Confidence Firehouse Gallery showcases a curated rotating exhibition series which celebrates the unique culture of El Dorado County. The space occupies the bottom level of Main Street’s historic Confidence Hall, and is managed and programmed by Arts and Culture El Dorado in a public-private partnership with the City of Placerville.
The Gallery is merely the newest tenant of Confidence Hall, a building that has housed the Mountaineer Engine Company (later renamed to Confidence Engine Company), a roller skating rink, dance hall, El Dorado County fair, wrestling matches, religious services, a militia armory, meetings of service organizations, concerts, a public library, and Placerville City offices over the last century and a half. Built in 1857, and rebuilt in 1860 following a fire, Confidence Hall, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is one of Placerville’s most recognizable and beloved historic buildings.
HOURS: Thursday through Sunday, 11 am - 4 pm
487 Main Street, Placerville, CA
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The 2021-2022 Gallery Exhibition Series is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Click here to see what is happening with our renovations of the building.
Current Exhibition in Confidence Firehouse Gallery
We are between exhibitions at the moment. Look below to see what is coming soon!
Upcoming Exhibitions in Confidence Firehouse Gallery
July 22, to September 5, 2021, Marking Their Trail features wax rubbings of the Basque aspen carvings in the Sierra Nevada mountains. In the early to mid-20th century, the mountain meadows of the Sierra Nevada served as an important source of summer forage for vast flocks of sheep, most of which were tended by a…
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Inspired by the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, this exhibition features the work of women artists in El Dorado County. Despite strides made toward gender equality in the 101 years since women gained the right to vote, women artists continue to be underrepresented in galleries, museums, and private collections across the nation. With this…
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We give free rein of the Gallery to Scapegoat Collective, a group of progressive working artists dedicated to advancing art in El Dorado County.
Read MoreWHERE TO PARK: Street parking and parking in city lots is free for the first two hours. After the first two hours, cars must be moved to metered city lots. Parking fees enforced Monday- Saturday from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Some options with walking times from our buildings include:
- Old City Hall/ W.S. Kirt Lot (closest parking, right behind our buildings)
- Mooney Lot - about 4 minutes
- Parking Structure - about 4-5 minutes (3rd floor is for permit parking only)
- Ivy House Lot - about 5 minutes
- Street parking - varying distance, must move car to a metered city lot after 2 hours