New Year-Long Tang Museum Exhibition “A Feeling With” Coming Soon

The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery are preparing for their next year-long exhibition, “A Feeling of With,” featuring three interconnected explorations of how people understand themselves in relation to one another and the world.

On view August 8, through July 18, 2027, “A Feeling of With” is organized by Rachel Seligman, Assistant Director for Curatorial Affairs and Malloy Curator, in collaboration with six Skidmore College faculty members from English, dance, art history, environmental studies and sciences, mathematics, and religious studies. Across three galleries, relation becomes both the exhibition’s subject and the structure through which artworks, disciplines, and ways of knowing encounter one another.

“Works of art are always in relation—to other objects, to the people who make and encounter them, and to the histories and ideas we bring into the gallery,” Seligman said. “Developing this project with faculty across six disciplines activates the Tang collection as a space for interdisciplinary inquiry and creates new ways for students and visitors to encounter the artworks and the ideas they carry.” 

“A Feeling of With” is the second in a series of three year-long Tang collection exhibitions developed to support interdisciplinary teaching and learning for Skidmore courses and wider public audiences. The initiative began with “All These Growing Things,” an exploration of becoming and belonging.

Drawing from a collection of more than 18,000 objects, “A Feeling of With” includes works recently acquired by the Tang as well as objects never before exhibited at the museum. 

A public opening reception will be held on Saturday, October 17, with additional details to be announced.

The Tang’s galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday, from noon to 5 pm, with extended hours until 9 pm Thursday. Admission is free. For more information, visit tang.skidmore.edu or call the Tang Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080.