In partnership with The Olana Partnership & WMHT Public Media

Celebrate the 200th birthday of artist Frederic Church with the premiere screening of WMHT Public Media’s new documentary Language in Landscape: The Art of Frederic Church. Through rare archival materials and exclusive interviews with leading experts, discover Church’s most iconic paintings, and see how his legacy continues to shape our current understanding of art, nature, and landscape. Explore Olana, Church’s greatest masterwork and a living work of art where ongoing efforts are restoring Church’s original intent and design.

The screening will be followed by a conversation with Sean Sawyer, President of The Olana Partnership; Elizabeth Kornhauser, Senior Curator for the Frederic Church Bicentennial Committee and Curator Emerita at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and Victoria Johnson, author of the new Frederic Church biography, Glorious Country: How Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World (2026), moderated by director Catherine Rafferty.

LANGUAGE IN LANDSCAPE: THE ART OF FREDERIC CHURCH (2026, 30 min)
Directed by Catherine Rafferty
Produced by WMHT Public Media

Tickets:
Free; reservations recommended

Hudson Hall’s programs are made possible with support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

This project has been supported by a grant from the Fund for Columbia County, a fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.

Additional support for Hudson Hall Community Art Programs include The Dyson Foundation, Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation, Children’s Foundation of Columbia County, and the Evelyn Bordewick Charitable Foundation

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts