Events & Exhibitions
Guildhouse End of Year Community Gathering, 2023. Photograph Lana Adams.
Upcoming Events
Guildhouse Presents: Introduction to Creative Workplaces + Arts Law
- Tuesday 2 December 2025
- 12:00–2:00pm
- Nexus Arts Venue
- Free! Please RSVP
Guildhouse, in partnership with Nexus Arts, is delighted to present Introduction to Creative Workplaces + Arts Law, a professional development session designed to strengthen artists’ understanding of workplace practices and licensing in the creative industries.
Join us for an informative afternoon featuring presentations from Creative Australia’s Creative Workplaces team and Arts Law Centre of Australia, who will both be travelling to Adelaide for this special event.
Guildhouse End of Year Community Celebration!
- Wednesday 3 December 2025
- 5:30–7:30pm
- The Queen’s Theatre
- Free! Please RSVP
We can’t believe it’s already that time of year again! You’re invited to come together and connect with Guildhouse and the extended South Australian artistic community at our end of year event.
Everyone is invited! All guests receive a free drink upon arrival, and light catering will be provided.
Launch – Opuntia and Olea: Stories of Adaptation
- Sunday 7 December 2025
- 11am–1pm
- Plane Tree Lawn, Adelaide Botanic Garden
- Free! Please RSVP
The Adelaide Botanic Garden and Guildhouse warmly invite you to the launch of Opuntia and Olea: Stories of Adaptation, a new outdoor exhibition by artist Giuseppe Matteo Pappalardo 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).
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.
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Members Admin Bank
Available three times a month on Tuesdays
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Free dedicated desk and meeting space where members can book in to undertake the logistical and administrative aspects of sustaining their creative careers.
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Guildhouse Exhibitions
Crista Bradshaw
17 November – 13 February 2025
City of Adelaide ART POD
An outcome of The Guildhouse Collections Project + City of Adelaide for Tarnanthi, Crista Bradshaw has engaged with the City of Adelaide’s collections to explore how its archives, monuments and public artworks reflect its cultural identity and the inclusion, or absence, of First Nations histories.
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
Craig Glasson: Form before function
Image: Craig Glasson, JPE #01 (detail), 2023, collage (papier collé), 41 x 32cm. Image courtesy the artist. Form before function Craig Glasson 24 February – 28 April 2023JPE Design Studio4/19 Gilles St, Adelaide SA 5000Form before function. Continuing a research-led...
INFORM: Application Writing with Kate Larsen (grants, awards and residencies)
Image: Kate Larsen’s Poetry-a-thon, at Minor Works Building as part of the ART WORKS program with City of Adelaide. Photograph Daniel Marks. Monday 20 February 2023, 1pm - 5pm Pricing: $35 plus booking fees for Guildhouse financial members or $70 plus booking fees...
ART WORKS: Introspection
Image: Charlotte Tatton, Stripes and Knitting Charts (detail), 2022, oil on board, 30x30cm, photograph Sam Roberts.Introspection 24 January — 14 April 2023 Location: Adelaide Town Hall, Mankurri-api Kuu (Reconciliation room) and First Floor Gallery, 128 King William...