Friday, February 18th, 2022
Three Bucknell Alumni to Participate in Samek Distinguished Lecture Feb. 22
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Bucknell University alumni Doreen Bolger ’71, retired director of the Baltimore Museum of Art; Bridgette Mayer ‘96, a Philadelphia gallery owner; and…
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Friday, August 30th, 2019
Sept. 26: Samek to Host Fall 2019 Opening Reception
The Samek Art Museum will launch the fall 2019 semester with a free, public opening reception in honor of the latest exhibitions “The Etching Revival:…
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Monday, October 28th, 2019
Nov. 7: Guerrilla Girls to Present Samek Distinguished Art Lecture
The Guerrilla Girls will deliver this year’s free, public Samek Distinguished Art Lecture at Bucknell University in the Elaine Langone Center’s Forum on Thursday, Nov.…
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Monday, March 2nd, 2020
March 4: Artist Elyla Sinverguenza to Present Nicaraguan Experience of Healing
Nicaraguan queer performance artist Elyla Sinverguenza will present a dramatic performance of “Saint Peter – Duck Pulling” on Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in…
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Friday, December 6th, 2019
Now through March 8: ‘Bois Just Wanna Have Fun’ Set in Samek Downtown Gallery
Beautifully painted American landscapes set the stage for artist Cobi Moules’ personal narrative relating to his queer and transgender identity in a free, public exhibition…
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Friday, August 30th, 2019
Now through Sept. 29: Samek Campus Gallery Hosts ‘The Etching Revival’
“The Etching Revival: Its French Sources and American Legacy Campus Gallery,” is the current exhibit at the Samek Art Museum‘s Campus Gallery, running through Sunday,…
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019
July 24: Music in the Park and Party in the Gallery
Joining in the Lewisburg Arts Council’s “Music in the Park” festivities, the Samek Art Museum’s Downtown Gallery, 416 Market Street, is hosting an opening party…
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Tuesday, May 28th, 2019
Through Oct. 13: Samek Invites Community to ‘Show and Tell’
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and this summer, Bucknell’s Samek Art Museum is inviting anyone to contribute objects they consider to be beautiful to an exhibition. The free, public exhibition, entitled “Show & Tell,” will be on view at the Samek’s Downtown Gallery, 416 Market Street, from Tuesday, June 4 through Sunday, October 13. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday between 12 noon and 5 p.m.
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Friday, May 10th, 2019
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for May
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in May.
CHASING FIREFLIES – The warming days of approaching summer…
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
Founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team to Present Bucknell’s Samek Distinguished Lecture
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Robert Wittman, founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and best-selling author, will present “Art Crime in the 21st Century” at…
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Friday, January 11th, 2019
Media Tip Sheet: Bucknell Story Ideas for January
LEWISBURG, Pa. — The following are Bucknell University story ideas that may interest you in January.
EXPLORING SIGHTS, SOUNDS FROM THE BORDER — While the…
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Monday, September 10th, 2018
Sept. 18: Scholar to Discuss Women in the Middle Ages at the Samek Museum
Christine Sciacca, scholar and associate curator for European art 300-1400 CE at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, is coming to the Samek Art Museum to speak about women in Medieval history on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre, Elaine Langone Center.
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Wednesday, August 8th, 2018
Aug. 11-Sept. 30: Illuminated Manuscripts Exhibition Coming to Samek Gallery
The Samek Art Museum will host Painted Pages: Illuminated Manuscripts 13th-18th Centuries, this year’s first exhibition, starting on Saturday, Aug. 11 in the Samek…
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Thursday, October 4th, 2018
Oct. 16: ‘Art in Bars’ to Pair Three Beards Brewing with Samek Artwork
The Samek Art Museum's "Art in Bars" program returns to Spyglass Ridge Winery, 105 Carroll Road, in Sunbury, as four specially-crafted beers from Three Beards Brewing will be paired with artwork from the Samek's collection. Tickets sell for $10 and may be purchased in advance through Emily Izer, public programs and outreach manager, Samek Art Museum, at 570-577-3981 or emily.izer@bucknell.edu.
