Olana Plein Air Festival - Drawing America

The Olana
Plein Air Festival

Presented by Drawing America

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Photo Credits:

Peter Aaron/OTTO & Beth Schneck Photo

Oct. 1st, 2022

7:00am - 7:00 pm

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Sunday Oct. 2nd

The Olana Plein Air Festival

During this day-long festival open to artists of all skill levels, participants are invited to bring their own supplies and materials to paint outdoors throughout Olana. This event is held in partnership with The Olana Partnership, Olana State Historic Site, and Drawing America.

Overlooking the Hudson River, with 250-acres of artist-designed landscape and sweeping views of the Catskills, Olana is the perfect place to get artistic inspiration! Join us on Saturday, October 1st for the Olana Plein Air Festival.

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Photos from The Olana Plein Air Festival 2021

General Admission Tickets and Plein Air Workshops

General Admission Tickets: Participants may join us on-site for a full day of painting by purchasing a general admission ticket.

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Workshop Tickets: Participants may register for artist-led workshops and events throughout the day.

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The Amazing Olana

The Amazing Details

The Designed Lake

Morning Light in The Garden

The Olana Bell Tower

The Olana Expansion to 250 Acres

Frederic Joseph Church, Plan of Olana, 1886. Ink and watercolor on paper, 22 1/8 x 36 ¼ in. OL.1984.39.a, courtesy of Olana State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.

The Interiors

Church Family Skating

Unknown photographer, Skating on the pond at Olana, Thanksgiving 1892. Photographic print mounted on cardboard, 4 ¼ x 5 ¼ in. OL.1985.922, courtesy of Olana State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.

Drawing of the South Facade

Frederic Edwin Church, Southwest Façade, Olana, c. 1870. Ink, pencil, and watercolor on paper, 13 x 21 15/16 in. OL.1980.40(R), courtesy of Olana State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.

Olana Vaux House Study

Vaux, Withers & Co. Architects, Study of a House for F.E. Church Esq. at Hudson N.Y., May 28, 1870. Pencil and ink on paper, 10 ¼ x 13 ¾ in. OL.1982.1107, courtesy of Olana State Historic Site, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.

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Olana Plein Air Festival 2022 Mailing List

This is not a ticket but the RSVP mailing list for the 2022 event.