An intimate crowd of admirers, designers and collectors passed through the gallery to meet artists Steve Wrubel and Angela Fabbri.
Halles Art Barn at The Halles hosted its grand opening reveal during the Round Top Spring 2025 Antiques & Design Show, celebrating artists in residence Western-focused photographer Steve Wrubel and text-based Pop painter Angela Fabbri.
An intimate crowd of admirers, designers and collectors flocked to the newly minted gallery for Fanch Water cocktails and glasses of chilled Ride & Ridden Sauvignon Blanc featuring labels bearing Wrubel’s Rodeo Series art.
John Walker, husband of the gallery’s curator Catherine D. Anspon played bartender and DJ for the evening, spinning a list of classic and contemporary country music hits.
Rob Schanen, Angela Fabbri, Cosimo Blodgett. (Photo by Kolton King)
John Sughrue, Steve Wrubel, Christina Craemer, Jim Kastleman. (Photo by Kolton King)
Linda Plant, Steve Wrubel. (Photo by Catherine D. Anspon)
Hedy Carter, Steve Wrubel, Cheryl McMullen, Audrey Franz. (Photo by Kolton King)
Ashley Beshara, Elyse Reuter, Kali Steele, Kelie Mayfield, Jennifer Henderson, Kim Le Daniela Gonzalez, Rebecca Ramos, Abbey Branch Tehya Leigh. (Photo by Kolton King)
Donna Balin, Brittany Galvin, Jennifer Pergante, Christine Huff. (Photo by Catherine D. Anspon)
Jessica Zachary, Marco Nicolayevsky. (Photo by Kolton King)
Catherine D. Anspon, Barbara Paull, Bunny Radoff. (Photo by Kolton King)
Amy Tyndell, Shellie McCown. (Photo by Kolton King)
Mike Palmer, Becky Monroe, Steve Wrubel. (Photo by Kolton King)
Cosmio Blodgett, Zuzana Kastleman. (Photo by Kolton King)
George Elhert with Gemma, Jim Kastleman. (Photo by Kolton King)
Candice Cowin, Jessica Uccello, Zuzana Kastleman. (Photo by Kolton King)
John Walker. (Photo by Kolton King)
Leean Wenske. (Photo by Catherine D. Anspon)
Wrubel and Fabbri shared details about their processes and inspirations, chatting at length with rapt group of guests including collectors, architects and Round Top regulars – sharing the stories behind individual works.
Wrubel’s Western-inspired collection will remain permanently at the gallery, which is open Fridays and Saturdays year-round and full-time during the antiques shows. Following a successful spring show, Fabbri will continue to exhibit her cheeky Pop art paintings and related home and handbag collection at Halles Art Barn through Spring 2026.
Be sure to stop by Halles Art Barn during the inaugural Round Top Spring Art Festival, May 16 – 18, an exciting arts-centric weekend founded by The Compound to encourage art acquisition and the collecting conversation in the countryside.
Round Top Round Up: Round Top Film Festival’s Rob Schanen, John Sughrue, Cosimo Blodgett, The Halles’ Zuzana and Jim Kastleman, gallery director Candice Cowin, Hedy Carter, Cheryl McMullen, Audrey Franz, Ashley Beshara, Elyse Reuter, Kali Steele, Kelie Mayfield, Jennifer Henderson, Kim Le, Daniela Gonzalez, Rebecca Ramos, Abbey Branch, Tehya Leigh, Donna Balin, Brittany Galvin, Jennifer Pergante, Christine Huff, Jessica Zachary, Marco Nicolayevsky, Christina Craemer, Barbara Paull, Bunny Radoff, Amy Tyndell, Shellie McCown, Mike Palmer, Becky Monroe, George Elhert, Jessica Uccello, Leanne Wenske, and collectors Linda Plant and Red & White Gallery’s Joan and Jerry Herring, who snapped up Wrubel’s heroic horse-and-rider images.
