Old Fireshed Gallery
The Old Fireshed Gallery was converted into a much-needed gallery in 2003, when the Rural Fire Service moved to their new fireshed. Since then it has been a popular and successful exhibition space for local artists, and some from further afield. A new exhibition is held every month. It is an artist - run venue, with the WVAC only requiring 10% of gross sales, and hence very popular.
Our current exhibition….
‘5 ELEMENTS’
GILES TESTER
SHEREE ROBERTS
KES HARPER
ROSS FLETCHER
KYLIE BEYNON
Open Thursday - Monday
10am - 3pm
12th - 28th April 2024
You are warmly invited to celebrate the exhibition opening in the Old Fireshed Gallery on Friday 12 April from 3pm - 6pm. Drinks and nibbles will be provided, all welcome.
"Five Elements. Five Artists
Five artists working in very different mediums come together, connected by the forces of nature.
Five Elements – wood, metal, fire, earth, water – inspire artists Giles Tester, Kes Harper, Ross Fletcher, Sheree Roberts & Kylie Beynon to respond to the essence and energy of our natural environment through painting, sculpture and mixed media.
Giles Tester
This is an exhibition not to be missed. The collective artworks will challenge
the way you see the natural elements, discovering what makes our world so
amazing and beautiful!"
Sheree Roberts
Kes Harper
Ross Fletcher
Kylie Beynon
LIFE DRAWING with Mandy Davies at the OLD FIRESHED GALLERY 2024
Wednesday afternoons 1pm - 4pm $20 - $25, depending on numbers
March 20th, April 10th, May 1st & 22nd, June 12th, July 3rd & 24th, August 14th, September 4th, October 2nd & 23rd, November 13th, December 4th
Please phone Mandy to register 02 499 8686
Old Fireshed Gallery Calendar 2024
20 January - 4 February: ‘SOUL & SPIRIT’ - Peter & Katie Williams & family
17 - 25 February: EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY - Curator - Wayne Munce
2 - 17 March: ‘PAINTINGS & MOSAICS’ Marilyn Miller, Kaye Lovie, Carole McDonald & Mary Francis
23 March - 7 April: ‘STYLE with FLOW’ Bhret McIntyre and Kerryn Raco
12 - 28 April: ‘5 ELEMENTS’- Giles Tester, Kes Harper, Kylie Beynon, Ross Fletcher & Sheree Roberts
4 - 19 May: ARTZ EMERGENCE - Sheryl Cain, Sheridan Menchin, Syann Williams, Rowena Lloyd-Jones, Toni Cooper
25 May - 10 June: LAGUNA COLLECTIVE
15 - 30 June: ‘FIBRE ARTISTS’
6 - 21 July: ‘TAOTOCS’
27 July - 11 August: Penny Walton, botanical art
17 August - 1 September: Sheree Roberts & Jennifer Little
10 - 29 September: Wollombi Sculpture Festival - Small Sculptures
5 - 20 October: ‘FAMILY TIES’ - Jan Bowmaker & family
26 October - 10 November: Susanna Chen Chow
16 November - 1 December: Jodie Usher
2 - 22 December: Glenda Mellows
2024 Exhibitions
'SOUL and SPIRIT' by Peter and Katie Williams
Black Cockatoo
Whale
'Jetty - Lightning'
'Still Life'
'On Edge'
'Reflections'
'Flower Babies' - Marilyn Miller
'Hunter Valley Vineyards' - Kaye Lovie
'Blending In' Carole McDonald
'Fishy' - Mary Francis
2023 Exhibitions
'Kangaroo' - Peter Williams
'Echidna' - Peter Williams
'Emu' - Peter Williams
'Two Frogs' - Katie Williams
'Echidna' - Katie Williams
EMERGING ARTIST AWARDS WINNER Janelle Goldman 'Valley Sunset'
HIGHLY COMMENDED - Polina Karuso 'Death Adder'
COMMENDED - Giles Tester 'Foggy Dawn in Valley'
'Springtime' - Kaye Lovie
'Chinese Lanterns' - Marilyn Miller
'Mosaic in Colour' - Mary Francis
'After the Fire' - Julie Eller
'Bush Tucker 76x76cm Judy Franklin
'Country Travel 45x60cm Judy Franklin
'Standing on Country'
'The Creek along the Paddock'
'A Natural Garden'
'Autumn by the creek'
'The Geometry of Innocence' - ILYAS PAPANTONIOU
The Artists of the Old Church Studio
'Flying Kookaburra' - Val McDonald
'Sunset over the lake' - Noreen O'Toole
'Homestead at Lightning Ridge' - Debbie Barry
'Dreaming of Glencoe' - Ginny Potter
Ken Hall
Lyn Abbott
Bruce Abbott
Detail of rock surface, mixed media - Fiona Bateman
'This Misty Morning' - Rob Johnstone
'Canola' - Gies Tester
Sheree Roberts
Sheree Roberts
Christine Munce
Christine Munce
'Birds of the Brook' by Stephen Coburn
'Willy Wag Tail' - Painted stainless steel by Stephen Coburn
'Ducks priesting Brook' - Ink on paper by Stephen Coburn
