Past Exhibitions
Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church & Our Contemporary Moment
June 12-October 31, 2021
Presented across both the Thomas Cole National Historic Site & Frederic Church’s Olana
A collaborative exhibition of 19th-century and contemporary art exploring the theme of “cross pollination” in art and the environment.
Created by the Thomas Cole National Historic Site, The Olana Partnership at Olana State Historic Site, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas. Its tour is organized by Crystal Bridges.
River Crossings: Contemporary Art Comes Home
May 3-November 1, 2015
The Thomas Cole National Historic Site and Olana State Historic Site co-hosted a landmark exhibition of contemporary art to highlight the pivotal role that the two historic properties—and the artists who lived and worked there, Thomas Cole and Frederic Church—played in shaping America’s culture of contemporary art.