Olana offers painting, writing series
The Young at HeART series is set to return to the Olana this September for in-person painting and virtual writing.
HUDSON, N.Y. >> The Young at HeART series is set to return to the Olana State Historic Site this September for inperson landscape-inspired plein air painting and virtual memoir-writing.
The courses are for adults ages 55 and over.
Plein air painter Shawn del Joyce will connect students’ developing plein air painting skills with the work of Frederic Church, Martin Johnson Heade and the Hudson River School of Art.
The Olana Partnership’s
virtual “Young at HeART: Memoir as Sight and Sound” course will explore Martin Johnson Heade’s 19th-century paintings by studying the artist’s commitment to the vivid representation of the natural world and applying it to their own writing. During this six-week course, Emily Sachar will teach participants to craft a memoir essay of 1,500 words that will consider such essential topics as: the narrative arc, describing a setting, creating a reliable narrator and writing dialogue.
The fee for each class is $200 per person and $150 for members. Full scholarships are available. Students must attend all sessions. Capacity for both courses is limited and advanced registration is required at OLANA.org.
The virtual “Young at HeART: Memoir as Sight and Sound” course will be offered on Tuesdays, from Sept. 21 through Nov. 9 at 6:30 p.m. The Young at HeART Plein Air Pastel course runs Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon (Tuesday, Sept. 28 will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.) and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., Sept. 14 through Oct. 6.
For more information, contact education@olana.org or call (518) 567-2170.