New at The Tang: Exhibition Provides A Platform For The Open Exchange Of Ideas
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College presents a new exhibition, Establish, Insure, Provide, Promote: Election 2024, opening on Sept. 9 with the annual Constitution Day Lecture. The exhibition will be on view through Dec. 15.
The exhibition features a large stage for all kinds of gatherings, including talks, debates, class meetings, student club activities, and more. Photographs of US flags from the Tang collection will be on view. The exhibition also includes a series of large display boards that will be updated throughout the semester, serving as educational hubs for contemporary issues, news, and updates.
Monday, September 9, 5 pm – Constitution Day Lecture with Susan McWilliams Barndt. Susan McWilliams Barndt, professor of politics at Pomona College, gives a talk, “A Tale of Two Liberalisms: Desegregating American Political Thought.”
Wednesday, September 18, 6 pm – Environmental Studies and Sciences Keynote Lecture with Maggie Thomas. Maggie Thomas, Special Assistant to the President for Climate and Senior Adviser for Strategic Planning in the White House Climate Policy Office, gives a talk, “Historic Progress from the Biden-Harris Climate Agenda: Past, Present, & Future.”
Friday, September 27–Sunday, September 29 – Are We All Fundamentalists?: A Salmagundi 60th Anniversary Conference . Scholars, writers, and thinkers gather to debate fundamentalism in politics, morals, the arts, and education.
Tuesday, October 1, 6 pm – Dunkerley Dialogue with Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman & Heather Hurst and A.J. Schneller. The artists in the exhibition Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld in conversation about the environment with Skidmore College professors.
Admission to the Tang and public events is free. For more information, call the Tang Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080 or visit the Tang website at https://tang.skidmore.edu. Visit the Tang website for details about each event and speakers, and a full slate of additional events through 2025.