residence

Presented in partnership with JPE Design Studio this new residency opportunity sees two artists a year in creative exchange within the JPE studios, culminating in new work presented during SALA and Fringe. The initial callout offered residency positions for two artists, but JPE generously extended the program to include a further two positions after receiving numerous high calibre applications.

The successful applicants are Matthew Fortrose, Craig Glasson, Michelle Kelly and Henry Wolff.

Involved in project conversations, research, and collaborative opportunities at JPE, inaugural recipient Matthew Fortrose presented Safety Measures during SALA 2022 exploring concepts of safety and structures in his work.

Advice Bank

In 2022 Advice Bank continued as a core monthly offering to our members providing invaluable one-on-one online and phone advice on grant funding applications, business plans, professional documentation, marketing, communications and more.

Nice To Meet You

Co-presented by Adelaide Contemporary Experimental, Nice to Meet You is a series of public talks which invites visiting curators to share their knowledge and experiences with Adelaide audiences and arts communities.

The project is part of ACE and Guildhouse’s shared motivation to create points of connection, exchange and learning within the visual arts communities between South Australia, Australia and other parts of the world.

The inaugural offering saw seven interstate curators share their career journeys and insights: José Da Silva (UNSW Galleries), Sebastian Henry-Jones (West Space), Glenn Barkley (The Curators Department), Amrit Gill (4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art), Laura Couttie (STATION), Mark Feary (Gertrude) and Megan Robson (Museum of Contemporary Art Australia).

Toolkits

In 2022 Guildhouse continued to develop and refine our professional development toolkits as part of the free resources offering on our website with the publication of two new toolkits: Social Media Strategy and Increasing your Online Viability

Folio

Folio is a platform to showcase a curated selection of South Australian visual artists, craftspeople and designers. Folio enables independent practitioners to include a gallery of images, a biography and links to social media platforms.

Built into the Guildhouse website, the platform is a source of editorial and social media profiles of individual artists. Folio is supported by a Google NFP Adword Grant, which allows us to access up to $100,000 in free keyword digital advertising.

Guildhouse Staff

Sarah Feijen Chief Executive Officer

Laura Geraghty Operations Manager

Tracy Le Cornu Producer, Professional Services

Samantha Faehrmann Program Producer

Lana Adams Communications and Design Coordinator

Sian Watson Membership and Administration Assistant

Polly Dymond Program Administration Officer

Erin O'Donohue ART WORKS Emerging Curator 2022

Clare Suridge Finance Officer

Emma Fey Chief Executive Officer (Outgoing)

Debbie Pryor Artistic Programs Manager (Outgoing)

Olivia Power Marketing & Development Manager (Outgoing)

Emma Bedford Operations Manager (Outgoing)

Professional Services Consultants

Christine Cholewa Project Manager

Julianne Pierce Curator

Carollyn Kavanagh Curator and Designer

Steph Cibich Curator

Board

The Guildhouse Board consists of eight directors all of whom bring a wealth of experience and expertise from the visual arts, craft and design industries and business.

Andrew Cohen, Chair

Clare Belfrage, Deputy Chair

Talia Begley

Dameeli Coates

Christian Hall

Kirsteen Mackay

Katie Sarah

Stuart Symons

Artist Advisory Group

The Guildhouse Artist Advisory Group provides input into our programs to ensure their relevance to artists, craftspeople and designers across South Australia.

Roy Ananda

Thomas Buchanan

Brad Darkson

Bernadette Klavins

Kay Lawrence

Kaspar Schmidt Mumm

Dr Ali Gumillya Baker (retired)