Samek Voices

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. Huzzah, it’s Tuesday! Time to introduce you to another gem from our collection. Over the summer the…

Field Trip: Hermitage and Mahantongo Heritage Center Saturday, October 1, 10am-3:30pm Departs from and returns to Elaine Langone Center In connection to Tomorrow Never Happens and its focus on the concept of a queer utopia, we will be visiting this one-of-a-kind queer utopian experiment right here in Central PA, which was recently featured in the…

Weis Center lobby, Bucknell University Through March 12, 2017 The Color of Sound is the first exhibition for the Samek Art Museum’s new campus art program, Art at the Weis Center. In partnership with the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, the Samek will feature exhibitions of works from its permanent collection and from other…

Oct. 25, 2016-Feb. 12, 2017 Downtown Gallery, 416 Market St., Lewisburg This exhibition of works by Stephanie Rothenberg is a series of interactive gardens and schematic/network drawings that examine the intersection of social media, finance and philanthropy. Artist’s Statement Reversal of Fortune is a series of robotic gardens and related network maps that visualize the…

Aug. 30 – Dec. 4, 2016 Samek Gallery, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell University This exhibition explores queer futurity and the aesthetics of utopia. From marriage equality, to “bathroom bills,” to the massacre in Orlando, queerness is central to current social and political life. Current events can mire us in an unrelenting present that…

This year’s third annual Teen Summer Workshop will take place July 20-22 from 10am-5pm, at the Downtown Gallery (416 Market Street, Lewisburg PA) and at our Samek Gallery (3rd Floor, Elaine Langone Center, Bucknell University). The theme of the workshop is “Tell Your Story” and we’ll be looking at how artists incorporate words and narrative…

We are pleased to announce a new community and student curatorial project at the Samek Art Museum over the next two years. This project is supported by a generous grant from the Maurer Family Foundation. The Samek Museum Student Curatorial Education Project will foster community interaction with Bucknell University students and will more strongly connect the…

April 12 – May 1 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. — Related Events: Opening Snap Talks and Reception Friday, April 15, 5:30pm Gallery Theater, 3rd Floor Elaine Langone Center In…

Simryn Gill is a multimedia artist working in sculpture, drawing, photography, and writing. In Somewhere Between, Gill combines the latter two art forms by creating a set of instructions, leaving it up to you to complete the work with your camera. Prior to, and during Bucknell’s First Annual Diversity Summit on March 29-30, we encourage…