We are thrilled to be working with Macquariedale Wines this month as our opening night sponsors. Macquariedale is truly one of my favourite local wineries and their magnificent cellar door is a must-see on your next trip to Orange!
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Lovely Sarah from Colmar Estate Wines is our Guest Curator this month and she’s selected a beautiful group of artworks from our collection! It’s giving Spring, it’s giving fresh, it’s giving optimism for the warmer months ahead. Take a stroll through Sarah’s collection and while your here, book a tasting at their beautiful cellar door for your next weekend away or afternoon wine time! AND this October for the Orange Wine Festival Colmar Estate are hosting a Sparkling Masterclass! Get you tickets here before you miss out!
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Ben Crossing from Angullong Wines is a true man of the land, and his deep appreciation for nature is evident in his Guest Curation selection. As an avid landscape enthusiast, Ben has handpicked six diverse landscape paintings from our collection, showcasing his favourites.
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We are back with another guest curation from our wonderful June wine sponsors Christine Robson of Ross Hill Wines. Ross Hill has a wonderful Cellar Door experience, I recently visited with my girlfriends last month and we had a fantastic time and purchased a bunch of delicious local wine! I highly recommend you pop out there next time you’re in Orange and take advantage of the beautiful space and friendly staff. They’re open 7 days a week for tastings, they have lots of different experiences on offer so head to their website to book your personalised trip today.
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Michelle Stivens, one of our sponsors from Heifer Station Wines, has chosen 5 of her favourite artworks from our collection for her Guest Curation. Each piece reflects Michelle's personal taste and aesthetic while offering a unique visitor’s perspective on our wonderful variety of artworks.
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ello and welcome to our last Guest Curation for 2023! Today we have collaborated with regional powerhouse Holly Goodman, Founder of the Talent Stable and Peter Bill fashion label (she’s a busy girl).
A mother of three with a passion for the land, Holly is an entrepreneur and rural and regional advocate. Born and raised on beef cattle properties, Holly knew she would continue with a country lifestyle. She wants her own children to grow up in the space that she did.
In 2021 Holly started her own clothing label Peter Bill. One for little boys after having two boys herself. This expanded into girl’s and women's pieces. With a love for detail, art and fashion, her aim is to create clothing that is unique yet comfortable. In 2023 she worked on an artist collaboration incorporating exclusive prints to linen pieces. This is something she loves seeing come to life and is interested in connecting with artists in the future. The power of art and fashion is incredible, and it's really something special.[
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Emma is a recipe creator and food photographer. I discovered Emma’s Instagram account The Irishman’s Wife about a year ago and was instantly hooked on her beautiful photography and aesthetic.
In 2020 Emma launched The Irishman's Wife. A cooking and recipe website, that focuses on delicious seasonal comfort food inspired by international, especially European, influences, drawn from her years of living in the UK and marrying an Irishman. Whether it’s a simple Apple and Blackberry Crumble, a Roast Chicken, or a slow-cooked Irish Stew, it's all about cooking good, from scratch, and achievable food to share with others around the kitchen table.
Emma’s recipes will come in super handy, especially around Christmas time, so hop onto her website and check them out.
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Our Guest Curator this Month is Lucy Moss of Mink and Me fame in Coonamble. Lucy has curated a collection true to her very distinct fun and colourful aesthetic.
Lucy is the owner of Coonamble colour haven Mink and Me. Opened in 2015 due to a desire to be surrounded by a fun, welcoming space, it has evolved to be a community space that incorporates a cafe, yoga studio, hairdresser and beautician in the small North Western NSW town. The boutique business is an eclectic mix of gifts, jewellery, furniture and homewares that are good for your home and your soul. Lucy also runs and operates an airbnb 'Peppertreee House' in a historic homestead in Coonamble as well as currently renovating an old Church into a community space. She lives on her husbands's family farm with her husband Will and sons Digby and Monty.
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In 2023, Kasturi launched The Artist Residency program at her home in Coolah, NSW. The residency is open to all artists who want to spend a period of 4-7 days in a rural country town where they will have access to the beautiful Coolah Tops and idyllic surrounds as well as be inspired by country home interiors. The residency shall also provide the artist an opportunity to be open to a new audience through a collaborative process of social media promotion on the Wren & Whippet instagram platform during the residency. At present, there are no residency vacancies open until April 2024. All applications are welcome to be sent via direct message on the Wren & Whippet Instagram account.
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“My curation represents the diversity of places I live, work and play. Some I can imagine hanging at Hive and providing creative inspiration to our professionals, whilst others I can see filling the walls at the Newcastle house and offsetting the salty, costal air. All of them, however, could easily find a home where we live at the farm, where one room at a time I’m turning the old country house into a place full of my favourite things!” - Prue Swain.
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I’m thrilled to have Jacqui Hayes from Barney & Jacq as one of our esteemed Guest Curators and was so excited to see what she chose from our stockroom as her favourites.
"Art has always been an influence over my collections, I love finding inspiration from colour palettes and textures. The pieces I have selected reflect my love of colour and shapes, I was drawn to the works by Jackie Anderson for the energy they create, an artist who I really admire." - Jacqui Hayes.
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“I found it hard to choose just a few pieces for this exercise, but I am always drawn to works that have interesting line, texture and colour. I particularly like earthy colours, though Mary Donnelly’s interesting pastel colours always draw my eye. I adore abstract work and have especially loved having this big work by Raphe Coombes right near my desk in the gallery for the last two weeks.” - Fiona Schofield.
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