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

    Advocacy workshop with Esther Anatolitis

    Image: SALA 2018 Closing Party Photograph: Sam Roberts Tuesday 25 February 2020, 6 –  8 pm (refreshments available from 5.30 pm) Pricing: Members Free / Non-members $20 Location: Carclew, 11 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide Presenter: Esther Anatolitis,...

    Traditional Craft Workshops Program 2020

    Traditional Craft Workshops Program 2020

    Image: Masuma Akther with her Bangladeshi quilt embroidery Photograph: Jonathan VDKIn 2020 Guildhouse is delighted to partner with the JamFactory to celebrate 10 years of the Traditional Craft Workshop Program. This program provides opportunities for South Australian...

    Advice Bank: Arts Law Clinics

    Advice Bank: Arts Law Clinics

    Image: Guildhouse Symposion 2019 Photograph: Rosina Possingham Tuesday 24 March 2020, 11 am – 4.15 pm Pricing: Members $10 / Non-members $25 Location: Online via video conference Presenter: Suzanne Derry Based in Sydney, Arts Law provides...