Events & Exhibitions

Guildhouse End of Year Community Gathering, 2023. Photograph Lana Adams.

Upcoming Events

Intersection Regional Tour – Burra

  • 19 September 2025
  • 6:00–7:30pm
  • Burra Town Hall
  • Free, please RSVP

Guildhouse and Country Arts SA are hosting a community event at the Burra Town Hall to celebrate, gather and share collectively as part of the Intersection Regional Tour in the Clare Valley and Burra regions. 

Hear from artists Meg Mader and Julie Lloyd, sharing their experiences of working as a regional artist and meet the representatives from Guildhouse and Country Arts SA. 

Finissage - JPE Artist in Residence

  • 26 September 2025
  • 6–8pm
  • JPE Design Studio
  • Free, please RSVP

You’re invited to a special finissage event celebrating Will Cheesman, the latest JPE Artist in Residence, presented in collaboration with Guildhouse.

As part of his residency, Will participated in the inaugural Adelaide Design Week with JPE, partnering with Nudie Jeans to transform leftover denim into a layered, pinned, and stitched reflection of Adelaide’s waterways.

Nature Festival workshop at SA Museum

  • 2 October 2025
  • 6:00–8:30pm
  • SA Museum
  • $25-$28, discounts for GH members

Join multidisciplinary environmental artist Swapna Namboodiri and South Australian Museum scientist Professor Mike Lee for a special evening event – Art, Wisdom and Wine: Creative Flow and the Nature Photographer of the Year. The event includes an exclusive after-hours guided tour of the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition, followed by an inspiring, hands-on workshop exploring the creativity of sustainability. 

INFORM: How to Develop (and Communicate) Your Personal Brand

  • Thursday 2 October 2025
  • 10am–12pm
  • Room Y1-70, Yungondi Building UniSA City West
  • $5 Members / $45 Non-members

In this session, we’ll take a step back from the hustle and focus on one of the most important tools in your career toolkit: your personal brand. 

Your personal brand is the unique combination of your values, strengths, skills, and the way you connect with others. After this session, you’ll feel more equipped to be your own brand ambassador in whatever path you choose. 

Guildhouse Members Morning Tea

  • Tuesday 14 October 2025
  • 10–11:30am
  • Guildhouse Membership Hub – Lion Arts
  • Free! Please RSVP

Guildhouse members are invited to our Lion Arts Membership Hub for casual networking and light refreshments. With free warm drinks on offer, we welcome you to mingle in the Lion Arts courtyard with Guildhouse staff, fellow members and representatives from our neighbouring organisations.

INFORM: The Inner Workings of the Machine - A Closer Look at Curated Exhibitions

  • Monday 3 November 2025
  • 2–4pm
  • The Little Machine, Regent Arcade
  • $5 Members / $45 Non-members

How do curated exhibitions come together? Join Eleen Deprez, curator and director of The Little Machine, for an inside look at how exhibitions are developed and realised.

The session will cover the process from initial planning and conceptual development, through artist selection and studio visits, to practical hands-on installation methods.

Monthly Membership Offerings

Monthly Advice Bank

First Tuesday of every month
Online, in-person or over the phone
From 10:00am 

Book in for advice with Guildhouse experienced arts professionals to discuss a range of topics affecting your arts practice.

Exclusive to & FREE for Guildhouse Accredited & Community members.

Members Admin Bank

Available three times a month on Tuesdays
Guildhouse Lion Arts Membership Hub

Free dedicated desk and meeting space where members can book in to undertake the logistical and administrative aspects of sustaining their creative careers. 

Exclusive to & FREE for Guildhouse Accredited & Community members.

Guildhouse Exhibitions

Jurlique: 40 Years of Nature, Nuture and Art

1 August – 25 September 2025
Jurlique Farm

Jurlique: 40 Years of Nature, Nurture and Art presents a dynamic collection of artwork by South Australian artists Shirley Jianzhen Wu, Samuel Mulcahy and Tim Shaw at Jurlique Farm for SALA Festival 2025.

Brown Falconer Artist in Residence

1 May – 26 September 2025
Brown Falconer

Guildhouse and Brown Falconer Architects celebrate South Australian multidisciplinary artist Thom Buchanan as the inaugural Brown Falconer Artist in Residence. Supporting expanded cross-disciplinary practices through meaningful exchange with the studio. A foyer display during History Festival and special Finnissage event with new works at the end of June.

Kyoko Hashimoto: Eight Million Deities (Yaoyorozu no Kami)

22 August – 2 November 2025
Art Gallery of South Australia

An outcome of The Guildhouse Fellowship, Japanese-born South Australian artist Kyoko Hashimoto presents an Eight Million Deities (Yaoyorozu no Kami) – a culmination of a year of intensive research by the artist during a pivotal time in her life.

Ana María Méndez Salgado: Unbound Diaries

8 August – 6 November 2025
Yungondi, UniSA City West

Ana is a Colombian/Australian visual storyteller with an eye for creating unique worlds and characters through sequential narrative, illustration and animation, often inspired by her love for fantasy and magic realism. She’s fond of interweaving memory and identity through visual poetry, transporting audiences to realms of wonder and mystery.

Past Events

Guildhouse Greets: Adelaide Fringe

Guildhouse Greets: Adelaide Fringe

Image: Courtesy Nature Festival.Guildhouse Greets: Visual Artists in Adelaide Fringe Wednesday 13 August 20255:30 — 7:00pm  Pricing: Free! RSVP essential via the button below Location: Beltana House Studios, 364 Carrington Street Presenters: Adelaide Fringe and Truc...

Guildhouse Greets: Nature Festival 2025

Guildhouse Greets: Nature Festival 2025

Image: Courtesy Nature Festival.Guildhouse Greets: Be part of Nature Festival 2025 Wednesday 16 July 20255:30 — 7:30pm  Pricing: Free! RSVP essential via the button below Location: Beltana House Studios, 364 Carrington Street Presenters: Jill Woodlands, Nature...

INFORM: Art writing for Artists 2025

INFORM: Art writing for Artists 2025

Image: Poetry-athon 2019, photograph Daniel Marks.Art writing for Artists Tuesday 10 June 20251 — 3pm  Location:Room Y1-70, Yungondi Building (ground floor), UniSA City West campus Pricing: $5 Guildhouse Members / $45 Non-membersJoin us for our next INFORM...