La Motte – Ateljee & Art Spaces

The Afrikaans word Ateljee means “studio”.

That describes La Motte’s art space particularly well.

Painting, ceramics and textiles appear alongside maker encounters and seasonal projects, so the programme is not designed to remain identical from one visit to the next.

It continues the Rupert family’s long connection with art.

La Motte also has a separate cultural link with South African landscape painter Jacob Hendrik Pierneef. His legacy forms part of the estate’s art programme, while one of its wine collections carries his name.

But Ateljee does not exist only to look backwards.

This is not a fixed estate museum with the same permanent display year after year. Contemporary makers and artists are given space to respond to material, craft and the Winelands landscape itself.

So art does not become expensive scenery between wine tastings.

It offers another way of looking at the same valley.

In short: 🎨 Contemporary art · 🏺 Ceramics · 🧵 Textiles · 🤝 Maker encounters · 🖼️ Pierneef connection · 📍 La Motte