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Sally Apolinsky 鈥�20 arrived at the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at 3:30 a.m., hours before the doors even opened.

Finally, around 9 a.m., she pointed at Corita Kent鈥檚 1968 print 鈥渘 is for caution鈥� and asked to take it to her campus apartment.

Apolinsky was the first of 50 Skidmore students to line up before dawn in late January for the chance to choose select pieces of art from and display them in their rooms for the semester. The event was part of the new program

鈥淭his is really an incredible opportunity,鈥� said Apolinsky. 鈥淭he idea of getting to look at a piece by my favorite artist, who does a lot of the same types of things I do, is both inspiring and a wonderful way to interact with art.鈥�

The new Skidmore tradition was created in collaboration with the Tang Student Advisory Council, a body designed to deepen student engagement at the Tang.

鈥淣ormally, going to the museum, the art is on this pedestal and you鈥檙e looking at it and interacting with it in a controlled setting,鈥� said Anna de Carvalho 鈥�22. 鈥淎nd now it鈥檚 more in your setting, which I think is really different.鈥�

Even so, taking the work off the wall and being responsible for it comes with mixed feelings.

鈥淵ou feel powerful, but also terrified,鈥� said de Carvalho, who selected Henri Matisse鈥檚 鈥淧alme blanche sur fond rouge,鈥� 1946-1947 (published 1979).

Once students selected their works, Tang staff members packed the art, went over a loan agreement and handed each student a tote with hardware to hang the artwork and a hammer, which, like the artwork, needs to be returned at the end of the semester.

Andres Priest-Lopez 鈥�21 picked a work that had a personal connection for him, Giorgio de Chirico鈥檚 "Interno Metafiscio,鈥� 1970.

鈥淚 would go to MoMA a lot as a kid and see a lot of de Chirico there. So it鈥檚 kind of cool to have a little bit of that for a while,鈥� said Priest-Lopez, who is looking forward to showing the work to his roommates and friends. 鈥淚t adds so much meaning to the space, and it鈥檚 like you are able to have something you really connect with.鈥�

Kibibi Davis 鈥�22, who is studying environmental science, arrived at 4 a.m. Just as her number (No. 9) was about to be called, she changed her mind and ended up selecting Alexander Calder鈥檚 鈥淪pring Carnival,鈥� 1978.

鈥淚 think the size will work well in the dorm room, to be honest, and it鈥檚 not too overpowering,鈥� she said.

The 50 students who got artwork on Jan. 26 were joined by friends, giving the event the feel of a party celebrating a new Skidmore tradition.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 really exciting that there are so many people waiting outside hours before,鈥� said Lila Dittersdorf 鈥�20, who was sixth in line and selected a lithograph by Pablo Picasso called 鈥淧our Roby.鈥� 鈥淧eople are so committed, and I think it鈥檚 cool the Tang can do this.鈥�

Jared Azud 鈥�20, who lined up at 4 a.m. and was fourth in line, selected David Dupuis鈥� "Visions of Pantelleria,鈥� 1995. He said it was worth the long wait.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a fun thing to do with your friends," he said. "And you鈥檒l remember it forever."

Students will be able to borrow work from the Tang collection again in September.