Events & Exhibitions

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

Upcoming Events

The Nature of Folding: Origami Workshops at Jurlique Farm

  • Saturday 8 + 15 August
  • 11am – 1:00pm
  • Jurlique Farm
  • $30pp

Hosted by artist Sakthivel Eakambaranathan, participants will get exclusive insights into his creative process. Sakthivel will share how the simple act of folding informs his larger sculptural practice, before guiding you through your own hands-on paper folding session inspired by organic forms.

Membership Morning Tea - Winter

  • Tuesday 18 August 2026
  • 10:00–11:30am
  • Laneway between The Mercury and JamFactory

We invite Guildhouse Members to our Lion Arts Membership Hub for casual networking and light refreshments.

With free warm drinks and snacks on offer, we welcome you to mingle in the Lion Arts courtyard with Guildhouse staff, fellow Members and representatives from our neighbouring organisations. 

Wrapped yarn art creation workshops at Jurlique Farm

  • Sunday 23 + 30 August
  • 12 – 2pm
  • Jurlique Farm
  • $50pp

Artist Swapna Namboodiri will share how the repetitive act of wrapping yarn forms the foundation of her latest collection of artworks, transforming simple fibres and everyday materials into richly textured contemporary artworks. Participants will then be guided through the same mindful process to create their own small abstract artwork to take home.

    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

    50 Years of Deadly at Adelaide Airport

    Curated by Lawson Dodd
    7 July – 30 September 2026
    Adelaide Airport

    Presented in partnership with Adelaide Airport and Guildhouse, this exhibition recognises five decades of honouring the achievements, resilience and contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the continent. 

    Regeneration: Presented by Jurlique and Guildhouse

    Lorry Wedding-Marchioro, Sakthivel Eakambaranathan and Swapna Namboodiri
    1–31 August 2026
    Jurlique Farm

    Jurlique and Guildhouse present Regeneration – a SALA Festival exhibition featuring South Australian sculpture artists at Jurlique’s biodynamic farm in the Adelaide Hills. Inspired by the living landscape, the exhibition brings together three artists responding to nature’s transformative cycles of growth and renewal

    Past Events

    UniSA Yungondi Gallery: Donovan Christie

    UniSA Yungondi Gallery: Donovan Christie

    Creativity and collaboration are at the heart of innovation. Since 2018 UniSA Business has partnered with Guildhouse to present works by contemporary South Australian visual artists to encourage reflection and inspire new ideas.Selected Works Donovan Christie 16...

    Explore the moral imagination with Connal Lee

    Explore the moral imagination with Connal Lee

    Friday 6 August 2021, 10.30am and 1pm Friday 13 August 2021, 10.30am and 1pm Location: Online via Zoom Featuring: ART WORKS Writer in Residence Connal Lee Does reading, looking at art, watching movies and engaging with stories make you a more ethically minded person?...

    Monthly Advice Bank: October 2021

    Monthly Advice Bank: October 2021

    Tuesday 5 October 2021, 10am – 12pm Pricing: Free for Guildhouse financial members Location: Phone or video conference Presenter: Guildhouse Artistic Programs Manager Debbie Pryor and Guildhouse Operations Manager Emma Bedford Monthly Advice Bank sessions for members...