An exit interview, if you will, Will

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    Tracey Snelling: Another Day in Paradise

    Tracey Snelling: Another Day in Paradise March 31 – August 19, 2012 Downtown Art Gallery, Bucknell University   In a small town, people fill their gas tanks beneath fluorescent lights, children sift through agates at the rock shop, and couples argue behind motel windows. The “small” town in question is 4 feet long by 4 [...]

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    American Cypher: Stereo Helix for Sally Hemings by Mendi and Keith Obadike

    Tuesday February 21, 2012 through Monday April 30, 2012   With this inaugural exhibition, the stairwell of the Elaine Langone Center at Bucknell University is transformed into a sound art chamber.   Artists Mendi and Keith Obadike describe the Stereo Helix for Sally Hemings, part of their American Cypher project, as a sonic drawing created [...]

Welcome to the Samek

The Samek Art Gallery serves the students, the university community and region through innovative exhibitions and programming that focuses primarily on the art of our time; organizes diverse and interdisciplinary programming of noteworthy art, artists, scholars and critics from around the US and the globe; is open to the public seven days a week during the academic year, with the exceptions of university recesses and between exhibitions. Exhibitions and programming are free and open to the public.

We invite you to view the art of some of the most compelling artists of our time, hear distinguished lecturers, and view selections from the culturally diverse permanent collection.

An exit interview, if you will, Will

This July will mark my four year anniversary at Bucknell, but over the last 24 months just about everything at the Samek has changed! I came back to work the first of May from being on maternity leave for 11 weeks and it feels like I am starting a new job. We have a relatively [...]

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Putting together a student exhibition

After hosting and moderating a panel discussion with the seven artists whose work is on display in the 28th Annual Student Exhibition I heard a few comments that people wanted to know a little bit more about what I had to do with the show. As curator of the exhibition I tried to take a [...]

Senior Gallery Attendant Snags Dream Job

The Samek Art Gallery wishes to congratulate Joanna Wheeler ’12 for gaining employment with Sotheby’s, New York! In honor of this accomplishment, enjoy a guest blog from Joanna commenting on her experiences at Bucknell and looking towards to future… My name is Joanna Wheeler and I am a senior at Bucknell University with a major [...]

Seeking Gallery Graduate Assistants for 2012/13

The Art Galleries are a program of Bucknell University that creates meaningful encounters between artworks, artists, students, scholars, and the public. These encounters occur in the Samek Art Gallery, the Downtown Art Gallery, the Museum Collection Study Room, and across campus in pop-up exhibitions and permanent art installations. Presenting visual art in critical contexts consistent [...]