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2024
“An especially celebratory solstice,” Main Street Magazine, December 3
“ARO’s Mass-Timber Visitors Center at Olana Brings a 150-Year-Old Artistic Vision Into the Present,” Architectural Record, November 29
“House museums #93: Frederic Edwin Church’s Olana,” Financial Times, November 18
“Four Must-See Parks This Fall Herald a New Golden Age,” The New York Times, November 2
“Olana’s Frederic Church Center opens,” The Daily Gazette, October 29
“Governor cuts ribbon at new Frederic Church Center for Arts and Landscape,” Mid Hudson News, October 26
“Afterglow: Frederic Church and the Landscape of Memory,” Chronogram
“Consolation Prizes,” The Magazine ANTIQUES, September 4
“Upstate Art Weekend Offers a Year’s Worth of Art in Four Days,” The New York Times, July 18
“ART REVIEW: ‘Afterglow’ highlights Frederic Edwin Church’s smaller and most intimate works of art,” The Berkshire Eagle, July 11
“‘Afterglow’ At Olana Explores Frederic Church’s Art Of Mourning And Healing,” Rural Intelligence, May 27
“BUSINESS BRIEFS: The Olana Partnership elects Paula Forman,” The Berkshire Edge, February 19
“The Olana Partnership announces Paula Forman joined board of trustees,” The Daily Gazette, February 15
“Panorama: Summer Art + Nature Program at Olana State Historic Site Open for Registration,” ILoveNY.com, January 17
“The Olana Partnership Launches First Free Third Thursday at Olana State Historic Site,” ILoveNY.com, January 9
2023
“Exhibition Opening SPECTACLE: Frederic Church and the Business of Art,” Chronogram
“Olana presents new exhibition of Frederic Church’s little-known photography collection,” WAMC’s The Roundtable, September 8
“The Olana Viewshed Tour includes private properties with some of the best views in the Hudson Valley,” The Daily Gazette, May 25
“Panorama: Olana’s week-long summer youth programs open for registration,” The Daily Gazette, March 6
“A small, winter exhibit at Olana gives insight into his landmark journey,” The Berkshire Eagle, February 24
“Die titanische Jagd nach dem Eisberg : Auf Expedition mit Frederic Church,” Tagesspiegel, January 6
“‘Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape’ at Olana,” Chronogram, January 1
2022
“Olana to undergo $25m, ecologically-minded revamp,” The Art Newspaper, December 22
“Architecture Research Office designs education and visitor center at Olana,” The Architect’s Newspaper, December 21
“Governor Hochul Announces $25 Million in Improvements at Olana State Historic Site,” Governor Kathy Hochul, December 13
“‘Chasing Icebergs: Art and a Disappearing Landscape’ at Olana,” WAMC Northeast Public Radio, November 17
“‘Sacred Site’ exhibition on display at Olana,” Daily Freeman, July 30
“Sacred Site at OLANA by Artist Diana Wege Highlights Intersection of Art and Environmental History,” The Daily Gazette, July 28
“‘Sacred Site’ Meets Annual Tradition at Olana’s Summer Party,” Rural Intelligence, July 25
“The Best Art Day Trips from NYC,” Time Out New York, May 27
2021
“Summer’s Last Hummingbirds,” WAMC Northeast Public Radio, October 9
“Cross Pollination and Creativity Along the Hudson River,” National Trust for Historic Preservation, October 7
“In the Hudson River Valley, Artists Navigate Ecology,” Hyperallergic, October 5
“To all landscape painters: Olana festival provides the view,” Times Union, September 23
“How Olana, Frederic Church’s Home, Survived the Bulldozer and Thrived,” National Review, September 18
“Olana, Cole House continue successful partnership,” Times Union, September 14
“21st annual Hudson River Valley Ramble kicks off this weekend,” The Daily Gazette, September 2
“Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church, and Our Contemporary Moment,” The Brooklyn Rail, August 31
“The Great Pollinator Ramble!” The Daily Gazette, August 26
“BITS & BYTES: Olana’s Young at HeART,” The Berkshire Edge, August 26
“Creative Wanderings,” The Highlands Current, August 23
“Olana, Cole site expand collaborative events,” Daily Freeman, August 21
“A Searing Bolt of Turquoise,” The New York Review, August 19
“Hummingbirds on the Hudson,” The Magazine ANTIQUES, August 16
“Day Trip: Exploring the mellow mountain village of Catskill,” Times Union, August 13
“Olana’s Young at HeART returns this fall,” The Daily Gazette, August 10
“The Critic’s Notebook,” The New Criterion, August 10
