December 8, 2016
We are pleased to announce that the Thomas Cole National Historic Site was awarded two New York State grants through the Regional Economic Development Council totaling $582,650, furthering the transformation of the site into a national tourism destination and economic driver for the region. A grant of $165,000 was awarded to promote the Cole Site’s new installation, the Parlors Project, opening in May 2017. The Parlors Project integrates meticulous historic restoration with interactive audio visual technology to bring to life the home of Thomas Cole and engage broad new audiences. A second grant of $417,650 was awarded to install a fire suppression system in the site’s Main House. This system will protect the recently discovered and only known example of Cole’s decorative paintings that were done directly on the walls of his home.
For the full pdf from the Regional Economic Development Council click here.
For the press release from the Thomas Cole Site click here.
December 13, 2016
We are pleased to announce that the Thomas Cole National Historic Site has been awarded an Art Works Grant of $30,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the 2017 exhibition Sanford R. Gifford in the Catskills and accompanying catalogue. Sanford R. Gifford in the Catskills opens in May 2017 and will be presented in Thomas Cole’s New Studio. The exhibition is curated by Kevin J. Avery, Senior Research Scholar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibition will highlight Gifford’s creative process and for the first time bring the original paintings to a venue just a few miles from the sites that inspired them.
For the full pdf from the National Endowment for the Arts click here.
For the press release from the Thomas Cole Site click here.