NEWSLETTER
Events include Frances Day, Family Saturdays, Crafts on the Grass, and the inaugural Skidmore College Juneteenth Celebration
Saratoga Springs, NY (June 12, 2024) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces a summer full of family-friendly activities, including Skidmore College’s inaugural Juneteenth Celebration, Family Saturdays, Frances Day, and Crafts on the Grass.
All events are free and open to the public. Art-making activities are geared toward children 5 and older, with an adult companion. The Tang encourages multigenerational creative cooperation.
The Museum, on the campus of Skidmore College, is open to the public Tuesday–Sunday, noon–5 pm, with extended hours until 9 pm Thursday. The campus entrance is at 815 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York. Visitors can find ample parking in a lot adjacent to the Museum.
For the latest information, contact the Tang Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080 or visit https://tang.skidmore.edu.
Skidmore College’s Juneteenth Celebration
Saturday, June 22, noon to 3 pm
The celebration features freedom- and Juneteenth-themed arts and crafts, storytelling, food, and performances, with ongoing activities and timed events inside and outside the Museum. Drop-in craft-making activities, organized by the Tang team of educators who organize Family Saturdays, include a community wall hanging made of paper chains and decorative bowls woven with yarn. Black-owned businesses will have items for sale, including clothing, hand-crafted products, flowers, baked goods, and more. Visitors can also check out books from Skidmore’s Lucy Scribner Library pop-up.
Timed activities include Skidmore faculty and staff reading children’s books from noon to 3 pm, with a new book every fifteen minutes. The list of books is on the Tang website.
Musical performances will be:
- Noon-12:15 pm: Welcome and hip-hop dance performance by Prodigal B
- 12:15-1:15 pm: Neo-soul music performance by Adrian Emanuel
- 1:15-2 pm: Congolese dance and drumming workshop by Nkoula Badila and Angel Lau
- 2-3 pm: Gospel performance by The Heavenly Echoes Gospel Band
This Skidmore College event is co-sponsored by Black Studies, Political Science, History, American Studies, Intergroup Relations, International Affairs, Theater, Sociology, Music, Lucy Scribner Library, Tang Teaching Museum, and the President’s Office.
Family Saturdays
Saturdays, July 6, August 3, August 17, 2 to 3:30 pm
Our popular Family Saturdays foster multigenerational creative cooperation through looking at artwork, discussing it, and engaging in a hands-on art-making activity. The programs, which are free and open to the public, run from 2 to 3:30 pm. They are suitable for children ages 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Led by Njeri Jennings, the Laurie M. Tisch Educator for K-12 and Community Programs at the Tang Teaching Museum, the programs are inspired by current exhibitions and art from the Tang collection. Details for each Family Saturday will be announced later.
Crafts on the Grass
Thursdays, July 11 to August 15, 5:30 pm
Before each Upbeat on the Roof concert, Tang museum educators will offer Crafts on the Grass, art-making kits for kids starting at 5:30 pm. A different kit with a craft project will be available each week. All projects are suitable for children aged 5 and up, with adult supervision. Materials will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Frances Day
Saturday, July 20, 2 to 6:30 pm
The Tang Teaching Museum’s annual community open house features contemporary art exhibitions, art-making activities, tours, food, music, and more in honor of the museum’s namesake, Frances Young Tang, Skidmore College Class of 1961. Details of Frances Day—including tours, art-making activities, and musical guests—will be announced soon and listed on the Tang website.
Links
Family events at the Tang https://tang.skidmore.edu/calendar/category/1-family-programs
Tang website https://tang.skidmore.edu
Tang events https://tang.skidmore.edu/calender
Tang exhibitions https://tang.skidmore.edu/exhibitions
Tang on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tangteachingmuseum/
Tang on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TangMuseum
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 Tang is proud to be a Blue Star Museum member, supporting active military and their families with free admission from May 18 through September 2. The Museum is open to the public Tuesday–Sunday, noon–5 pm, with extended hours until 9 pm Thursday. https://tang.skidmore.edu