Launched in 2015 with a generous gift from Ed and Martie Samek and an inaugural lecture by John Wilmerding, the Samek Distinguished Art Lectures are an annual presentation of scholarship or art projects from accomplished art writers, educators, curators, and artists. This lecture series recognizes academic and artistic innovators and invites them to Bucknell University to: inspire young people to engage with art; instill a spirit of lifelong learning, and make incisive contributions to the larger discourse and history of art.
Kyle Chayka
Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 6 p.m.
301 Gallery Theatre, Elaine Langone Center, 3rd Floor
Matthew Bogdanos
Monday, April 22, 2024 @ 6 p.m.
Elaine Langone Center – 272 – Forum
Dustin Yellin
Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 6 p.m.
301 Gallery Theatre, Elaine Langone Center, 3rd Floor
Featuring Doreen Bolger, Bridgette Mayer, and Le’Andra LeSeur
Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 6 p.m.
301 Gallery Theatre, Elaine Langone Center, 3rd Floor
Guerrilla Girls
Thursday, November 7, 2019, at 6 pm
Forum, 2nd Floor, Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell Campus
Robert Wittman
Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 6 pm
Forum, 2nd Floor, Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell Campus
Dianne Modestini
Thursday, March 1st, 2018, at 6 pm
Forum, 2nd floor, Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell Campus
Makoto Fujimura
The Art of Education
Thursday, April 27, 2017, at 6:30 pm
Forum, 2nd floor, Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell University introduced by Bucknell Provost Barbara Altmann
Lowery Stokes Sims
Image-Banking: A life with Art and Artists
Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 6 pm
Forum, 2nd Floor Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell University
John Wilmerding
An Entrepreneurial Vision for the New Crystal Bridges Art Museum.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 6 pm
Forum, 2nd Floor Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell University
