Holmes à Court Gallery

The Holmes à Court Gallery is an art gallery located in the original Vasse Felix winery at Cowaramup (near Margaret River) in Western Australia. It is owned by Janet Holmes à Court.[1][2]

Exhibits

The gallery displays works from the Holmes à Court Collection through a series of seasonal exhibitions. There is a sculpture garden extending into the grounds of the Vasse Felix winery, where sculptures by local artists are displayed in a garden setting.[2] In 2013, the gallery installed The Art of Sound exhibition in collaboration with the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.[3]

History

The gallery was previously located in East Perth but relocated in October 2010 to the Vasse Felix site.[4]

Holmes à Court Collection

The Holmes à Court family was interested in Australian art and commenced a collection in the early 1970s. The collection is now internationally renowned as it has over 4000 artworks, many of them being culturally significant works.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Art Gallery". Vasse Felix. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Art of Sound : 9 June - 15 September 2013". Holmes à Court Gallery. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Contributor: pentacles22. "This Gallery has closed in East Perth". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 9 August 2013.

Coordinates: 33°49′25″S 115°02′54″E / 33.8237°S 115.0483°E / -33.8237; 115.0483

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