The Firehouse Gallery exhibits professional artists working in all media, including painting, collage, sculpture, mixed media, fiber, photography, and more. Built in 1983, the gallery offers quality, free educational art exhibitions to the public and promotes artwork from emerging and established, local and out-of-state artists.

The Firehouse Gallery typically hosts seven exhibitions a year, each on display for approximately eight weeks. Formal receptions for each exhibition provide an opportunity to support professional working artists, highlight the talent of student artists, connect underserved groups to the community at large, and spotlight some of the Firehouse’s most impactful programs. The Firehouse Gallery and exhibition receptions are one of the Firehouse’s best opportunities to reach the public, engaging Norman’s visual arts community and culture.

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Visit our rotating exhibitions throughout the year and don’t forget to check back for details and new announcements.

  • More 2024 exhibitions to be announced.

 
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Brewing Design
Feb 16
Brewing Design

On display from February 16th - April 30th, Brewing Design is a collaborative exhibition between the Firehouse Art Center and the Oklahoma Craft Brewers Association, co-curated by Lisa McIlroy.

This exhibition will celebrate artists represented within the Oklahoma Craft Brewer’s Association and their artistic contributions found on can and bottle labels. The exhibition will highlight design and creative marketing from our local craft breweries. 

Oklahoma Craft Brewers Association works to strengthen and unify the Oklahoma brewing industry, which in turn provides design opportunities for artists.  Many breweries establish a customer base through innovative branding. Craft breweries experiment with many unique ingredients and brewing styles, generating the need for distinctive labels. These labels ultimately establish a brewery’s identity.

The opening reception will be held on Friday, February 16th, 2024. A craft design panel and beer tasting will be held on Saturday, March 9th, and a label design workshop with Lisa McIlroy will be offered at the Firehouse on Sunday, April 28th.

Making Legends
May 17
Making Legends

The Firehouse Art Center, in partnership with SOONERCON, is proud to display the work of cosplayers in Making Legends: Cosplay Culture, opening Friday, May 17th, 2024. A collaborative exhibition featuring nine artists from across the country, Making Legends celebrates over a thousand hours of individual artistry to capture the legends we love.

Making Legends: Cosplay Culture celebrates the artist within us all. From a galaxy far far away to a comfortable hole in the ground, the art of cosplay brings characters from media and pop culture to life through hand-made costumes and props. Cosplayers are rarely professional costume designers; they are accountants, parents, and teachers whose passion for creation inspires them to celebrate the books, movies, and video games we all know and love. They become an elven princess, a foul-tempered monarch, or a soldier of the empire. Cosplayers push the boundaries of their own creativity to go where no one has gone before!

Making Legends: Cosplay Culture, will run May 17 - July 31, 2024. An opening reception will be held Friday, May 17th at the Firehouse Art Center from 5:30-8:30 with live music and refreshments. Join us for this exciting exhibition - after all, it's dangerous to go alone. A Foam Cosplay Armor 101 Workshop with Susie Creates will be offered at the Firehouse on Sunday, June 9th, and an Intro to Miniature Painting Workshop with Robert Henderson will be offered on Friday, June 14th. A Firehouse Game Night will take place Friday, July 12th. For our final event, in partnership with [405] Brewing the Firehouse will host Mario Kart 8 with Live Band on Saturday, July 27th.