Cullen Washington Jr., Jupiter Landing, 2016Celestial Collages inspired by work by artist Cullen Washington Jr.

Saratoga Springs, NY (November 28, 2022) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College invites families to explore outer space with Family Saturday: Celestial Collages on Saturday, December 3, at 2 pm. Participants are invited to create mixed-media collages about outer space, inspired by Cullen Washington Jr.’s Jupiter Landing, featured in the exhibition Parallax: Framing the Cosmos. This program is an update to what had been previously announced.

Family Saturdays are multigenerational programs foster creative cooperation through looking at artwork, discussing it, and engaging in a hands-on art-making activity. These free programs are geared toward participants 5 years old and older, accompanied by their adult companions, and are led by Njeri Jennings, the Tang’s Laurie M. Tisch Educator for K-12 and Community Programs.

No registration required. All supplies will be provided. In accordance with guidance from Saratoga County, the CDC, and Skidmore College, the program is mask optional, and participants are welcome to wear masks should they wish.

For more information or to be added to our Family Saturday e-mail list, please call the Tang Visitor Service Desk at 518-580-8080 or email tang@skidmore.edu.

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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 on Thursday from noon to 9 pm and Friday through Sunday from noon to 5 pm. https://tang.skidmore.edu

Caption for attached image: Installation view, Cullen Washington Jr., Jupiter Landing, 2016, in the exhibition Parallax: Framing the Cosmos, Tang Teaching Museum, 2022, photograph by Zach Durocher/Motic.

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Michael Janairo

Head of Communications

Tang Teaching Museum | Skidmore College

518-580-5542

mjanairo@skidmore.edu