Programs + Events

6:00-7:00PM

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, incorporating and interrogating historical narratives from the 19th century and beyond. Joined by art historian Alexis Boylan, Hegarty will examine how her 2021 exhibition, Gone Viral, engages with our own contemporary history while drawing from her past work and larger histories. Alexis L. Boylan is the director of academic affairs of the University of Connecticut Humanities Institute (UCHI) and professor with a joint appointment in the Art and Art History Department and the Africana Studies Institute. She is currently the Coordinator of Seeing Truth: Art, Science, Museums, and Making Knowledge. Valerie Hegarty is a Brooklyn-based artist who makes paintings, sculptures and installations that explore issues of memory, place and history. Her work has been exhibited at The Brooklyn Museum, on the High Line, and at MoMA PS1.

Olana After Hours is a virtual platform for lively conversations with interdisciplinary practitioners discussing how their passions intersect with the ongoing story of Olana. Each conversation will be hosted on Zoom. A link to the program will be sent beforehand.

$5 (FREE for members). Advanced registration required at OLANA.org. For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 567-2170.

12:00-1:00PM

Kickstart your month outdoors at Olana! Learn more about Olana and its artist-designed landscape during hour long walking tours beginning at the Wagon House Education Center at the historic farm complex. Each tour will cover a different portion of Olana’s 250-acre landscape and 5 miles of carriage roads. This gentle walk will cover about 1 mile; please wear weather-appropriate apparel and comfortable footwear.

FREE. Limited capacity; Advance registration required. For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938.

Onsite Workshop and Free Meal Kit Pick Up 1:00-2:00pm

Virtual Cooking Class 4:00-5:30pm

Families are invited to participate in three outdoor walks and art workshops at Olana and virtual healthy cooking classes with The Sylvia Center. During these special two-part programs, families will explore Olana's landscape together through observation and art activities on Saturday afternoons. After each onsite walk at Olana, meal kits with local produce will be distributed for the virtual cooking class, led by The Sylvia Center. Later that evening, families will take the lead from a TSC Chef Instructor, and will use the ingredients in their meal kits to cook a healthy dinner from the comfort of their own homes.

For families with children 18 and under (children should have adult supervision). Register for one or all three classes. FREE (suggested donation $12). Advance registration at OLANA.org. For more information, please contact education@olana.org or call (518) 751-6938. For information about The Sylvia Center please visit sylviacenter.org or email info@sylviacenter.org.