MFA|EDA Call for Applications – Deadline Jan 31

Duke University MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts: Call for Applications Deadline: Jan 31, 2014 ____________________________________________________ Applications received after Jan 31 will be reviewed as space allows ____________________________________________________ Duke University welcomes applications to its MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts (MFA|EDA), a groundbreaking interdisciplinary arts program. For admission for fall 2014, the application deadline is… Continue reading MFA|EDA Call for Applications – Deadline Jan 31

Spring 2014 MFA|EDA Visiting Artists and Scholars

The Masters of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts is pleased to announce its Spring 2014 slate of Visiting Artists and Scholars. Visitors to Duke’s MFA|EDA spend several days on campus during which time the visiting artist or scholar attends classes, meets with students in one-on-one critique as well group critique, and engages with… Continue reading Spring 2014 MFA|EDA Visiting Artists and Scholars

“Be Still” by MFA|EDA Kristin Bedford (’14) in ‘Slate’

Via Behold – Slate’s Photoblog: Images of African-American religious gatherings are often be characterized by a certain feverish, ecstatic energy. Photographer Kristin Bedford was interested in documenting a different vision of worship. When she moved to North Carolina to pursue her MFA in experimental and documentary arts at Duke University, Bedford embedded herself in the congregation of… Continue reading “Be Still” by MFA|EDA Kristin Bedford (’14) in ‘Slate’

MFA|EDA Works-In-Progress Presentations Dec. 10 & 11

Duke’s first MFA program—in Experimental and Documentary Arts—invites the public to screenings of the documentary works-in-progress of the fifteen students from the class of 2015. The students are all enrolled in the first year Documentary Fieldwork seminar taught by Alex Harris. Five students will present their work on Tuesday, December 10, and nine students will… Continue reading MFA|EDA Works-In-Progress Presentations Dec. 10 & 11

MFA|EDA Students Screening in AV Lab’s ‘Vistas and Vestiges’

The Audiovisualities Lab will feature works-in-progress by MFA|EDA students John Rash, Jing Niu, and Jonna McKone. Vistas and Vestiges: Audiovisual Travels Through Place and Time (works in progress) Thursday, December 5, 6 p.m. Smith Warehouse, Bay 4 Afterwards there will be a reception of food and drinks in tandem with a general showcase of other lab projects* —————————————————————— Yangtze Drift by John Rash:… Continue reading MFA|EDA Students Screening in AV Lab’s ‘Vistas and Vestiges’

MFA|EDA John Rash (’14) at Duke Forward Los Angeles

On Saturday November 23rd, MFA-EDA student John Rash participated in Duke Forward Los Angeles by appearing on a panel to discuss “Global Duke and China” with Provost Peter Lange, Dr. Jeffrey Vincent, and undergraduate student Vivian Tsang. Rash is also the head of Duke’s Kunshan Student Advisory Council for the 2013-2014 academic year, which works… Continue reading MFA|EDA John Rash (’14) at Duke Forward Los Angeles