NEWSLETTER
Popular multigenerational art-making events set for June 24, July 29, August 12, and August 26
Saratoga Springs, NY (June 13, 2023) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces its series of popular, fun, educational Family Saturdays for the summer will be on June 24, July 29, August 12, and August 26. The programs 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 age 5 and older, accompanied by their adult companions. No registration required; supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
The first summer Family Saturday takes place June 24 at 2 pm with a program called Family Saturday: Bead Broadcast. Led by Njeri Jennings, the Laurie M. Tisch Educator for K-12 and Community Programs at the Tang Teaching Museum, participants will view works by Christine Sun Kim: Oh Me Oh My, whose art engages with different modes of visual communication, and then use perler beads to create pie charts and echos reflecting on how they communicate.
Future Family Saturdays will be July 29, August 12, and August 26.
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.
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, with expanded hours beginning July 5 to include Tuesday–Wednesday, noon–5 pm. https://tang.skidmore.edu
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Image caption: Christine Sun Kim, Finger Palm Gray, 2022, charcoal and pastel on paper, 59 x 59 inches, photo by Paul Salveson, image courtesy the artist, François Ghebaly, and JTT
Media contact
Michael Janairo
Head of Communications
Tang Teaching Museum | Skidmore College
518-580-5542