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Tue
26
Sep
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 until Saturday, September 30, 2023 01:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Learn more about Olana State Historic Site's famous views, making art at the sites and viewpoints once experienced and designed by Frederic Church himself. Each class will begin with a demonstration in pastel and oil but the class is open to artists of all skill levels working in all media. Basic sketching supplies will be provided but participants are encouraged to bring materials of their choosing to guide their learning. Each session will focus on the key principles of depicting a landscape, such as harnessing perspective, composition, and detail, while also covering important information on how best to prepare for artmaking outdoors. The course is open to all skill levels and participants without a background working outdoors are encouraged to participate. Each class will meet at a designated outdoor location onsite in Church's designed landscape, offering students a unique opportunity to learn from a living practicing artist while walking in Church's footsteps. Register for one session or all five! $200 for five sessions for members; $40 per session for members. $250 for five sessions for nonmembers; $50 per session for nonmembers. Basic sketching supplies will be provided. Advanced registration required – please register for each session separately. For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938.
Sat
07
Oct
Saturday, October 7, 2023 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Olana State Historic Site
See and sail like an artist during this special boat tour and workshop provided in collaboration with The Olana Partnership and the Hudson Ferry Co. During this 90 minute tour and sketching expedition, participants will take in the river and its surroundings like a Hudson River School painter. Participate in drawing exercises, hone your observational skills, and get inspired by learning more about the techniques and practices of 19th Century artist Frederic Church. This special voyage will culminate with a view of Olana, Church's masterwork and family home on the Hudson. Open to all ages and skill levels. Drawing materials will be provided. Participants are also welcome to bring their own additional supplies. Ferry rides depart from the Hudson Waterfront. Adults - $50, Seniors - $45, Children - $40 per person. Register at www.hudsonferry.co. Email education@olana.org to learn more.
Sat
07
Oct
Saturday, October 7, 2023 03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Olana State Historic Site
See and sail like an artist during this special boat tour and workshop provided in collaboration with The Olana Partnership and the Hudson Ferry Co. During this 90 minute tour and sketching expedition, participants will take in the river and its surroundings like a Hudson River School painter. Participate in drawing exercises, hone your observational skills, and get inspired by learning more about the techniques and practices of 19th Century artist Frederic Church. This special voyage will culminate with a view of Olana, Church's masterwork and family home on the Hudson. Open to all ages and skill levels. Drawing materials will be provided. Participants are also welcome to bring their own additional supplies. Ferry rides depart from the Hudson Waterfront. Adults - $50, Seniors - $45, Children - $40 per person. Register at www.hudsonferry.co. Email education@olana.org to learn more.
Sat
14
Oct
Saturday, October 14, 2023 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Join us for a walk and discussion about how human hands shape the landscape and how the land transforms us. During this program, Laura Chávez Silverman, founding naturalist of The Outside Institute, will guide participants in accessing their curiosity and sense of awe in nature. A walk throughout Olana's artist-designed landscape will give participants a chance to observe ecological conditions and think more about the relationship between humans and their surroundings. Identifying flora, fauna and fungi's edible and medicinal properties will help participants cultivate a more intimate connection to their surroundings. Advance registration required at OLANA.org. This program is $15 per person or $10 for members. For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938. Un traductor de español estará presente durante los programas. Para obtener más información, visite OLANA.org. Register (Registro)
Tue
17
Oct
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 06:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
As an artist who was enormously curious and keenly attuned to the issues of his time, it is not surprising that Frederic Edwin Church was interested in photography, the artform that revolutionized picture-making in the nineteenth century. Church's collection of travel photography provides a new perspective on his work as a landscape painter and shed light on the 19th century philosophical outlook that the world was collectible and, consequently, knowable. During this webinar with independent photo historian Corey Keller, consider how making and collecting photographs offered a medium through which the world could be seen, sorted, and understood in Church's time. As part of this presentation, Keller will also discuss her recent research on Anna Atkins, one of the earliest female photographers, whose 1840s botanical cyanotypes (blueprints) offer another angle from which to consider the idea of collecting and photographic "specimens."
Sat
21
Oct
Saturday, October 21, 2023 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
Inspired by your time at Olana or looking for family-friendly fun? Join educators at this special artmaking program the third Saturday of every month at Olana State Historic Site. Participate in free, drop-in art activities in the Wagon House Education Center throughout the afternoon. Learn more about Frederic Church's artist-designed home and studio on the Hudson through drawing, painting, and collage. This drop-in artmaking program is open to all ages and skill levels; all materials provided. FREE. No advanced registration required.
Wed
25
Oct
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
During each two hour session, create a watercolor painting based on your own collection of personal and family photographs. Teaching artist, Wennie Huang, will begin each weekly session with a demonstration of watercolor techniques you can try from home to translate snapshots of travel, family, and friends into your own unique compositions. Just as the artist Frederic Church collected thousands of photographs throughout his life, participants will be encouraged to cull through their own collection of images and personal snapshots to find new artistic inspiration. This weekly series will take inspiration from students' personal archive of photographs of places visited, people cherished, and memories worth revisiting. This program is designed for adults ages 55+ as part of Olana's Young at Heart series. To learn more and register visit, OLANA.org/YoungatHeart or email education@olana.org.
Wed
01
Nov
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
During each two hour session, create a watercolor painting based on your own collection of personal and family photographs. Teaching artist, Wennie Huang, will begin each weekly session with a demonstration of watercolor techniques you can try from home to translate snapshots of travel, family, and friends into your own unique compositions. Just as the artist Frederic Church collected thousands of photographs throughout his life, participants will be encouraged to cull through their own collection of images and personal snapshots to find new artistic inspiration. This weekly series will take inspiration from students' personal archive of photographs of places visited, people cherished, and memories worth revisiting. This program is designed for adults ages 55+ as part of Olana's Young at Heart series. To learn more and register visit, OLANA.org/YoungatHeart or email education@olana.org.
Wed
08
Nov
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
During each two hour session, create a watercolor painting based on your own collection of personal and family photographs. Teaching artist, Wennie Huang, will begin each weekly session with a demonstration of watercolor techniques you can try from home to translate snapshots of travel, family, and friends into your own unique compositions. Just as the artist Frederic Church collected thousands of photographs throughout his life, participants will be encouraged to cull through their own collection of images and personal snapshots to find new artistic inspiration. This weekly series will take inspiration from students' personal archive of photographs of places visited, people cherished, and memories worth revisiting. This program is designed for adults ages 55+ as part of Olana's Young at Heart series. To learn more and register visit, OLANA.org/YoungatHeart or email education@olana.org.
Wed
15
Nov
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Olana State Historic Site
During each two hour session, create a watercolor painting based on your own collection of personal and family photographs. Teaching artist, Wennie Huang, will begin each weekly session with a demonstration of watercolor techniques you can try from home to translate snapshots of travel, family, and friends into your own unique compositions. Just as the artist Frederic Church collected thousands of photographs throughout his life, participants will be encouraged to cull through their own collection of images and personal snapshots to find new artistic inspiration. This weekly series will take inspiration from students' personal archive of photographs of places visited, people cherished, and memories worth revisiting. This program is designed for adults ages 55+ as part of Olana's Young at Heart series. To learn more and register visit, OLANA.org/YoungatHeart or email education@olana.org.