Guildhouse is aiming to raise $50,000 as we approach our 50th year of operation to establish an interest free loan service for creative professionals. This new loan service has the potential to be a genuine life changer for people who work in the broad visual arts, craft and design sectors - providing access to interest-free loans where traditional loans or grant funding is not always available.

There are many investments required on the path to a sustainable career in the cultural sector and funding opportunities are extremely competitive - and often limited in their scope and flexibility. Creative professionals generally need to work across multiple sectors, have irregular low-income streams and don't fit into the conventional mould of a successful loan candidate.

We have received in-principle funding through Creative Partnerships Australia's PLUS 1 program to double our fundraising efforts until May 29.

A SMALL INVESTMENT CAN HAVE BIG RETURNS

"As a craft practitioner and designer I've been working a lot in the last two years with a South Australian winery and have been doing their packaging for their premium wines. This year they've asked me to extend the packaging to a secondary range and that's going to include 240 premium boxes. If this opportunity was available to me I would ask for $3500 to invest upfront in specialist machinery to make these boxes efficiently and then deliver much sooner than I normally would, and that would keep my winery very happy indeed." Andrew Bartlett, Bartlett Bespoke

"Lots of ARI spaces and start-ups need money to grow in the first instance and to have an interest free loan scheme would be hugely beneficial." Amber Fowler, Managing Director, The Mill

All donations over $2 are tax deductible and donations of over $1000 will be acknowledged on the 50 for 50: DOUBLE THE LOVE program page of the Guildhouse website.

For more information please visit guildhouse.org.au and check us out on pozible

50 for 50: DOUBLE THE LOVE is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through Plus1.

GUILDHOUSE

Since our beginnings in South Australia in 1966 our organisation has been quietly working behind some of the most ambitious makers, designers and creative practitioners in our state. Our programs enable these practitioners to build sustainable careers, supporting them in making long-term contributions to the cultural life in Australia.

Guildhouse is the leading South Australian organisation supporting and creating connections for creative practitioners for almost 50 years. Guildhouse initiates opportunities, collaborates with creative institutions, businesses and the broader community to promote contemporary visual artists, craftspeople and designers. Through our projects, professional development programs and events Guildhouse is dedicated to supporting and promoting sustainable contemporary practice for both makers and their audiences.