Living with Pollinators: Biodiversity and Artistic Practice in the Hudson Valley With Lisa Sanditz, Paula Hayes, and Chris Layman September 15, 2021 The Thomas Cole National Historic Site and The Olana Partnership at Olana State Historic Site present a discussion with artists Paula Hayes, Lisa ...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

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

History "Gone Viral:" Negotiating the Past through the Present With Valerie Hegarty and Alexis L. Boylan February 3, 2022 Join artist Valerie Hegarty and art historian Alexis L. Boylan for a virtual presentation and discussion about how Hegarty’s recent work connects the past and present, ...Read More

Behind "Uninvited: the Spread of Invasive Species" With Steve Powers and Rob Cole January 11, 2022 Learn more about the introduction, spread, and management of invasive species during this virtual webinar. Department of Environmental Conservation Invasive Species Forester Rob Cole and filmmaker Steve Powers will ...Read More

Deck the Halls: Female Abolitionist Societies and the Evolution of Christmas With Ken Turino December 21, 2021 In this virtual lecture, Historic New England’s Ken Turino narrates the history of female abolitionists in America and their contributions to the development of modern American Christmas traditions. ...Read More

The Land of Beautiful Flowers and Birds: The Journey of Frederic Edwin Church through New Granada With Verónica Uribe December 9, 2021 Frederic Edwin Church arrived in New Granada on April 28th,1853 seeking inspiration from the tropical landscape that was previously recorded by Alexander von ...Read More

Behind the Butler's Pantry: OLANA and the Lives of Irish Servants in the Hudson Valley With Elizabeth Stack and Daniel W. Bigler November 18, 2021 Join Dr. Elizabeth Stack, Executive Director of the Irish American Heritage Museum in Albany, and Daniel W. Bigler, Historic Site ...Read More

Animated Interiors: Frederic Church's Experiments with Space and Light With Julia B. Rosenbaum November 4, 2021 During this webinar, Julia B. Rosenbaum considers the first-floor interiors of his home at Olana not only as a deliberate composition—of a piece with his two-dimensional oeuvre—but as an ...Read More

Martin Johnson Heade: A Strange Art Life Brought Up To Date With Theodore E. Stebbins October 19, 2021 Presented in conjunction with Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church, and Our Contemporary Moment, this virtual lecture will focus on what Dr. Theodore E. Stebbins calls Martin Johnson ...Read More