'A Fragile Peace' - Stainless steel & mild steel by Stephen Coburn
'Napoleon at sunrise' Oil on board by Stephen Coburn
'DARK MATTER' - Sioux Garside
'Light in the Cosmos' - Acrylic on canvas by Sioux Garside
'Blue Star 2023' Acrylic on board
'Blue Heartshell' - Barium glazed stoneware
'Water is Gold' - glazed ceramic
Glazed porcelain beakers
'Earth Spirits' - Shane Shepherd EARTH ELEMENTS EXHIBITION
'Mountain Journey' - Jodie Taylor
'River Tree' - Jodie Taylor
'I Dream of Horses' - Jennifer LIttle
'Strawberry Bowl' - Michelle Loadsman
'Still Life with Banksia' - Amanda Broberg
'Still Life with Flannel Flowers' - Amanda Broberg
'Fleur de lis Jar' - Michelle Loadsman
'Candle Castle' - Michelle Loadsman
'Little Ones' - Dorothee Heibel
'Morning Glory' - Rosemary Herman
2022 Exhibitions
'Goanna' from 'FAMILY' Artists-in residence 2022 Peter and Katie Williams
'Kangaroo'
'Wreath' Sterling silver - Christine M. Finch DISCOVERY exhibition
'Let the rivers run' - Christine M. Finch
'Musings of the Countryside' - Christine M. Finch
'The three faces of Margarite' - Christine M. Finch
'Winarr Wakadhunmana' - Maddy Hodgetts
'Makukara Ngurra' - Maddy Hodgetts
'Reflections of Waaway - Rainbow Serpent' - Sarah Gordon
'Underground rivers of the Pilliga' - Sarah Gordon
'Barwon River' - Sarah Gordon
By Allirra Moore
'Water Story' - Kayleb Waters-Sampson
'Kimberley Dreaming' by Rosie Hermann
'Still life with Kurrajong pods' - Linda Wilkinson
Stripey jumper by Jordis Pointu
Knitted blanket by Jane Mowatt
'Rainforest Secrets' - Marilyn Miller
'Dodo Blues' - Mary Francis
'Mooi' - Carole McDonald
'Take a seat' - Julie Eller
'White Lily' - Kaye Lovie
'Water holes' - Judith Franklin
'Mother Earth' - Judith Franklin
'Songlines' - Judith Franklin
'Turtles playing' - Judith Franklin
'Bush Flowers' - Judith Franklin
'Mother Earth Dreaming - Judith Franklin
'Turning wheels, big holes and dram lines' - Sheree Roberts
'Of things we find magical' - Sheree Roberts
'Blue Haze' - Christine Munce
'Walk in Pokolbin'- Christine Munce
'Landscapes of my mind' - Rob Johnstone
Detail of Lichen - Fiona Bateman
Untitled - Cheryl O'Donohue
Untitled - Giles Tester
Untitled in blue - Lesley Williams
Camilla Dorsch
'Wollombi Church' - David Swane
Fibre Artists Plus
Lynn Abbott
Lynn Abbott
Ken Hall
Ken Hall
Bruce Abbott
Karen Murray
'Fragrance' by Margaret Appleby
'Edge of Lake Eyre' by Dorothy Compton
'Pink Poppies' by Heather Goldman
'FANCIFUL' Exhibition Susan Myerson & Heather Campbell
Susan Myerson
Heather Campbell
Heather Campbell
French Tea' - Kay
'Aftermath' - Jan
'Above the Beach' - Geoff
'Drunk Cocky' - Tim
'Cockatoo Sunrise' - Shane Shepherd
'Uluru Journey' - Jodie Taylor
2021 Exhibitions
'GIRRI GIRRA' An exhibition by TIM SELWYN
Wayne Krause - Artist-in-Residence 2021
TAOTOCS: The Artists of the Old Church Studio
'INTERMITTANCES' An exhibition by Chantal Mahoney
'FEMME FANTASTIC' An exhibition by Katrina Rose and Jackie Mare
2020 Exhibitions
Although Covid -19 created quite a few challenges in 2020, we managed to hold 13 exhibitions, two of which were online. Sadly, ‘Paintings & Mosaics’ was cancelled after only a few days, due to lockdown.
'OUR LIFE' Salamah Stewart & Hadijah Munting
'UNEARTHED' Sandon Gibbs-O'Neill
'HOMESTAY INSPIRATION' Jan Bowmaker
The Artists of the Old Church Studio
'THE PLACE BETWEEN' Penny Walton and Caroline Peddie
2019 Exhibitions
As you can see from the flyers below, local artists and crafts people display a diverse range of their talents and skills at the Old Fireshed Gallery. If you’re a potential exhibitor, book early as this popular gallery is always in demand.
'The Artists of the Old Church Studio'
'The Beginning' - An exhibition by Polina Karuso
2018 Exhibitions
Raymond L. Smith, an Aboriginal elder, is one of the regions most prominent artists.
'TWISTED SISTERS RETROSPECTIVE' An exhibition by Jan Bowmaker and Kay Harwood
'HOME IN THE HUNTER' An exhibition by Nancy Gray & Anthony Downes - Oil paintings and Leadlight glass
'FRAMED (and the not so framed)' An exhibition by Jenny Bain
TAOTOCS: The Artists of the Old Church Studio
'Entwined' – Weavings & Fibreworks
James Whitington - An Exhibition of Paintings, Monotypes and Etchings
