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Expert’s Eye: Church as Forest Ecologist
Expert’s Eye: Church as Forest Ecologist With Marc Wolf March 29, 2025 Join experts for a series of dialogues on paintings from OLANA’s collection that are worth a closer look. Investigate Church’s intimate forest paintings with Marc Wolf, Director of Horticulture and Environmental Stewardship at ...Read More
The Self-Curated Victorian Gallery: Marianne North at Kew Gardens
The Self-Curated Victorian Gallery: Marianne North at Kew Gardens With Dr. Lynne Howarth-Gladston March 27, 2025 Learn more about Marianne North, the groundbreaking female botanical painter who travelled extensively across the globe in the late 1800s and even made her way to Olana. During this ...Read More
The Annual Ida Brier Archival Webinar: A Biographer’s Journey Through the Olana Archives
The Annual Ida Brier Archival Webinar: A Biographer's Journey Through the Olana Archives With Ida Brier, Clare Flemming, and Victoria Johnson March 13, 2025 Uncover the ins and outs of an artist’s archive through this dynamic conversation with Olana archivists and famed biographer Victoria Johnson. ...Read More
An Artist’s Perspective: The Process of Plein Air
An Artist’s Perspective: The Process of Plein Air With Shawn Dell Joyce February 26, 2025 Ever wondered how Frederic Church brought his vision of the natural world to life in his art? During this virtual presentation, artist and educator Shawn Dell Joyce will lead viewers ...Read More
“A Hudson Valley Reckoning:” A Conversation About the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in New York
A Hudson Valley Reckoning: A Conversation About the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in New York With Debra Bruno and Lisa Flood-Smith February 11, 2025 During this virtual program, author Debra Bruno will detail her experience unearthing her own family’s connection to an often overlooked and ...Read More
Expert’s Eye: The Sky and Beyond
Expert's Eye: The Sky and Beyond With Avis Lang January 5, 2025 Join experts for a series of dialogues on paintings from OLANA’s collection that are worth a closer look. This first talk will feature Avis Lang, former senior editor at Natural History magazine and coauthor ...Read More
What’s Missing?
June 14 – November 2, 2025 Olana State Historic Site Free Olana’s 250-acre naturalistic landscape was designed by Frederic Church between 1860 and 1900 and is the most intact historic artist’s environment in the United States. Despite this remarkable state of ...Read More
“Sacred Site” by Diana Wege
Sacred Site by Diana Wege July 13 - October 31, 2022 Sacred Site presents a rare opportunity to encounter the full scale and impact of Frederic Church’s monumental canvases in the landscape he designed at Olana. The installation comprises twelve replicated works created by contemporary ...Read More
