Traditional Patterns and New Narratives: Exploring Toile de Jouy With Sheila Bridges and Richard Saja February 18, 2022 During this program, Sheila Bridges and Richard Saja will discuss the ways the legacy of toile has been altered, homaged, and expanded, moderated by journalist Sabine Rothman. ...Read More

Painting Against the Odds: Edward Mitchell Bannister's Unlikely Career in Late 19th Century America With Rosalyn Delores Elder March 3, 2022 Edward Mitchell Bannister’s career as a successful practicing artist in New England during the late nineteenth century was considered normal. But, as an African ...Read More

"Catskill's China Painter:" The Botanical Art of Emily Cole and the Politics of Women's Work within American Painting Traditions With Amanda Malmstrom March 15, 2022 Join Amanda Malmstrom, Associate Curator at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, for this presentation exploring the life, work, and ...Read More

Amelia Edwards at Olana and the Birth of Egyptian Archaeology With Peter Lacovara April 5, 2022 Amelia Edwards’ lifelong efforts to preserve Egyptian monuments not only firmly planted her legacy in Egyptian studies but brought Edwards to Olana to stay with Frederic Church. During this ...Read More

Art, Ecology, and Olana's Native Forest With Sean Sawyer October 19, 2022 During this virtual webinar, Sean Sawyer, President of The Olana Partnership will discuss how Frederic Church engaged with the emerging field of ecology in the 19th century. By following in Alexander von Humboldt’s ...Read More

Impressions of Niagara through the Vantage Point of Black Escape Artists, Black Activists, and Landscape Artist Frederic Church With dann j. Broyld November 3, 2022 Against the backdrop of the picturesque Falls, Blacks cultivated a global and green outlook, developing the Niagara Movement which birthed the ...Read More

The Intrepid Quest for Church’s "Icebergs" With Eleanor Jones Harvey November 17, 2022 What happens when an artist and his travel companion set forth to chase icebergs? The immediate result is a suite of drawings and oil sketches created to inspire future paintings, and a ...Read More

The View from Olana: Preserving America's Cultural Landscape With Harvey Flad January 12, 2023 During this webinar, Harvey Flad, Professor Emeritus of Geography at Vassar College, will share a personal perspective on how Olana’s views have been saved. Join Flad during this examination of how historic ...Read More

Moving Art, Moving Audiences: Nineteenth-Century Travelling Exhibitions and the Matter of Abolition With Caitlin Meehye Beach February 7, 2023 In the mid-nineteenth century, Americans faced a new way to encounter art: the traveling exhibition. Sculptures, panoramas, and paintings crisscrossed the country, appearing at venues that ...Read More

Perspectives on Landscape, Language, and Indigeneity With Mark Igloliorte March 23, 2023 During this virtual webinar, learn more about the work of contemporary artist Mark Igloliorte, whose work featured in Olana’s exhibition Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape. During this presentation, he will track the ...Read More