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Public Exhibition: October 28 - December 1, 2026 103 Exhibition Space, Holmes Hall Workshop: Large-scale, community-driven drawing and painting workshops across several Art and Design and Humanities courses. Born in Afghanistan and now based in Virginia, Omaid Sharifi is a community engaged artist, cultural advocate, and entrepreneur, as well as a co-founder of ArtLords an international initiative that honors and supports exiled artists, women, and girls from Afghanistan. Omaid's work is deeply rooted in community engagement and in the belief that art can create meaningful dialogue, connection, and collective understanding. Persian Miniatures: The School of Behzad exhibition in the 103 Exhibition Space featuring paintings by Mohammad Younus Qani, an Afghan miniature painter and member of ArtLords based in Herat. The works were rescued from Afghanistan and represent the School of Behzad tradition, one of the most influential traditions of Persian miniature painting. Bringing these works to campus is especially meaningful given the cultural and political circumstances surrounding their preservation and removal from Afghanistan.

Selected through the Trevisani-Student Advised Art Acquisition Project, Printing Black America: Du Bois's Data Portraits in the 21st Century, Portfolio 1: First Impressions (2025) by William Villalongo and Shraddha Ramani reimagines W.E.B. Du Bois's pioneering data visualizations, connecting historical narratives to contemporary issues through art, research, and social inquiry.

Robert Rauschenberg: No LabelsOctober 17, 2026 - February 7, 2027Samek Art Museum - Downtown GalleryIconic 20th century American artist Robert Rauschenberg defied categorization. His works combine photography, printmaking, and sculpture. They sit at the crossroads of Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Dada. They register as both Modern and Post-modern. Drawn from the Samek Art Museum vault, these works reveal a timely fluidity. The museum's hours are: Wednesday - Friday, 12:00-5:00pm Saturday & Sunday, 10:00am-5:00pm Closed Mondays & Tuesdays

Explore the Kress Gallery at the Samek Art Museum, featuring Medieval and Renaissance artworks from the Kress Collection. Accessible to audiences in rural Pennsylvania, these rare works bring European artistic traditions into close reach, inviting fresh, meaningful engagement containing centuries of art history.

Dialogue on the Mid-term Elections Date: Wednesday, November 11th Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Location: The Willard Smith Library in the Vaughan Literature Building, Room 125 Please join the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy, the Department of Political Science, Dialogue & Dignity Circles, the Center for Community Engaged Leadership, Learning & Research, and the Bucknell Initiative for a Dialogue & Democracy for a post-election debrief and dialogue to discuss the results of the midterm elections. Professor Derek Wakefield will provide some framing remarks, followed by a Dialogue & Dignity Circle with participants. Come share your thoughts on the election results, your hopes for the coming term, and the issues that you care about. This dialogue is the first of three dialogues on the midterm results supported by Campus Compact, and the outcomes of the dialogue will inform future events. All are welcome, with no expertise required. Refreshments will be provided for all who attend.