Enjoy the latest deep dives on art, stories, and more from the Samek Art Museum community.
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Summer Delirium: Abject and Uncanny Art, 7/31
Summer Delirium: Abject and Uncanny Art Friday, July 31, 7-9pm Danville Ballroom, 239 Mill St. Danville Presenting a one-night pop-up art party; a midsummer night’s dream of weird and wonderful art that dives beneath the surface of summertime. View artworks from the collections of the Samek Art Museum, Bucknell University, the Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna…
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Greetings from the new Fellow!
Hello, everyone! I am the new curatorial Museum Fellow here at the Samek Museum. I come to you a humble southern girl, born and bred in the swamps – yes, the swamps! – of north central Florida. I received my bachelor’s in art history from the University of Florida in Gainesville. Afterwards, I took a…
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Samek at Conference on New Media Art
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending and representing the Samek Art Museum at the Currents new media festival in Santa Fe. The program consisted of two days of meeting with curators, conservators, collectors, artists and New Mexico public officials about current research and projects aimed at allowing collectors and museums to preserve new media…
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Lighting up the Downtown Gallery for #LoveWins
This weekend, if you happen to walk by the Downtown Gallery at night, you may notice the rainbow light display emanating from just below our window. We’re doing this to celebrate Friday’s historic Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, and we’re not alone in this. Landmarks across the country, including the White House, Niagara Falls,…
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Chalk Making Workshop – July 6
July 6, 5:30-8:30pm Downtown Gallery, 416 Market St. Lewisburg Cost: free As part of Lewisburg’s Sidewalk Chalk Festival, we’re offering a free workshop to learn how to make high-quality artist’s chalk that is far more vibrant than store-bought varieties. Join instructor Kendra Douglas in this hands-on activity that will also incorporate a bit of the…
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Ben McLaughlin: Road Trip
June 16 – September 6 Downtown Gallery, 416 Market St. This solo exhibition by British artist Ben McLaughlin features paintings of the overlooked spaces of travel – motels, rest stops, and farms seen from the road – inviting viewers to imagine an American road trip at twilight. McLaughlin’s images are often inspired by old photographs,…
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Kaleidoscope: Annual Senior Student Art Exhibition
April 7 through April 26, 2015 Samek Gallery, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center Presented in partnership with the Art and Art History Department, this exhibition showcases culminating work by graduating senior Art majors and Art Assistants. Joint Artist Statement Like a lens, art allows us to see the world from a novel point of view.…
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Samek Distinguished Art Lecture – John Wilmerding
April 21, 2015, at 6pmForum, 2nd Floor Elaine Langone Center An Entrepreneurial Vision for the New Crystal Bridges Art Museum Introduced by Bucknell President John C. Bravman. John Wilmerding is the former chairman of the board of the National Gallery of Art, previously senior curator and deputy director of the National Gallery, and currently emeritus…
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Time Traveler’s Ball, Feb. 26
Feb. 26, 12-2pm Samek Gallery, 3rd floor, Elaine Langone Center Costume ball and Maker event featuring time-traveling costumes designed and made by the wearers. Presenting a fashion show of costumes made by Engineering students and the sounds of the Music Department’s Laptop Ensemble. Students, faculty, staff, and the public are invited to participate in this…
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Library and IT New Horizons Faculty Lunch, Feb. 18
Library and IT New Horizons Faculty Lunch Feb. 18, 12-1pm Traditional Reading Room in Bertrand Library Exploring the Lifecycle of Digital Art The Samek Art Museum’s current exhibition – The Oldest Living Things in the World – encourages us to think about “deep time.” For this New Horizons event, the Samek Art Museum and Library…