“Must-See Sculpture Park Shows,” Sculpture, August 5
“Taking Art Into the Wild: Upstate Art Weekend is Back for Year 2,” Chronogram, August 1
“Pollination, indeed: Past, present intertwine at Cole, Olana exhibit,” Times Union, July 30
“The Art Angle Podcast: How Two Painters Helped Spark the Modern Conservation Movement,” Artnet News, July 29
“National Exhibition ‘Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church, And Our Contemporary Moment,'” WAMC Northeast Public Radio, July 8
“Olana: Frederic Church’s Masterpiece on the Hudson,” Side of Culture, July 7
“Painting America: The Thomas Cole National Historic Site,” Side of Culture, July 6
“In ‘Cross Pollination,’ Art and Environment Meet at Olana and Cole House,” Rural Intelligence, June 28
“Plan ahead: Events coming up in the Capital Region,” Times Union, June 23
“Environmentalists Lead Landscape Walks at Olana,” The Daily Gazette, June 10
“Openings and Closings: June 2 to June 8,” The Magazine ANTIQUES, June 2
“Visual Arts Round-Up,” Chronogram, June 1
“Your Complete Guide to Summer Events in the Hudson Valley,” Hudson Valley Magazine, May 19
“Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church, and Our Contemporary Moment,” Art Papers, May 19
“A 140-Year-Old Hemlock Was Lost. Now It Has New Life as Art,” The New York Times, May 3
“‘Cross Pollination’ Traveling Exhibition and VR Experience Mixes Contemporary Art, 19th-Century Paintings and Ecology,” Art Fix Daily, March 8
2020
“Cummer show links artistic movements,” The Florida Times-Union, October 28
“Al Roker explores Hudson, New York, as businesses reopen there,” TODAY.com, June 23
“18 of America’s Best Historic Homes to Visit,” Architectural Digest, June 15
“New Dates Announced for Major Collaborative Exhibition ‘Cross Pollination,'” Art Fix Daily, May 28
“Take Me to Church: A Road Trip In Honor of Painter Frederic Edwin Church,” Smithsonian American Art Museum, May 4
“Major Collaborative Exhibition to Open in May at Olana and Thomas Cole,” Art Fix Daily, February 28
2019
“There’s more to Olana than the eccentric house on the hill,” Spotlight News, July 10
“Architecture in Conversation with Nature,” AIA New York, July 10
“Check out what’s new at Olana,” Hudson Valley One, July 3
“The Top 8 Things to Do in Hudson, New York,” TripSavvy, June 27
“New Exhibition ‘In Frederic Church’s Ombra’ At Olana,” WAMC Northeast Public Radio, June 13
“76 Columbia County Visits,” Old House Journal, June 11
“6 Great Art Destinations in the Hudson Valley,” TripSavvy, June 3
“Leading Architects Respond to Olana’s Built and Natural Environments in New Exhibition at Frederic Church Site,” Art Fix Daily, May 6
2018
“‘Frederic Church’s Olana on the Hudson’ – A New Book Published By Rizzoli,” WAMC’s The Roundtable, November 19
“Governor Cuomo Announces New Investments To Increase Tourism In The Catskills And Hudson Valley Region,” Snow Industry News, November 5
“How Frederic Church’s Olana on the Hudson Became the Landscape Painter’s Greatest Work,” Architectural Digest, October 31
“The Thomas Cole House, Olana, and Lyndhurst,” The Brooklyn Rail, September 4
“Author Keri Smith Brings the Wander Society Adventure Lab to Olana,” Rural Intelligence, September 1
“Frederic Church: A Painter’s Pilgrimage and Costume & Custom: Middle Eastern Threads at Olana,” Panorama, Fall 2018
“Worth the Ride: 5 Surprising Exhibition Spaces in Upstate New York,” The New York Times, August 30
“An artist’s vision,” Country Life Magazine, August 15
“A Persian Fantasy on the Hudson,” Art & Object, July 10
“‘Costume & Custom: Middle Eastern Threads at Olana’ Review: A Painter’s Souvenir Closet,” The Wall Street Journal, July 2
“Bits & Bytes: ‘Artists on Art’ tours,” The Berkshire Edge, June 25
“Explore Middle Eastern costumes at new Olana exhibit,” Times Union, June 13
“Hudson River bridge adds interpretive signs for pedestrians,” AP News, June 7
“Public Meeting Tonight On Skywalk Connecting Olana, Thomas Cole Sites,” WAMC Northeast Public Radio, May 23
“Frederic Church’s Olana: A New York State Historic Site Inspires Romantic Moments & Thoughtful Conversation Between Art Lovers,” DatingAdvice.com, April 20
“Scenic viewpoints added to NY bridge’s rebuilt sidewalk,” AP News, March 21
“A View of the World,” Landscape Architecture Magazine, February
2017
