PROGRAMS + EVENTS
Programs + Events
April 2026
26th Annual Frederic Church Awards
2026 marks the 200th anniversary of the artist Frederic Church's birth. The awards will be celebrated at the museum Church helped to create as a founding trustee.
Olana Volunteer Info Session
Passionate about Olana and want to get more involved? Become a member of our volunteer team and help bring our tours and programming to the public!
May 2026
Frederic Church’s 200th Birthday Party!
Celebrate Frederic Church's 200th birthday during The Olana Partnership's free community day filled with the artist’s favorite things!
WAMC On The Road Presents: The Roundtable Live from Frederic Church’s Olana
On Monday, May 4, WAMC’s The Roundtable, hosted by Joe Donahue, will broadcast from Frederic Church’s Olana. The National Historic Landmark and New York State Historic Site is located in Hudson, New York. It is the home and masterwork of Frederic Church, who is considered by many to be the ...Read More
Frederic Church: Global Artist Opening Conversation
Join esteemed curators and scholars for a special opening panel conversation around the exhibition Frederic Church: Global Artist. This flagship exhibition of Church’s bicentennial will bring visitors into Church’s expansive view of the world, featuring works inspired by Church’s travels across the Americas, the Middle East, and the North Atlantic. Join ...Read More
Member Preview | “Frederic Church: Global Artist” Exhibition Opening
Join The Olana Partnership from 5-7pm on Saturday, May 16 for our exclusive member preview of Frederic Church: Global Artist. Enjoy an early look at the exhibition and a celebratory drink on the East Lawn.
Create and Cook: Family Cooking & Art Workshop
Get creative in the kitchen and art studio at Olana State Historic Site! Join The Sylvia Center Chefs and The Olana Partnership educators for a fun, family-friendly program focused on cooking food and making art inspired by Olana’s landscape and history. Try new foods and test new art materials together ...Read More
Artmaking in the Afternoon
Participate in free, drop-in artmaking in the Wagon House Education Center from 1-4 PM and learn more about Frederic Church’s artist-designed home and studio on the Hudson. This drop-in artmaking program is open to all ages and skill levels; all materials provided. FREE. No advanced registration required. Click "Read More" for more information.
FREE Family Tour
Experience learning, looking closely, and conversation as a family during this series of special museum gallery program at Olana State Historic Site. Designed for families with children ages 3 and up. FREE. Advanced registration required. Click "Read More" for more information.
Building with Landscape Design in Mind: A Guided Exploration of Olana’s Frederic Church Center for Art & Landscape
Over forty years, the artist Frederic Church worked to design and create Olana’s landscape. In the fall of 2024, a landmark new visitor center designed by Architecture Research Office and Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects open to offer a more holistic understanding of Church’s large-scale landscape design.
June 2026
Premiere Screening: Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church
Celebrate the 200th birthday of artist Frederic Church with the premiere screening of WMHT Public Media’s new documentary Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church.
Member Event | “Framing American Democracy: Radical Roots” Exhibition Tour at The Wadsworth
Join us for an exclusive day trip on Friday, June 5 to The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT and enjoy a curator-led tour of Framing American Democracy: Radical Roots, a special exhibition commemorating the bicentennial of Frederic Church’s birth and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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The Olana Partnership programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
