Art & Landscape At Olana: Afternoon Conversation and Celebration

Saturday, June 14, 2025, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Join The Olana Partnership for an engaging afternoon exploring the intersections of art and landscape, and architecture at Olana State Historic Site (or Frederic Church’s Olana). Celebrate the completion of the Frederic Church Center for Art & Landscape and the opening of the summer outdoor art exhibition What’s Missing? Artworks in the Olana Landscape by Ellen Harvey and Gabriela Salazar. Architects Kim Yao, Adam Yarkinsky and renowned Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects will discuss how their collaborative design for the Frederic Church Center responds to Frederic Church’s holistic design of Olana, and artists Ellen Harvey and Gabriela Salazar will introduce their site-specific commissions built upon the site of missing historic structures.
4:00 PM: A dialogue between the renowned Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and Kim Yao and Adam Yarinksy of Architecture Research Office, discussing their collaborative vision for the Frederic Church Center for Art & Landscape
5:00 PM: A conversation with artists Ellen Harvey and Gabriela Salazar, exploring how their site-specific artworks commissioned for the summer 2025 exhibition What’s Missing? interact with and deepen our understanding of Church’s iconic landscape of Olana. You can learn more about the exhibition here:
olana.org/whats-missing-exhibition/
Following the discussions, enjoy refreshments and a sunset view.
This program is $35 per person ($20 for members), and it meets at the Frederic Church Center for Art and Landscape Advanced registration required. Please contact education@olana.org to learn more.