Arts Merit Weekend
Feb. 16–17, 2024
Bucknell University's Arts Merit Weekend is an opportunity for talented artists to meet professors in their discipline, get their admissions questions answered and complete any required auditions for their specific artistic department.
The invitation-only event is required for students selected as finalists for Bucknell's Arts Merit Scholarship.
Attending Arts Merit weekend is the final required piece of applying for the Arts Merit scholarship.
Arts Merit Scholarship applicants who apply Early Decision I or II must contact the academic department to arrange their interview or audition prior to the respective application deadline. All interested Arts Merit applicants must attend. If you cannot, please contact arts.scholarships@bucknell.edu immediately so that alternate arrangements can be made.
Schedule of Events
Sample Schedule
Day 1
5 p.m. | Early Bird Arrival and twilight tour of campus (optional) |
6 p.m. | Check-in |
6:15 p.m. | Welcoming Remarks |
6:30 p.m. | Departmental Gatherings |
Day 2
8 a.m. | Breakfast |
9 a.m. | Auditions and Interviews |
11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
Before you leave Lewisburg, we invite you to explore the shops and restaurants on Market Street — the heart of Lewisburg's downtown. That's also where you'll find our campus Barnes & Noble bookstore.
COVID Guidelines and Policies
We care about the health and safety of our visitors and staff and would like to remind you of the following visit guidelines.
- Face Coverings: Please bring a face covering for your visit. As of Jan. 1, 2023, an all-campus mask mandate will only be imposed when a mask mandate is issued by either the state or the federal government. However, masks may still be required in some classrooms and labs by faculty request, and by others when meeting in private spaces.
- Special Accommodations: If you are interested in or require a virtual audition, please contact your specific department for details.
Arts Merit Liaison Contacts
Tulu Bayar Professor of Art Art & Art History Department Chair tulu.bayar@bucknell.edu | William Kenny Professor and Chair, Department of Music william.kenny@bucknell.edu | Kelly Knox Associate Professor of Dance Director of Dance kelly.knox@bucknell.edu |
GC Waldrep Professor of English Specialization: Creative writing, poetry, lyric essay, modernism and postmodernism, surrealism, ekphrastic poetics and religion gcw009@bucknell.edu | Jeremy Chow Assistant Professor of English Specialization: eighteenth-century literature & culture; queer, trans, & sexuality studies; environmental humanities; race and literature jhc034@bucknell.edu | Rebecca Meyers Academic Film Programmer and Lecturer Specialization: Digital video and 16mm filmmaking, avant-garde cinema and film exhibition rebecca.meyers@bucknell.edu |
Mark Hutchinson Technical Coordinator m.hutchinson@bucknell.edu | Jill Medina Senior Associate Dean of Admissions arts.scholarship@bucknell.edu |