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Schedule
8:30am | Coffee, Refreshments, & Check in |
9:00 | Welcome Remarks and Introductions |
9:30 | Keynote Address: Georgina Dodge, Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Bucknell University Dr. Dodge will discuss the changing face of academia and American communities. She will present new ways that colleges are bringing diversity, equity, and inclusion to campus and facilitating campus-wide engagement with these goals. |
10:30 | Break Out Discussions (The Museum) 1) Diversity in Collections (acquisition, cataloging, interpretation, use) Facilitated by Theresa Engelbrecht, Registrar & Exhibition Manager, Samek 2) Diversity in Museum Operations (student employees, visitor services) Facilitated by Tom Wixo, Preparator and Operations Coordinator, Samek 3) Diversity in Exhibitions (artists, theme, writing, program format) Facilitated by Richard Rinehart, Director, Samek Questions to Spur Discussions a) What is everyone doing that works? b) What have we tried that doesn’t work? c) What could we be doing? New ideas. |
11:30 | Reports from breakout groups |
12:00pm | Lunch - provided by Samek Art Museum |
1:00 | Break Out Discussions (Museum Constituents) 1) Engaging Underserved Communities How to effectively engage rural communities (Programs, hiring, volunteers, partnerships, marketing, outreach) 2) Engaging Underserved Campuses How to effectively engage diverse students and faculty (Collections on campus, student groups, partnerships, marketing, outreach) Questions to Spur Discussions a) Who on campus is engaging with our museum/gallery? Who in our community? b) How are we serving these groups well? c) How could we serve these groups better? d) How can we engage new audiences? |
2:00 | Reports from breakout groups & wrap-up |
2:30 | Reception and tour of Border Cantos | Sonic Border exhibition Border Cantos | Sonic Border is a collaboration between American photographer Richard Misrach and Mexican American artist and composer Guillermo Galindo. Together, they explore the complexities of the US-Mexico border through photography, sculpture, and sound, inviting us to bridge boundaries and initiate conversations. |
Location & Contact
Samek Art Museum, Top Floor, ELC Building, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
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Please contact Richard Rinehart with questions.
Additional Cultural Offering
Samek Art Museum – Downtown Gallery, 416 Market St., Lewisburg, PA
Language and Other Games
This solo exhibition offers a selection of recent work from Bucknell University Art Professor Jonathan Frey. This body of work investigates the way the structure of a typical game can simulate social and cultural structures.