Samek Voices

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

  • Tuesday’s Objet – Swallow’s Basket

    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, if we only take a moment to pause and look. It comes as no surprise that the…

  • Conference Beat: TechFocus III: Caring for Software-Based Art

    What: A workshop series which brings together museum professionals and experts in media-art technology, in order to educate one another, and collaborate to introduce and establish real-world guidelines for the preservation of born-digital art. Where: The Guggenheim Museum, New York City When: September 25-26, 2015 How: A Bucknell issued Subaru sedan that we now affectionately…

  • R. Luke DuBois: Artist Talk – Oct. 7

    October 7, 7pm Center Room, 2nd Floor Elaine Langone Center DuBois sits down with Bucknell Professor of Humanities Katherine Faull to discuss the process of turning data into art. Join us after the talk in the Samek for a reception. — About R. Luke DuBois 1975, United States Lives and works in New York R.…

  • Re-writing the Streets: The International Language of Stickers (Review)

    September 5 – October 11, 2015 Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University 514 University Ave, Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Graffiti has come a long way from its aerosol ancestors. Initially thought to besmirch the sides of bridges and subway tunnels, it has evolved into a celebrated art form. At the Lore Degenstein Gallery, our artistic neighbor to…

  • Jas Knight: Euhemerized

    Sept. 22, 2015 – Feb. 28, 2016 Downtown Gallery, 416 Market St., Lewisburg In this exhibition of ten oil paintings, Knight combines traditional 16th and 17th century realist painting styles with references to contemporary African life and conflict. The term euhemerized refers to mythology that, through the process of interpretation over time, is considered to…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…