“Fernández vs Church,” Chronogram (page 101), June 17
“Teresita Fernández at Olana: ‘Sometimes Landscape is About What You Can’t See,'” THE ARCHIVE – Cuban Art News, June 8
“Artists and Visitors Converse With the Landscape at Olana, Storied 19th Century Fantasy Retreat,” Brownstoner, June 2
“Teresita Fernandez wants to change the way you think about American landscapes,” The Art Newspaper, March 2
2016
“Follies, Function and Form: Imagining Olana’s Summer House,” AIA New York
“Persian Fantasy Meets Hudson River School at 19th Century Painter’s Dream Home,” Brownstoner, October 14
“Autumn in New York, So Inviting,” The New York Times, October 14
“Ambassador Caroline Kennedy Special Message for Olana,” YouTube, October 14
“A House That’s Preposterous Yet Delightful,” The Wall Street Journal, October 7
“Olana marks 50th anniversary with focus on ‘viewshed,'” Times Union, October 5
“5 Amazing Upstate Leaf Peeping Spots for New Yorkers,” Brownstoner, September 30
“Artists’ homes tell the story of the Hudson River School,” AP News, September 7
“Church’s paintings get homecoming at Olana exhibit,” The Daily Gazette, August 7
“21 Architects Imagine Designs For Frederic Edwin Church’s ‘Summer House,'” Art Fix Daily, August 4
“Sunday Drive: Artist’s homes to tour include Olana, Ever Rest,” The Journal News, August 2
“Travel and Culture: Another Road Trip with Heidi: The Berkshires, MA,” The Art Times Journal, August
“An Olana Puzzlement,” The Gossips of Rivertown, July 30
“Dreaming Up a Summer Idyll for Frederic Edwin Church,” The New York Times, July 29
“High On A Hill, A Moorish Manse Offered An Artist Wondrous Views,” Antiques and the Arts Weekly, July 21
“The Spirit of ‘66 Enchants Olana on Its 50th Birthday,” Rural Intelligence, July 11
“Hudson: Bringing the Table to the Farm,” TravelMag, July 6
“The Vision of Frederic Church,” Quest (pages 102-107), July
“Frederic Church’s Olana: An American Treasure,” WMHT, May 30
“Explore NY: Hudson Valley Landscape Becomes Art at Olana,” Spectrum News 1, May 24
“Touring Olana as a three dimensional artistic composition,” All Over Albany, May 23
“Turning Science Into Art,” The Wall Street Journal, May 16
“In New York’s picture-perfect Hudson Valley, the right balance of art, presidential history and food,” The Washington Post, April 9
“Through the Lens,” New York Lifestyles Magazine, February
2015
“10 Best Things to Do in Hudson, NY,” Dream Vacation Magazine
“‘River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home,'” Roll Magazine
“River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home,” Art New England
“A 19th century holiday celebration with modern-day flair,” The Daily Gazette, December 26
“Bits & Bytes: ‘Jingle Jangle’ at Olana,” The Berkshire Edge, December 18
“Art and culture big winners in grant sweepstakes,” The Daily Gazette, December 10
“Jingle Jangle: A winter celebration at Olana,” The Daily Gazette, December 8
“New art honoring the Hudson River School,” CBS News, October 18
“Art show with something old, something new,” CBS Sunday Morning, October 18
“Things to Do in the Hudson Valley, Sept. 18 to 25, 2015,” The New York Times, September 17
“Looking Beyond the Obvious: Olana Gives up Five Secrets,” Rural Intelligence, September 7
“Crossing the Hudson, & Eras,” Fine Art Connoisseur, September/October
“Five Summertime Art Road Trips,” The Wall Street Journal, August 6
“in the POD – Hudson River Valley,” quiet is the muse, July 4
“Williams Art Mafia,” artWIRTH, June 24
“Olana and Thomas Cole Historic Site,” Adventures of a Painter, June 17
“Beer with a Painter: Thomas Nozkowski and Joyce Robins,” Hyperallergic, June 6
“7 Hudson River-area groups win heritage grants,” Times Union, June 5
“A Dozen Cool and Classic Ways to Best Experience the Northern Catskills NY,” HuffPost, June 4
“An Imaginary City, 50 Years in the Mapping,” Bloomberg News, June 1
“Hudson River Schooling,” NoNewsFromHere, May 31
“‘River Crossings’ Contemporary Art Exhibition at Olana and Thomas Cole National Historic Site,” Hudson Acres, May 29
“Crossing paths: the chance meeting that spawned ‘River Crossings,'” Apollo, May 28
“‘River Crossings,’ a Contemporary Art Exhibition at 2 Historic Sites of the Hudson River School,” The New York Times, May 28
“The Uncanny Valley: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral,” Valley Advocate, May 27
