FREDERIC CHURCH IN JAMAICA
OCTOBER 30, 2026 THROUGH FEBRUARY 15, 2027

Frederic Church in Jamaica centers on the artist’s rarely exhibited sketches from his 1865 travels, presented within their historical context. The works document Jamaica’s plant life and landscapes in detailed observational studies.

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Frederic Church’s birth, this exhibition draws from Cooper Hewitt’s holdings of over 2,000 of the artists’ oil and graphite sketches, the largest collection of Church works in the world.

 

Frederic Church in Jamaica is made possible by the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Robert Lehman Foundation, The Felicia Fund, The Lunder Foundation, and the HRBT Foundation.

OLGA DE AMARAL: WEAVING THE INFINITE
APRIL 2 THROUGH OCTOBER 11, 2027

Olga de Amaral: Weaving the Infinite is the most wide-ranging investigation to date into the art of Colombian fiber artist Olga de Amaral (b. 1932). The exhibition explores how Amaral’s practice transcended boundaries between art, craft, and design. Spanning more than six decades, Weaving the Infinite traces her continual experimentation with material, scale, and technique, from early textiles produced while studying at Cranbrook Academy of Art to the ambitious, large-scale fiber works of subsequent decades. It also examines the functional textiles and design practice of Telas Amaral, the studio she co-founded with her husband, Jim Amaral, in 1960. Active until 2007, Telas Amaral produced an extensive body of textiles, furnishings, and fashion that will be brought together and presented publicly for the first time.

Olga de Amaral: Weaving the Infinite is co-organized by the Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. The exhibition will be on view at the Pulitzer from September 10, 2026 through January 31, 2027, before traveling to Cooper Hewitt, where it will be presented from April 2 through October 11, 2027. It is co-curated by Stephanie Weissberg, Senior Curator, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, and Christina L. De León, Associate Curator of Latino Design at Cooper Hewitt, with support from Molly Moog, Curatorial Associate at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, and Sophia Gebara, Curatorial Assistant of Latino Design at Cooper Hewitt.

Olga de Amaral: Weaving the Infinite is made possible by the generous support provided by the Fisher Arts Impact Fund. Additional support is provided by the Coby Foundation.

Support for the accompanying publication is provided by the Girlfriend Fund.