Events & Programs
Natural Plants Dyes with Museum Educators
Sat, Aug 9
Learn how to create dyes from natural materials found on the grounds and in the gardens at the historic site.
Plant Walk with Dina Falconi
Sat, Aug 9
Join a guided plant walk of the Site’s grounds and gardens led by Hudson Valley herbalist Dina Falconi.
COLE 200 Evening Sail & Cider Tasting
Thurs, Aug 14
Set sail on the Schooner Apollonia from Hudson, in honor of COLE 200 with artist and illustrator Hudson Talbott. Enjoy a cider tasting with Greenpoint Cidery and toast the beautiful Hudson River Valley sunset that inspired Thomas Cole.
Storybook Sail
Fri, Aug 15
Join author and illustrator Hudson Talbott for a story book sail reading from his picture book, River of Dreams: The Story of the Hudson River. There are two sails available at 9 am and 10:30 am.
Family Tour & Play
Fri, Aug 15
Explore the Thomas Cole Site during quiet morning hours to take a closer look at select artworks from our collections and special exhibitions, sketching in the galleries, and playtime in the historic Kitchen and Flower Gardens.
Curators’ Tour
Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses
Fri, Aug 15
Join a guided tour of the special exhibition Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses with curators Kate Menconeri, Thomas Cole Site Chief Curator, and Amanda Malmstrom, Thomas Cole Site Associate Curator.
Pressed-Flower Workshop
Sun, Aug 31
Join Julie Goon for an activity with locally-sourced pressed flowers to decorate your own glass candle jar for your home.
China Painting with Cone Zero Ceramics
Sat, Sept 13
Join Cone Zero Ceramics for this 3-hour workshop to learn how to paint floral designs onto ceramic plates like artist Emily Cole (1843–1913), “Catskill’s China Painter.” Advance registration required.
NYC Event
Decorative Arts Curator Talk & Reception
Thurs, Sept 18
Join the Thomas Cole Site for a talk and reception with Adrienne Spinozzi, Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts from The Metropolitan Museum of Art at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. Ticket holders receive exclusive access to dinner reservations at the Club.
Artist & Curator Roundtable
Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses
Sat, Sept 20
Join curators Kate Menconeri and Amanda Malmstrom and exhibiting artists Ann Agee and Francesca DiMattio for a roundtable discussion about the special exhibition Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses.
Gardens, Galleries & Goldenrod
Curator’s Tour with Amanda Malmstrom
Fri, Sept 27
Join a guided tour of the special exhibition Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses with Amanda Malmstrom, Thomas Cole Site Associate Curator. Continue with an afternoon of botanical drawing across the river at Olana.
This program is part of a day of joint programming between The Olana Partnership and the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in connection with EMILY COLE: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses on view at the Thomas Cole Site through November 2.
“Composting Made Easy: Layering for Success” with Cornell Cooperative
Sun, Sept 28
Learn how quick and easy it is to build a compost heap during this hands-on outdoor composting workshop with Cornell Cooperative.
Bringing Trees To Life
Student Exhibition Celebration with Arm-of-the-Sea Theater
Sat, Oct 4
Join us in celebrating an exhibition of student-made tree paintings inspired by the spotlight presentation On Trees while Arm-of-the-Sea presents RIPARIAN RHAPSODY, a puppet extravaganza which dives into Catskill ecology.
Curators’ Tour
Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses
Fri, Oct 10
Join a guided tour of the special exhibition Emily Cole: Ceramics, Flora & Contemporary Responses with curators Kate Menconeri, Thomas Cole Site Chief Curator, and Amanda Malmstrom, Thomas Cole Site Associate Curator.
Student Exhibition
Sat, Oct 11
See a student exhibition inspired by the special exhibition On Trees: Georgia O’Keeffe and Thomas Cole.
Tickets Coming Soon
Harvest Celebration & Trick-or-Treating
Sun, Oct 19
Join us for a harvest celebration and trick-or-treating with shopping from local vendors.
Tickets Coming Soon
The Scholars’ Dinner
Mon, Oct 27
Join us for cocktails and dinner at the Century Association in New York City.
Needle-Felting with Grey Fox Felting
Sat, Nov 8
Needle-felt an adorable festive cat design with Grey Fox Felting.
In the Shadow of the Mountains
Catskill at the Dawn of the Hudson River School
Sun, Nov 30
Join Greene County Historian Jonathan Palmer for a presentation on the community Thomas Cole encountered during his first trip to the Catskill Mountains in 1825.
Winter Tours & Tonics
Sun, Dec 7
All are invited to the Cole Center building for a gathering of winter fun, beverages, and snacks. Tickets for the Winter Tours will only be available in-person in the Cole Center for $15/person.
Winter Floral Arrangements
Sat, Dec 13
Create festive winter floral arrangements during the holiday season.
Tickets Coming Soon
The Thomas Cole Site programs and operations are supported by the National Park Service, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, Enoch Foundation, The Educational Foundation of America, The KHR McNeely Family Foundation, Kevin, Rosemary, and Hannah Rose McNeely, Brown Foundation, The Cranshaw Corporation, The Estate of James T. Lewis IV, Tianaderrah Foundation, and the Kindred Spirits Society of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site.
The Program Endowment that supports educational programs at the Thomas Cole National Historic Site has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this the programs do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
