Maggie Harrison, head winemaker at Antica Terra in Oregon's Willamette Valley, has collaborated with artists Julie Mehretu, Paul Pfeiffer, and Jessica Rankin to create a limited-edition box set of wines. Each set includes wines blended collaboratively and individual artworks packaged with the bottles, described as a “Museum in a Box.” Proceeds from the 150 sets benefit Denniston Hill, the artist residency founded by Mehretu and Pfeiffer. Harrison also opened an Art Meadow at Antica Terra this past summer, featuring a site-specific installation by Lily Clark, with plans for another exhibition next year.
This collaboration matters because it blurs the boundaries between winemaking and visual art, treating wine as a creative material akin to clay or paint. By inviting artists to participate directly in the winemaking process, Harrison fosters interdisciplinary dialogue and philanthropy, with proceeds supporting an artist residency. The project challenges the conventional isolation of artistic disciplines, echoing a historical tradition of artists working outside their primary mediums, and highlights the growing trend of art-world figures engaging with craft and culinary practices.