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018
Oct. 18: Samek Lecture Series Begins
The Samek Art Museum will kickoff its Women’s Work Lecture Series with Erica Delsandro, a women’s and gender studies professor at Bucknell, on Thursday, Oct.…
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2018
Nov. 8: Bucknell’s Baker to Present Women’s Work Lecture Series Talk
The Samek Art Museum will hold the second of three events related to its Women's Work Lecture Series on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Iron Front Cowork Space, 434 Market St.,
in downtown Lewisburg. Ashli Baker, an assistant professor of classics and ancient Mediterranean studies at Bucknell, will present a free, public talk entitled "The Myth and Art of Cupid and Psyche."
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018
Nov. 28: Samek Art Museum to Host Surrealist Party
The Samek Art Museum will hold a free Surrealist Party to celebrate their current exhibition, The Mystic Detectives, on Wednesday, Nov. 28 from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Samek Gallery, on the third floor of the Elaine Langone Center. Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes representing their favorite surrealist characters.
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018
Nov. 29: Bucknell Professor Stephanie Larson to Present Final ‘Women’s Work’ Talk
The Samek Art Museum will present its third and final Women's Work Lecture Series talk on Thursday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. at the Iron Front Cowork Space, 434 Market St #301 in downtown Lewisburg. Stephanie Larson, a classics and ancient Mediterranean studies professor at Bucknell, will provide a free, public talk on a women's work in ancient Greece.
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2018
Oct. 16-Dec. 2: The Mystic Detectives Opens at Samek Gallery
The second Samek Art Museum exhibition of the fall, The Mystic Detectives, opens to the public on Tuesday, Oct. 16 in the Samek Gallery, located on the top floor of Bucknell's Elaine Langone Center. The exhibition will continue until Dec. 2 in the Samek Gallery, which is open Tuesday-Sunday from 12 noon-5 p.m.
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2019
March 6: Founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team to Present Samek Distinguished Lecture
Robert Wittman, founder of the FBI’s National Art Crime Team and best-selling author, will present Bucknell University's Samek Distinguished Lecture entitled "Art Crime in the 21st Century" on Wednesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in the Gallery Forum, second Floor, Elaine Langone Center. A reception in the Samek Art Museum's Campus Gallery will follow the free, public talk.
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Thursday, March 7th, 2019
March 19: Borders and Immigration Panel Discussion Hosted by The Samek Art Museum
The Samek Art Museum will host a panel discussion among four scholars focusing on questions surrounding immigration and migration and the effect they have on the human condition on Tuesday, March 19 at 6 p.m. in the Gallery Theatre, third floor, Elaine Langone Center. This panel is free and hosted in connection with the current exhibition Border Cantos | Sonic Border on display now at the Samek Art Museum’s Campus Gallery, which is just down the hall from the Gallery Theatre.
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2019
Jan. 18-March 24: Samek Exhibit Explores Complexities of U.S.-Mexico Border
American photographer Richard Misrach and Mexican-American artist and composer Guillermo Galindo will collaborate to explore the complexities of the U.S.-Mexico border through photography, sculpture and sound in a Samek Art Museum exhibit entitled "Border Cantos | Sonic Border," which will be on display in Bucknell University's Campus Gallery on the third floor of the Elaine Langone Center.
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Thursday, March 7th, 2019
March 27: Samek Art in Bars to Feature Turkey Hill Brewing, Diversity Summit
The Samek Art Museum will team up with the Turkey Hill Brewing Co. and the University's fourth annual Diversity Summit on the popular Art in Bars program on Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. in the Iron Front Event Space, 434 Market St., Lewisburg. Tickets are $15 at the door and support the brewery’s costs.
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Monday, September 24th, 2018
Oct. 2-Feb 3: Samek Art Museum Women’s Work Exhibition Featured in Downtown Gallery
The Bucknell Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Samek Art Museum have partnered for an exhibition called “Women’s Work,” from Tuesday, Oct. 2 through Sunday,…
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Monday, March 11th, 2019
Feb. 19-May 19: Bucknell Art Professor Jonathan Frey Presents ‘Language and Other Games’
Jonathan Frey, an art professor at Bucknell, is presenting a solo exhibition entitled Language and Other Games at the Samek Art Museum's Downtown Gallery, 416 Market Street, Lewisburg, through Sunday, May 19. The Downtown Gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday between 12 noon and 5 p.m. and all exhibitions and public programs are free and open to the public.
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