Frances Day at the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery

Saratoga Springs— On Saturday, June 18, the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery will host its annual Frances Day, open to the public from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Located on Skidmore’s campus, there will be family friendly activities, museum tours, and live music. 

From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. activities will include pinch pots with Saratoga Clay, mosaics, glass decorating, bandana stamping, felt vases and flowers, and a photo booth. Scheduled tours will be held at 2:15, 3:15, and 4:15 exploring exhibits “All These Growing Things” with Rachel Seligman, Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs, and Malloy Curator; “Kathy Butterly: Assume Yes” with Dayton Director Ian Berry; and Collections Tour with Collections Registrar Nora Riccio and Exhibitions Registrar Katrina Dumas respectively. 

At 5 p.m. there will be a community barbeque and a concert by Great Mutations, a local band based in Troy. 

Frances Tang graduated from Skidmore College in 1961, after having immigrated from China. In 1992, the same year her daughter Kristen graduated from Skidmore College, Tang passed away from cancer. To honor his late wife, Oscar Tang made a substantial contribution to help the museum come to fruition in 2000. The inaugural Frances Day was in 2014 which honors her legacy of creativity and philanthropy with a day of free activities for the whole community.