Art in Oxford this Autumn
As well as theatre, music, comedy and dance, Oxford is packed with visual art exhibitions – take a look at what’s on offer until Christmas… OVADA Warehouse, 22 – 26 August OVADA Summer School...
Read MoreLiveFriday: Framed!
On Friday 13 May we co-curated a LiveFriday at the Ashmolean Museum! Playground, Oxfordshire Theatre Makers, The Dead Secrets and The Listening Room – all folks who appear in our regular Tuesday and Scratch...
Read MoreCELL – company Q&A
After being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, Ted goes on the trip of a lifetime…and so does his pet fish. We’re delighted to welcome the highly-acclaimed CELL to Oxford, and managed to track down...
Read MoreStaff picks for the Autumn/Winter season
We’re delighted to present a new season of theatre, comedy, dance, family shows and more – welcome to Autumn and Winter at the Old Fire Station! We asked the staff what they’re most looking...
Read MoreHidden Spire 2015: Before The Tempest
Today’s the day! We’re delighted to unveil the trailer for Before The Tempest: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzL7J3hobFA] The show is part of Hidden Spire, a project which brings together a team of professional artists to make a show...
Read MorePlayground is on fire!
Every other month, local artists get together at the Old Fire Station for Playground: a free event which provides a platform to present new work, find collaborators and meet other creative people. It’s a safe...
Read MoreThe Vessels exhibition – an article by Sarah Mayhew Craddock
Some people are born with a story to tell and a sense of the gift they posses that will help them to share that story; whilst others’ stories and gifts are more deeply...
Read MoreBees, Bikes and Independent Businesses!
Shop at the Old Fire Station is (quite literally) buzzing; spring is on the way and we’re lining the shelves with loads of new stock – including some stunning collobarative work with students from Banbury...
Read MoreRe-Fashioned and Feng Ho: New Exhibitions
Our new Making Space programme is well underway here at the Old Fire Station with two brand new exhibitions now up in our Shop and Gallery. Re-Fashioned brings together four UK artists in our Gallery...
Read MoreInterview: All Roads Lead To Rome
Chris Dobrowolski has been Visiting Artist at the British Antarctic Survey, has created sculptures from planes, trains and automobiles, and has been described as ‘the greatest living artist in the UK’. He’s visiting us...
Read MoreJack Eden’s ‘Axis’ at the Gallery at The Old Fire Station : A Spatial Investigation
An Investigation into this space, and therefore into all space. Jack Eden’s exhibition here at the Old Fire Station gallery was a marvellous success. With the recent opening of the Sensing Spaces: Architecture Reimagined...
Read MoreAn Excellently Stocked ‘Pop Up Print Shop’
With only a week left, here’s why you shouldn’t miss this month’s Pop Up Print Shop exhibition… Amongst the glut of tatty Christmas pop-up shops that tend to nestle in our cities around this...
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