Dispatches from near and far: Runa A (Class of 2014) ● Works for the United Nations Department of Public Information, UNTV, as a video editor, completing works such as Saving Pacific’s Tuna, #Climate2014 Questions, and United Nation Interns. ● Worked for the 69th General Assembly of the UN as a liaison between the UN Media Accreditation and Liaison… Continue reading MFA|EDA Student & Alumni News: Winter 2015 Playlist
Category: Art Elsewhere
Focus Awards: MFA|EDA Visiting Artists Dow and Leclair
MFA|EDA is proud to learn and share that Visiting Artists Jim Dow (’12, ’13, ’15) and Larissa Leclair (’14) will receive honors at the Griffin Museum of Photography‘s 9th Annual Focus Awards, Oct 24 and 25, 2014. Read the press release here. Jim Dow is receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Eric Almquist. Larissa… Continue reading Focus Awards: MFA|EDA Visiting Artists Dow and Leclair
MFA|EDA Kristin Bedford (’14) in South X Southeast Magazine
Kristin Bedford (MFA|EDA Class of 2014) featured in (and on cover of) Sept/Oct issue of South X Southeast Photo Magazine. Recommended by Burk Uzzle as an emerging photographer in the feature article, “You Have To Send The Elevator Back Down” http://sxsemagazine.com/ Congratulations KB.
MFA|EDA Dan Smith (’16) on WUNC The State of Things
Via WUNC.ORG: The Naked Truth On Nude Art By LAURA LEE & FRANK STASIO The human body is one of the oldest art forms. But its exposure still raises controversy in modern society. A new exhibit by Durham-based photographer Dan Smith looks at issues around nude art from a range of perspectives: dancers, models, photographer and academics. The… Continue reading MFA|EDA Dan Smith (’16) on WUNC The State of Things
MFA|EDA Dan Smith (’16) at The Carrack Modern Art
On view Aug 12-23 at The Carrack Modern Art: Incoming Duke University MFA|EDA Dan Smith and “Bare – Conversations on Human Art” More info: http://thecarrack.org/
MFA|EDA Ava Lowrey (’15) at Sidewalk Film Festival
Duke University MFA|EDA student and filmmaker, Ava Lowrey, will be screening as part of the Sidewalk Film Festival this summer in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Lowrey’s short, Fred the Town Dog, will screen in the Alabama Documentary Shorts I program, Saturday, Aug 23 at 4:05pm. More information: http://sidewalkfest.com/
Call for Submissions: Picture Books – Power Plant Gallery
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Picture Books A Juried Exhibition of Self-Published and Handmade Photography Books The Power Plant Gallery, a laboratory for the arts at Duke University, invites photographers, artists and bookmakers to submit self-published or handmade photography books for a juried exhibition to be on display from mid-September through November 2014 at the gallery located… Continue reading Call for Submissions: Picture Books – Power Plant Gallery
Cathy McLaurin Exhibit at Power Plant Gallery Jun 17-Aug 15
The North Wind and the Sun Power Plant Gallery June 17–August 15, 2014 Artist’s Reception: Friday, August 15, 2014, 5–8pm The North Wind and the Sun, by North Carolina native Cathy McLaurin, presents an on-going investigation of her rural hometown of Siler City through video, photographs, and mixed media installation. In this exhibition McLaurin explores the… Continue reading Cathy McLaurin Exhibit at Power Plant Gallery Jun 17-Aug 15
MFA|EDA Alumnus Wolfgang Hastert (’13) at C4FAP
MFA|EDA Wolfgang Hastert (’13) exhibits in The Center for Fine Art Photography’s BLACK + WHITE 2014 group show, May 23-July 12, 2014 More information
Re-Imagining the Environment Exhibit & MFA|EDA
RE-IMAGINING THE ENVIRONMENT A multimedia collection of art, exploring nature-culture interactions from eight regional artists: Kim Beck Erin Espelie (MFA|EDA ’14) Josh Gibson (MFA|EDA / AMI faculty) Mark Iwinski Jeff Murphy Mark Nystrom Michelle Podgroski Jennifer Stratton (MFA|EDA ’14) April 12 – June 30 Wegner Gallery Duke Environment Hall Circuit Drive at LaSalle Street Opening… Continue reading Re-Imagining the Environment Exhibit & MFA|EDA
