NEWSLETTER
Saratoga Springs, NY (February 14, 2025) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College invites the public to attend the first Curator’s Tour of the season. Dayton Director Ian Berry leads a tour of the new exhibition a field of bloom and hum on Thursday, Feb. 27, at noon. The exhibition, which opens today and fills both floors of the museum, celebrates queer art, identities, and community-building over the past 100 years through the work of more than 150 artists. Berry organized the exhibition in collaboration with collaboration with artists and Skidmore faculty.
The Tang’s series of curator’s tours offer visitors in-depth access to the ideas and decisions behind its exhibitions.
More Upcoming Curator’s Tours
- Thursday, March 20, Noon: Curators' Tour of Everforward, Neverback
Join Professor of American Studies Beck Krefting and students from her fall 2024 course “Critical Whiteness,” who co-organized Everforward, Neverback, for a tour that will be introduced by Rebecca McNamara, The Frances Young Tang ’61 Associate Curator.
- Thursday, April 24, Noon: Curator's Tours of a field of bloom and hum
Join us for an insider’s perspective of our monumental exhibition a field of bloom and hum, led by Dayton Director Ian Berry.
Other Tours
- Tang Guide Tours
Sundays, February 16–May 4, 2 p.m.
Tang Guides, who are members of the Museum’s front-line staff, provides tours every Sunday from February 16 through May 4.
All tours, which are free and open to the public, provide visitors unique perspectives on our exhibitions as well as the museum. Through the presentation of contemporary art, the Tang offers visitors opportunities to connect with new ideas and ways of understanding the complexities of the human experience.
For more information, visit https://tang.skidmore.edu or contact the Tang Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080.
About Skidmore College
Founded in 1903, Skidmore College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college of about 2,800 students located in the dynamic town of Saratoga Springs, New York. Consistently ranked as a top liberal arts college by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes, and more, Skidmore has also been recognized for its innovation, value, and sustainability efforts. Skidmore fosters academic and personal excellence—all driven by a belief that Creative Thought Matters. Its comprehensive array of opportunities encompasses more than 40 bachelor’s degree programs, including popular offerings in business, psychology, and the creative and performing arts; competitive NCAA Division III athletics; world-class facilities; and hands-on civic engagement and career development resources.
About the Tang Teaching Museum
The Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College is a pioneer of interdisciplinary exploration and learning. A cultural anchor of New York’s Capital Region, the Tang’s approach has become a model for college and university art museums across the country—with exhibition programs that bring together visual and performing arts with interdisciplinary ideas from history, economics, biology, dance, and physics, to name just a few. The Tang has one of the most rigorous faculty-engagement initiatives in the nation, and a robust publication and touring exhibition program that extends the museum’s reach far beyond its walls. The Tang Teaching Museum’s award-winning building, designed by architect Antoine Predock, serves as a visual metaphor for the convergence of art and ideas. The Museum is open to the public Tuesday–Sunday, noon–5 pm, with extended hours until 9 pm Thursday. https://tang.skidmore.edu
Media Contact
Michael Janairo
Tang Teaching Museum | Skidmore College
mjanairo@skidmore.edu | 518-580-5542
Photo Caption: Steven Arnold, title unknown, c. 1990, gelatin silver print, 19 7/8 x 16 inches, The Jack Shear Collection of Photography at the Tang Teaching Museum, 2015.1.40