“The Strange Union of Contemporary Art and the Hudson River School,” Hyperallergic, May 13
“Frederic Church’s Olana Gets Contemporary With New Art Exhibit,” The Wall Street Journal, May 11
“‘River Crossings’ meshes old and new,” The Daily Gazette, May 5
“‘River Crossings’ opens for the season,” The Daily Gazette, May 3
“Both Sides Now: ‘River Crossings’ Spans the Hudson,” Rural Intelligence, May 3
“Hudson River School sites hosting contemporary art exhibit,” The Troy Record, May 2
“Thomas Cole and Olana sites collaborate in ‘River Crossings’ exhibition,” Daily Freeman, May 1
“Olana & Thomas Cole Historic Site,” Hudson Valley Mercantile (page 20), May
“‘River Crossings’ At Thomas Cole and Olana,” WAMC Northeast Public Radio, April 30
“Contemporary Art Comes Back to the Hudson Valley,” Architectural Digest, April 30
“Exhibit Featuring Chuck Close, Maya Lin, Cindy Sherman, and Kiki Smith at Olana and Thomas Cole House,” The Rogovoy Report, April 29
“The Rural We: Mark Prezorski,” Rural Intelligence, April 28
“New and now: Lilac fests, Hudson River art, Night exhibit,” Fox News, April 13
“Painter-Curator Stephen Hannock to Offer Sneak Preview of Art Exhibit Coming,” The Rogovoy Report, April 8
“Stephen Hannock sets the stage for ‘River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home,'” Hudson Valley One, April 1
“Contemporary art stars pay tribute to Cole and Church at Olana & Cedar Grove,” Hudson Valley One, April 1
“A Most Historic Exhibition,” Cultured Magazine (pages 122-123), April/May
“River Crossings Exhibit Brings Contemporary Art to the Mid-Hudson,” Upstater, March 31
“Contemporary Exhibit Set For Thomas Cole, Olana Sites,” New York Almanack, March 23
“Cedar Grove, Peabody Essex and Other Niche Museums Foray Into Contemporary Art,” The New York Times, March 16
“Getting ready,” Jerry’s Map, March 13
“Cole, Church to meet in the abstract,” The Daily Gazette, February 25
“Art going on exhibit at Hudson Valley sites,” The Lewiston Tribune, February 15
“Hudson River Historic Sites Hosting Art Exhibit,” The Saratogian, February 13
“Hudson River Historic Sites Hosting Art Exhibit,” The Troy Record, February 13
“Contemporary Artists Head North to Pay Homage to the Hudson Valley’s Artistic Past,” Observer, February 13
“Art Movements,” Hyperallergic, February 13
“River Crossings | Contemporary Art Comes Home,” word pond, February 12
“Thomas Cole, Olana historic sites to host contemporary art exhibit,” Daily Freeman, February 12
“Hudson River historic sites hosting contemporary art exhibit,” WTOP News, February 12
“Hudson River historic sites hosting contemporary art exhibit,” The Washington Times, February 12
“Cole, Church sites open doors,” Times Union, February 11
“Chuck Close, Maya Lin, others in upcoming exhibit crossing the Hudson,” Times Union, February 11
2014
“Formative Lessons in the Hudson River School,” The New York Times, September 12
“Olana ruling sends tower foes a message,” Times Union, September 6
“The Spiritual Home of the Hudson River School,” The New Criterion, July 22
“Lockwood de Forest & Frederic Church at Olana,” American Art Review, June
“‘All The Raj’ At Olana,” WAMC Northeast Public Radio, May 9
“Olana Historic Site posts 12% increase in attendance,” Times Union, January 10
2013
“Last Weeks for Maine Sublime: Frederic Church’s Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin,” HuffPost, October 14
“Olana: Walking Into Frederic Church’s Hudson River School Paintings,” HuffPost, October 7
“Fight on to save artist’s view,” Times Union, September 23
“Fight Over a Communications Tower Unsettles the Hudson Valley,” The New York Times, September 5
“Art Review: Albert Bierstadt at the Cole House, Frederic Edwin Church at Olana,” The Art Times Journal, Fall 2013
“Frederic E. Church (1856-1925) Sketching in Maine,” PleinAir Magazine, August-September
“The Partnership’s Past,” SamPratt.com, July 29
“‘Editing’ the Hudson River School Painter Frederic Church’s Land,” The Wall Street Journal, July 29
“Scenes From Maine, and an Artist’s Life,” The New York Times, July 19
“Evening Hours: The Olana Partnership held a dinner…” The New York Times, June 2
2012
“When a plate is your canvas,” The Daily Gazette, September 28
“New Olana site manager has big plans,” The Daily Gazette, February 9
2010
“Visitors now will be able to see more of Olana,” The Daily Gazette, June 3