Events & Exhibitions

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

Upcoming Events

Exhibition Launch – Monika Morgenstern: Aether

  • Friday 6 March 2026
  • 6–8pm
  • JPE Design Studio
  • Free! Please register

You’re invited to celebrate the launch of Aether by Monika Morgenstern, the latest outcome of the JPE Artist in Residence program, presented in collaboration with Guildhouse. Monika’s work explores colour as both a mystical and material force.

Community Event: Hahndorf Academy

  • Friday 20 March 2026
  • 6:00–7:30pm
  • Hahndorf Academy
  • Free! Please register

As part of the Intersection Regional Tour, this relaxed Community Event is a way for artists, arts-lovers and members of the community based in the Adelaide Hills to come together, connect and network at Hahndorf Academy.

The event will feature an informal artist talk with local artists Kath Inglis and Tim Thompson sharing their experiences of being regional artists.

Celebratory Gathering – Dai Trang Nguyen at FABRIK

  • Saturday 21 March 2026
  • 12–2pm
  • FABRIK Arts + Heritage
  • Free! Please register

You’re invited to a special gathering celebrating Dai Trang Nguyen’s ‘to be & to be continued…’, an outcome of The Guildhouse Collections Project with FABRIK. We invite guests to join us in celebrating Dai Trang’s journey and share in this grounded participatory experience.

Monthly Advice Bank

  • First Tuesday of the month
  • Sessions between 10:00am–1:30pm
  • In-person, online via Zoom, or over the phone

Book in for one-on-one advice with Guildhouse’s experienced arts professionals to discuss a range of topics affecting your arts practice.

Our experienced staff will answer questions from individual financial Members in these complimentary 30-minute sessions, offered on the first Tuesday of each month from 10:00am – 1:30pm.

Guildhouse Exhibitions

Opuntia and Olea: Stories of Adaptation

Giuseppe Matteo Pappalardo
7 December 2025 – 28 February 2025
Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Giuseppe Matteo Pappalardo presents Opuntia and Olea: Stories of Adaptation for The Guildhouse Collections Project with the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia.

Through a suite of richly embellished ceramic sculptures—echoing the artistic traditions of his native Sicily—the artist explores the story of the prickly pear (Opuntia) and the olive tree (Olea europaea).

Past Events

Bangladeshi Quilt Embroidery

Bangladeshi Quilt Embroidery

Sat 06 October 2012 - Sat 03 November 2012 Location: Craftsouth, Level 1, 38 Hindley Street, Adelaide Presenter: Masuma Akther Bookings are no longer available. Characterised by tiny, detailed stitching, Nakshi Kantha, ‘Art Quilts’, depict the stories that pervade...

Image Counts: photographic documentation

Image Counts: photographic documentation

Wed 19 September 2012 6pm - 7:30pm Pricing: Members: Free / Guests: $15.00 Location: Craftsouth, Level 1, 38 Hindley Street, Adelaide Presenter: Jessica Loughlin, Hugo Michell and Mary Knights Bookings are no longer available. As a visual artist or craftsperson,...

Self-initiated artist residencies

Self-initiated artist residencies

Mon 03 September 2012 6pm - 7:30pm Location: Craftsouth, Level 1, 38 Hindley Street, Adelaide Presenter: Berenice Carrington Bookings are no longer available. Self-initiated residencies enable artists to create their own opportunities to access specific...