New exhibition provides a platform for the open exchange of ideas
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (September 3, 2024) — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College presents a new exhibition, Establish, Insure, Provide, Promote: Election 2024, opening on September 9 with the annual Constitution Day Lecture. The exhibition will be on view through December 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.
Events scheduled in conjunction with the exhibition include a voter registration drive; an artist-led cape-making workshop; a conversation with exhibiting artists Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman; and conversations on topics such as liberalism, climate change, fundamentalism, political parties, artificial intelligence, the Equal Rights Amendment, and the aftermath of the 2024 elections.
Establish, Insure, Provide, Promote: Election 2024 follows a tradition of election-year exhibitions at the Tang: Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics and Beyond in 2020; A More Perfect Union, 2016; and We the People, 2012.
Admission to the Tang and public events is free. For more information, please call the Tang Visitors Services Desk at 518-580-8080 or visit the Tang website at https://tang.skidmore.edu.
Events
Visit the Tang website for details about each event and speakers.
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.
Tuesday, October 8, 4 pm
Voter Registration Drive
Volunteers from the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County help register new voters in New York state, provide absentee ballots, and answer questions.
Tuesday, October 8, 6 pm
Banners You Can Wear: A Cape-Making Workshop
The artist in the exhibition Yvette Molina: A Promise to the Leaves leads a workshop inspired by artists and activists who bring joy to politics, protest, and social justice.
Wednesday, October 9, 5 pm
Left, Right, & Center: American Political Parties & the Electorate
Skidmore professors in conversation with Ruy Teixeira, co-author of Where Have All the Democrats Gone?: the Soul of the Party in an Age of Extremes, and Matthew Continetti, author of The Right: the Hundred Year War for American Conservatism, about changes in political parties, the rise of independent voters, and the implications for American politics.
Thursday, October 10, 7 pm
Speak Your Truth
The artist in the exhibition Yvette Molina: A Promise to the Leaves leads an event in which Skidmore students wear Molina’s sculpture Speak Your Truth (Volcano Skirt) and share statements about what they want for themselves, their communities, and future generations.
Tuesday, October 15, 5 pm
On Election Security and AI
Darrell West, a senior fellow of Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, and Gaston Wright, Director of Civic Compass at Civic House in Buenos Aires, Argentina, discuss election security and AI.
Wednesday, October 23, 6 pm
All the Way With the ERA?
Skidmore professors in the history and political science debrief discuss the ERA’s history.
Thursday, November 7, 6 pm
What now? Post-Election Community Debrief
Skidmore faculty address the state of affairs following Election Day.
About Skidmore College
Founded in 1903, Skidmore College is a highly selective private, coeducational liberal arts college of about 2,700 students. Skidmore is consistently named one of the “Best National Liberal Arts Colleges” by U.S. News and World Report and has recently been recognized as one of “America’s Most Entrepreneurial Colleges” by Forbes, a “Top College Value” by Kiplinger, and one of “The Best 389 Colleges” by The Princeton Review. Travel and Leisure has also called Saratoga Springs, home to Skidmore’s campus, one of “America’s Best College Towns.”
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 Tang is open Tuesday–Sunday, noon–5 pm, with extended hours until 9 pm on Thursdays. https://tang.skidmore.edu