Samek Voices

Enjoy the latest deep dives on art, stories, and more from the Samek Art Museum community.

  • Novella, 40 sticky eyes, CG poem Probiotics River Therapy CG poem courtesy of Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Neotenomie Novella courtesy of Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Neotenomie (layout), and Sloan (cover art) Sticky Eyes courtesy of Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Neotenomie

    Richard Rinehart to Deliver Lecture in England

    This week our director, Richard Rinehart, heads off to England to deliver a lecture as part of Queer Screens 2017 Conference. Drawing from the museum’s past exhibition Tomorrow Never Happens and the Samek’s collection of Andy Warhol works, Richard will discuss curating queerness in the museum setting. We hope any follower of the Samek who finds…

  • Now Hiring: Museum Guides

    The Samek is currently seeking applications for student Museum Guides. Duties include opening and closing museum spaces, monitoring the galleries during public and private events, and acting as a point of contact for our visitors. The Samek Art Museum is a program of Bucknell University that creates meaningful encounters between artists, students, scholars, the public, and…

  • Employment opportunity: Samek Museum Guide

    The Samek is currently seeking applications for a Museum Guide casual position, to work during university breaks and on an as needed basis. Duties include opening and closing museum spaces, monitoring the galleries during public and private events, and acting as a point of contact for our visitors. The Samek Art Museum is a program of…

  • Course Offering for Fall 2017: Art, Museums, and New Media

    Course Title: Art, Museums, and New Media Instructor: Richard Rinehart, Director, Samek Art Museum CRN: 19693 Semester: Fall 2017 Time: Weds. 2:00-4:52pm Location: 301 ELC This course explores the impact of new media and networked society on art and museums in the 21st century. The course introduces students to the professional practices and functional areas…

  • Samek Distinguished Art Lecture – Makoto Fujimura

      Thursday, April 27, 2017, at 6:30 pmForum, 2nd floor, Elaine Langone Center The Art of Education Introduced by Bucknell Provost Barbara Altmann Makoto Fujimura’s artwork combines traditional Japanese painting techniques with abstraction to explore the role of faith in cross-cultural dialogue. Fujimura will discuss the role that entrepreneurship has played throughout his career. The…

  • Reflections on SPEAK / ACT / MAKE

    This semester we gave our gallery to the community. Our spring exhibition SPEAK / ACT / MAKE invited students, faculty, staff, and members of the larger Lewisburg area to do just that: speak, act, and make. An embodiment of Social Practice Art, an experimental genre in which artworks take the form of social interactions, SPEAK / ACT /…

  • Facades: The Annual Senior Student Art Exhibition

    April 11 – 30 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. — Featuring the work of 6 graduating studio art majors and 3 assistants in the Department of Art and Art History, this…

  • Tuesday’s Objet: Rosalyn Richards

    Our Tuesday’s Objet series (pronounced “OB-JAY” from the French word for “object”) intends to highlight pieces on display outside the physical confines of our gallery spaces, to draw attention to the art that surrounds us on a daily basis. Today we’re headed to the 3rd floor of the biology building. In the student lounge, to…

  • Tuesday’s Objet: Frederick Franck

    Our Tuesday’s Objet series (pronounced “OB-JAY” from the French word for “object”) intends to highlight pieces on display outside the physical confines of our gallery spaces, to draw attention to the art that surrounds us on a daily basis. My thin Florida skin still shrinks from the customary winter chill, but I was determined to explore…

  • Seeking Public Programs and Outreach Manager

    Bucknell University’s Samek Art Museum seeks outstanding candidates for the position of Public Programs & Outreach Manager. Reporting the the Museum Director, the Public Programs & Outreach Manager develops and implements the museum’s education programs and outreach activities. This is a full-time, 12 month, benefits eligible position. You can find more information on the position…