Contemporary Art Gallery
We have a wonderful light filled gallery space with beautiful full height street windows in our character filled creative hub. We specialise in showcasing emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from Melbourne and Regional Victoria in our curated group exhibitions, solo shows, as well as collective and private group exhibitions.
We run a full schedule of rotating gallery exhibitions in our two gallery spaces through out the year, so there is always something new to discover. We love supporting Victorian Artists to grow in their practice and confidence as they progress in their artistic career at any age!
We are a full service commercial gallery, from curating, hanging, manning, sales, demounting, and promotion, we take care of it all, so artists need only drop off their work, and then collect unsold works wrapped and ready for transport home.
With modern track gallery lighting and hanging system as well as an abundance of plinths in all sizes, along with access to partition walls, our two galleries transform into the space that is needed for each exhibition.
We take the stress, learning curve and decision paralysis out of exhibiting as a emerging artist, so they can concentrate on the art.
Current Exhibitions
MAIN GALLERY CURRENT EXHIBITION:
IN THE COMPANY OF BIRDS - TERRI MACDONALD
15 October – 9 November, 2026
Celebrating in line with Birdtober, Australia’s national month of bird appreciation, Terri’s exhibition brings together watercolour paintings and silverpoint drawings that invite audiences to pause, look closely and reconnect with the birdlife that animates central Victoria.
Working across expressive watercolour and the delicate precision of silverpoint, (which is a traditional method of drawing with silver) MacDonald captures birds as both recognisable species and vivid presences. The result is an exhibition that is accessible, engaging and rich in close observation, inviting bird lovers, art audiences and regional visitors alike to encounter familiar wildlife through an artist’s eye.
STUDIO GALLERY CURRENT EXHIBITION:
MIX & MESS – GROUP EXHIBITION BY STUDENTS OF EMILY RAUBENHEIMER
15 October – 2 November, 2026
The culmination of Emily’s Term Painting Class Students work for the last year. They have have explored technique, composition and colour theory to produce a a varied and vibrant body of work worth celebrating.
Artists: Amy McKenzie, Caroline Brockhoff, Dianne Aitken, Karen Stevens, Kerry Coxon, Kez Bell-Merrick, Laura Evans, Lorena Russell, Luigi Borrelli, Marita Davies, & Peter Outhred
Check out our previous exhibitions in the
Main Gallery or Studio Gallery
Upcoming Exhibitions
Upcoming exhibitions in the galleries at The Old Auction House include
Buttlejorrk Artists plus special guests Macedon Ranges Potters, November/December 2026
Exhibit With Us
Want to exhibit at The Old Auction House? We would love to hear from you!
We specialise in emerging and mid-career contemporary artists in all mediums, except for digital and performance.
Information for artists who wish to apply to exhibit in a solo exhibition, as a collective, guild or as part of one of our curated group exhibitions can find information on our exhibiting page
