Green Room: Central Market mural callout | Stigwood Fellows revealed | Guildhouse’s $50,000 opportunity
South Australian arts and culture news in brief.
Fellowship of the Stig
The Music Development office has revealed the latest round of recipients for the long-running Stigwood Fellowship. Named after Port Pirie-born music, film and theatre producer, and longtime Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood, the program was introduced by the Weatherill government in 2014.
The 2026 artist streams include indie folk five-piece Any Young Mechanic, singer-songwriter Effie Isobel, solo soul project Maybe Hugo, pop punk outfit Molly Rocket, and ‘straight outta Melrose’ rock group Kurralta Park.
On the industry front, four projects have been awarded fellowships including promo platform Band Banta, coastal indie label Daybed Records, “queers, freaks and grrrls”-friendly gig promoter Runt! Records, and artist-run label capslock records, who InReview profiled in December.
As usual, there are some interesting connections throughout this cross-section of the South Australian music scene, with close ties between capslock records and Any Young Mechanic, and Kurralta Park releasing their debut album through Daybed Records.
The program offers up to $25,00 in funding for each recipient out of a $125,000 funding pool, along with mentorship across songwriting, production, marketing and business development.
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Central market’s wall order
With construction on the Adelaide Central Market expansion due for completion – doubling the market’s footprint in the process – the Adelaide Central Market Authority is on the hunt for artists to add some more colour to the city’s iconic food destination.
Artists and creatives are invited to submit expressions of interest, with the Market expecting to appoint a handful of creative teams or individuals to take on four internal sites within the soon-to-be-unveiled expansion.
According to the announcement, they’re looking for designs that “resonate with the heart of Market life” and “evoke fun, joy, and colour, reflecting the authenticity and connection that define the South Australian spirit”.
“We are looking for artists who can capture the energy of our Market and community, and turn it into a visual legacy that locals and visitors will enjoy for decades to come,” Adelaide Central Market General Manager Fabienne Reilly says ”
Applications for this paid opportunity close Monday March 2, details here.
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Guildhouse’s $50,000 callout
Guildhouse has announced the latest round of its regular Guildhouse Fellowship, which for the organisation’s 60th anniversary will be supercharged to offer $50,000 over 18-months for a South Australia visual artist, craft practitioner or designer – that’s up from the usual $35,000, 12-month duration. Supported by the James & Diana Ramsay Foundation and the Art Gallery of South Australia, the opportunity will once again culminate in the public presentation at the Art Gallery of South Australia of new work created through the Fellowship. The winning artist will also be paid 12% superannuation, a new development that Guildhouse says reflects
Past recipients of the Guildhouse Fellowship include Troy-Anthony Baylis (2019), Sera Waters (2020), Liam Fleming (2021), Tom Phillips (2022), Kyoko Hashimoto (2023) and Michelle Nikou (2024).
Applications open Thursday February 5 and close Monday March 30, details here.
Valley sounds
The Australian String Quartet has confirmed dates for the return of its Barossa Weekend of Music, now slated for September18-20. Returning after a successful pilot event in 2024, this year’s program will include concerts at Angastown Town Hall, Peter Lehmann Wines, JamFactory Barossa, and Maggie Beers’ The Farm Eatery.
The ASQ will be joined for the series by award-winning Punjabi-Australian vocalist Parvyn Kaur Singh and multi-instrumentalist Josh Bennett. Audiences can expect a program mixing classical Indian raga sounds with contemporary soul, jazz and pop.
“Growing up in Adelaide I always looked up to the ASQ as a pinnacle of music and artistic excellence in this country,” says Parvyn Kaur Singh. “It is an absolute honour for me to now be joining them for this unique artistic collaboration at their 2026 Barossa Weekend of Music.”
Barossa Weekend of Music runs from Friday 18 September – Sunday 18 September, details here.
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