Willunga Museums & Art Gallery

02/06/2026

We are looking for volunteers to help us with the Bassett Boys’ Schoolroom Program!

Are you interested in working with children in this fantastic program? If you are, you will work with the Program Coordinator and other volunteers to assist in delivering this engaging and informative school program.

The program is booked by schools on an ‘as requested’ basis, so the amount of volunteering you do will be determined by the number of bookings we have. Bookings are Monday to Friday during the school terms. If this is of interest to you, just drop a message and we will be in touch with more information.

30/05/2026

Feature Artwork at Waverley Park Homestead Art Gallery for June.

Mark Pearse (1942-2020)
Willunga Hills
2006
Acrylic on board
68 x 128 cm
Private collection

Mark Pearse was born in Western Victoria and he studied at the Art School of the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) graduating in 1962. With his wife Jill, he travelled on a scholarship to Europe where they stayed for five years. On their return to Australia they settled in Adelaide where Mark was appointed as art master in the Preparatory School at St. Peter’s College (1969-1975). In 1974 they established Pearse’s Uraidla Pottery in the Adelaide Hills. Later in 1979 they moved to Yankalilla with their three children and developed Pearse’s Pottery at Bungala House where they lived for 35 years. As they were both artists and community minded, their historic home became a hub of local artistic life.
Mark conducted pottery classes in his workshop and they organised life drawing workshops there from time to time. They also organised exhibitions of paintings, pottery and quilts, including by the Fleurieu Quilters and the Embroiderer's Guild, and hosted receptions, music concerts and literary events. Mark’s sculpture is represented in the Art Gallery of South Australia collection.

26/05/2026

Visit McLaren Vale this winter, warm your senses feasting on fine art. So much to see and do. The 2026 Fleurieu Art Prize winner will be announced on Friday 5 June and the exhibition opens to the public Saturday 6 June. See the sister exhibition, the Curator’s Choice at the McLaren Vale Visitor Centre. And you’re in for a treat with our season of masterclasses. Check our website for details. McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Fleurieu Arthouse

24/05/2026

Edit: what is “Mayhem in McLaren Vale”? Four people are plucked from their time to tell the story of an event. The event might be shocking, funny, or mysterious. They are eye witnesses and thus you gain their unique perspective.

Mayhem in McLaren Vale! SA History Festival. Missing Caroline Colling.

22/05/2026

Last week of the SA History Festival 2026.
Visit the Victor Harbor National Trust Museum.
Find out how people stayed connected in the past in Victor Harbor.
Weekends, only during the Festival, entry to the Museum just $2pp.
Open 11am to 3pm, Wednesday to Monday.
1 Flinders Parade opposite the horse tram.

18/05/2026

National Volunteer Week! A glimpse of some our volunteers over the years! Thank you all!

18/05/2026

Biennale art workshop at WaverleyPark Homestead in July.

Well known and much admired local artist Roe Gartelmann rarely teaches these days, so we are thrilled that she had agreed to host a special masterclass for the Fleurieu Biennale. The focus of this class is on taking your art from reality to abstract. Drawing inspiration from the beautiful historic Waverley Park set in the Willunga golf course. Learn new ways of seeing, try new techniques, use materials you haven’t used before and explore new concepts. Share a platter lunch of delicious, seasonal local produce. $145 pp including art materials, lunch, tea and coffee. Kay Brothers wine available for purchase. Only 10 places. Tickets are selling fast - so book now! To Book go to www.artprize.com.au

McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Fleurieu Arthouse