Art and Wellness Beyond the Fairways

Island Green sits on 100 acres in the Catskill foothills. Most visitors come for the golf. Some discover the art and wellness programming and return for that instead.

Art on the Property

The Birmann family has placed art throughout the grounds for years. Sculptures, installations, and curated works appear along walking paths, in the Lodge hallways, and inside the clubhouse. The art is part of the property rather than separate from it. You encounter pieces between the parking lot and the first tee, on the way to dinner, on the walk back to your room.

Visiting exhibitions rotate with the seasons. Spring brings new work. Fall often features regional artists whose palette matches the foliage. If you visited in July and come back in October, the art on the grounds will be different.

The Birmann family selects the work. No committee process, no corporate art rental program. The family has a point of view about what belongs on the property, and the consistency shows. The art responds to landscape, light, and the rural setting rather than competing with it.

Where to See It

Art is distributed across the property rather than concentrated in one gallery. Lodge guests see pieces in the hallways and common areas. Golfers pass installations between holes. Diners at Lil' Piece BBQ find work in the restaurant and on the patio.

The Birmann family treats the 100-acre property as the gallery. The golf course, the Lodge, the restaurant, and the grounds are all exhibition space. A walk around the property takes 45 minutes to an hour depending on how long you stop. The grounds are open during resort hours.

Wellness Programming

Wellness sessions run alongside the golf season from April through October. The foothills provide a setting that indoor studios don't replicate: open sky, mountain views, clean air, and the kind of quiet you only get at a distance from any highway.

Sessions focus on recovery and stillness. You can pair a morning round of golf with an afternoon wellness session, or skip golf and spend the day on the wellness side. The programming accommodates guests who want both options in the same trip.

Offerings vary by season. The resort adjusts based on instructor availability, weather, and guest interest. Call ahead to ask what's scheduled.

A Day Beyond the Fairways

A full day at Island Green doesn't have to center on golf. Start with a morning wellness session on the grounds. Spend midday walking the art installations. Have lunch at Lil' Piece BBQ on the patio, where the course stretches out below you and the ridgeline sits above. Book a late tee time if golf calls. If it doesn't, take the afternoon to read on the Lodge porch or drive into Greenville.

Guests who travel with someone who doesn't play golf find this combination useful. One person plays 18 holes. The other explores the art, joins a wellness session, and relaxes on the property. Both meet for dinner with full days behind them and different stories to share.

Why It Works Here

The Birmann family started with the property itself, 100 acres that were already quiet and visually rich, and built programming that uses the setting. Art on the grounds works because the grounds are worth displaying art in. Wellness sessions work because the foothills are already calm. You don't need a soundproof meditation room when you're on a hillside with no traffic and a mountain ridgeline in front of you.

Guests who visit Island Green for golf and stumble into the art and wellness programming say they didn't expect it. A golf resort in Greene County, New York, isn't where most people anticipate curated art or structured wellness. That surprise is part of what sticks.

For Non-Golfers

You don't need to play golf to visit Island Green. The art installations, wellness sessions, Lil' Piece BBQ, and the Lodge are available to all guests. The 100 acres of property are open for walking during resort hours.

Partners and family members who don't play golf find enough on the property to fill a full day. Morning wellness, midday art walk, afternoon on the patio, dinner at the restaurant. No car needed, no off-property excursions required.

Some guests visit Island Green multiple times before they ever touch a golf club. The property works without the course. It works better with it, but the Birmann family built a resort, not a clubhouse.

Plan Your Visit

Art on the grounds is accessible during resort hours at no additional charge. Walk the property and look around.

For wellness schedules, availability, and current offerings, call 518-966-5343 or email Info@theislandgreen.com. Check before your visit to confirm what's running.

If you've visited Island Green for golf and haven't explored the rest of the 100 acres, you've seen half the property. The other half is worth a walk.

Island Green Resort, 3822 County Rte 26, Greenville, NY 12083.