Ekard Artist-in-Residence
The Ekard Artist-in-Residence is gift funded to provide students at Bucknell with the opportunity to engage with, and learn from accomplished artists through masterclasses, workshops, demonstrations, and/or studio critiques in conjunction with the Department of Art & Art History.
2025-26 Ekard Artist-in-Residence Programming
2025 Fall Public Exhibitions & Lectures
Andreas Rentsch: Lost and Found
Exhibition: Aug. 25–Sept. 26, 103 Exhibition Space, Holmes Hall
Lecture & Closing Reception: Sept. 24, 5 p.m., Holmes Hall 116, Hislop Family Auditorium
Rentsch’s work, rooted in his childhood on a Swiss prison compound, continues his exploration of justice, memory, and the human condition, transforming Polaroid prints with chemistry, light and pigment into a deeply personal meditation on humanity and justice.
Stafford Smith & Ritsu Katsumata: Ancestry in Progress
Exhibition: Nov. 5–Dec. 15, 103 Exhibition Space, Holmes Hall
Lecture & Opening Reception: Nov. 5, 5 p.m., Holmes Hall 116, Hislop Family Auditorium
Smith (visual art) and Katsumata (electric violin) present their collaborative practice, weaving image, sound, history, and memory. Smith draws from comic books, manga, surrealism, Ukiyo-e, anime, and pop culture to examine cultural narratives, while Katsumata creates vivid soundscapes blending classical training with experimental composition. Together, their work explores ancestry, cultural identity, and the stories that connect us.
2025 Fall Student Workshops
Visual Storytelling through the Magic of Lumen Prints
Date & Time: Sept. 17, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Instructor: Andreas Rentsch
Students will explore lumen printing — a camera-free process using sunlight, light-sensitive paper, and found objects — to create delicate, surreal images inspired by fairy tales. While fairy tales are often associated with children’s stories, they were originally intended for adults to communicate moral lessons and social commentary.
A Collaborative Storytelling Workshop
Date & Time: Nov. 5, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Instructors: Stafford Smith & Ritsu Katsumata
Students will pair up to craft narratives through words, images, and sound, guided by the Hero’s Journey and Episodic Storytelling structures.
Past Ekard Artist Residents:
2024 Fall: Maggie Cardelús and Carlos Barberena
2024 Spring: Voluspa Jarpa, Nina Chkareuli-Mdivani, Ayana Ife, Katya Grokhovsky, and LaToya M. Hobbs
2023 Fall: Ashley Freeby and Odette England
2023 Spring: Anthony Cervino, Juana Estrada-Hernandez, Christian Viveros-Faune, Jefried Lotti and Krystal Rodriguez
2022 Spring: Annu Palakunnathu Matthew
2021 Spring: Le’Andra LeSeur '10
2019–20: Fredman (Elyla) Barahona
2019 Spring: Everest Pipkin
2018 Spring: Cara Lewis & Alejandro Diaz
2016 Spring: Shani Peters (Nesbitt Artist Resident)