JamFactory’s highly acclaimed Associate Program provides outstanding career development opportunities for emerging artists and designers working in the fields of glass, furniture, ceramics or jewellery/metal.

The program is designed to accelerate development of the professional and entrepreneurial skills required to establish and maintain a successful and sustainable creative career.

The program provides a platform for network building and peer to peer learning within a dynamic creative hub that attracts leading art, craft and design industry figures from across Australia and around the world.

What to expect:

• Studio space and access to specialist facilities to develop your own work

• Seminars and workshops tailored to building a viable creative business

• Professional mentoring and access to visiting artists and designers

• Exposure to significant career development opportunities

JamFactory x Helpmann Academy Scholarships

The Helpmann Academy is providing 2 x $2,500 scholarships for eligible applicants applying for JamFactory’s Foundation Year Associate Program in Ceramics, Glass, Furniture or Jewellery/Metal.

The Scholarships are available for Foundation Year applicants only and contribute to the Foundation Year Annual Fee (Successful scholarship recipients will need to cover balance subject to discipline). Applicants must be a graduate of a Helpmann Partner University (Flinders University, University of Adelaide, University of South Australia).   

To apply select the JamFactory x Helpmann Academy Scholarships box on the Application Form.
Scholarships will be awarded on merit and will be selected by Helpmann Academy and JamFactory.

About Helpmann Academy

The Helpmann Academy provide professional development opportunities including grants, mentorships, residencies, workshops and more, tailored specifically for South Australia’s higher education students, graduates and emerging artists. 

The Helpmann Academy are passionate about supporting emerging artists with professional development opportunities that allow the time and space to delve deeper into your practice while being exposed to a community of creative practitioners.

The Helpmann Academy aim to develop connections and pathways for successful and sustainable careers and walk alongside emerging creatives as they make the transition from study to professional practice.

Eligibility

JamFactory x Helpmann Academy Scholarships are available for final year students and graduates (for up to five years) from a wide range of creative degrees from Flinders University, University of Adelaide and University of South Australia. To check your eligibility please visit: https://helpmannacademy.com.au/who-we-support/

The Glass Studio provides practical, vocational training orientated around design and production of glass objects.

The studio’s business activities include the design and production of product, architectural commissions and bespoke production runs as well the hiring of studio facilities to enable artists working in glass to produce their work.

As an Associate you will have significant access to the hot glass workshop and other facilities to work on developing your own practice as well as engaging in training sessions and working on collaborative studio commissions.

ASSOCIATE PROGRAM COST - FOUNDATION YEAR:
Australian / New Zealand Associates
Glass: $4,000 per annum

International Associates
Due to changes in Visa categories and Australian Immigration Policy, we are unable to offer places in the program to international applicants in 2024.

The Jewellery and Metal Studio offers specialist facilities catering to projects of all scales.

The Studio operates in three main areas; design and manufacture of private, corporate and public commissions; research and development for collaborative studio products; and public workshops.

Associates have the opportunity to work collaboratively on studio-led projects that might range from intimate jewellery commissions, awards and tableware, through to architectural public art and commercial design work.

As an Associate you will have full access to all areas of the studio to advance your creative practice.

ASSOCIATE PROGRAM COST - FOUNDATION YEAR:
Australian / New Zealand Associates
Jewellery/Metal: $2,500 per annum

International Associates
Due to changes in Visa categories and Australian Immigration Policy, we are unable to offer places in the program to international applicants in 2024.

The Furniture Studio is a fully equipped workshop that allows you to explore materials, ideas and processes.

The studios business activities are focused on furniture and object manufacture, commission design and production, and architectural projects including private spaces and custom commercial fit outs.

As an Associate you will have the opportunity to develop and apply your practice through self-directed and studio-led projects and you will be encouraged to work with a variety of design techniques and materials.

ASSOCIATE PROGRAM COST - FOUNDATION YEAR:
Australian / New Zealand Associates
Furniture: $3,000 per annum

International Associates
Due to changes in Visa categories and Australian Immigration Policy, we are unable to offer places in the program to international applicants in 2024.

The Ceramics Studio is a vibrant production studio specialising in the design and manufacture of tableware and functional ceramics.

The Studio has 13 kilns, a designated glazing area, plaster room, raw materials room, a public workshop space, a production room, and individual Associate working spaces. The studio has a wide range of facilities for hand-building, spray glazing, slip-casting and wheel-thrown pottery to enable Associates to develop their individual creative practice.

Associates may also have the opportunity to earn income through the production of JamFactory’s product range and the design and manufacture of studio-led commissions.

ASSOCIATE PROGRAM COST - FOUNDATION YEAR:
Australian / New Zealand Associates
Ceramics: $2,500 per annum

International Associates
Due to changes in Visa categories and Australian Immigration Policy, we are unable to offer places in the program to international applicants in 2024.

Calum Hurley
Graduated 2020

Calum Hurley is an Adelaide based furniture and object designer and curator. With a background in Interior Architecture and as a recent graduate of JamFactory’s, Hurley designs and produces objects for the home as well as a diverse range of exhibition works. Frequently utilising casting material Jesmonite, Hurley combines this malleable material with Australian and American timbers, glass and outsourced steel and upholstered components. The curatorial side of Hurley’s practice focuses on bringing community together and creating opportunities for fellow emerging artists and designers.

@calumhurley

Left: Hold Wall Mirrors and Dining Chair. Photo: Dean Toepfer.

Right: Dining Chair. Photo: Josh Geelen.

Xanthe Murpy
Graduated 2020

Xanthe Murphy is a ceramic and object designer who graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Design (Honours) in 2018. During her studies, Murphy undertook training in product design at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, before going on to complete the JamFactory’s Associate Program in the Ceramic Studio in 2020. Her work has been included as a finalist in the Australian Design Centres Workshopped20, VIVID20 and was named joint winner of Denfair Front Centre 2020. Xanthe’s multidisciplinary training in ceramics, textiles and object design has given her a uniquely diverse practice. Her work is centred around the question of how to be a sustainable designer in times of mass consumerism, creating work that walks the line between decorative and functional, her ethos being to promote longevity. 

xanthemurphy.com
@xanthemurphy

Left: Ripple Mirrors, 2021

Right: Tideline Vases, 2021