MFA|EDA Jon-Sesrie Goff (’16) – In The News

We are pleased and proud to share some recent news regarding MFA|EDA graduate student Jon-Sesrie Goff, including the announcement by the Princess Grace Foundation that Jon has been awarded a $30,000 filmmaking grant to fund his thesis project — one of only six grantees, and Duke University’s first recipient. Congratulations Jon! Princess Grace Foundation Announcement Princess… Continue reading MFA|EDA Jon-Sesrie Goff (’16) – In The News

MFA|EDA Salon: David Gatten’s Extravagant Shadows, 9/27

Save The Date: Sunday, September 27 THE EXTRAVAGANT SHADOWS David Gatten’s first digital feature | Artist in attendance 5:00pm | Full Frame Theater | 175 mins Free screening, doors open at 4:30pm Fourteen years in the making, The Extravagant Shadows was ranked the No. 9 film of the year in the Film Comment international critics… Continue reading MFA|EDA Salon: David Gatten’s Extravagant Shadows, 9/27

Bringing Art to the Duke Marine Lab: Request for MFA|EDA Proposals

The Duke University Marine Lab and the Duke MFA|EDA program are pleased to share an exciting opportunity for MFA|EDA students, current and alumni: Bringing Art to the Duke Marine Lab:  A Cross-disciplinary Request for Proposals _______________________________________ The Duke Marine Lab The Duke University Marine Laboratory is a unit within the Nicholas School of the Environment… Continue reading Bringing Art to the Duke Marine Lab: Request for MFA|EDA Proposals

Governors’ Film Screening, Sept 9: William Winter’s Mississippi

Via Center for the American South (CSAS), by Patrick Horn: Governors’ Film Screening & Conversation: The Toughest Job Wed, Sept 9 at 5:30 pm Join us in the FedEx Global Education Center for a film screening and conversation with former Mississippi Governor William Winter and former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. This Southern Documentary Project film… Continue reading Governors’ Film Screening, Sept 9: William Winter’s Mississippi

MFA|EDA Photo & Video Panelists at NC Museum of History

Hidden Stories of Abandoned Places Friday, September 4, 6:30-8:00 pm at the NC Museum of History What can photos, archival documents, personal recollections, and video reveal about the people who once inhabited a place and the circumstances that caused them to leave it behind? What affects the decisions a photographer or filmmaker makes about how… Continue reading MFA|EDA Photo & Video Panelists at NC Museum of History

Introducing the Duke University MFA|EDA Class of 2017

Duke University’s Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts program is pleased to announce the incoming MFA|EDA Class of 2017. _________________________________________________________________________ SALIMA AL-ISMAILI Salima Al-Ismaili, 23, was born and raised in the Sultanate of Oman. Salima graduated from Northwestern University in Qatar with a Bachelors of Science in journalism. Upon graduating, she worked… Continue reading Introducing the Duke University MFA|EDA Class of 2017

MFA|EDA Student & Alumni News: Summer 2015 Playlist

The latest MFA|EDA dispatches and achievements from near and far. Congratulations all. ___________________________ Kristina Baker, ’16:  Currently on fieldwork travels in Prague, India and the U.K. ___________________________ Kristin Bedford, ’14:  Featured in KCRW arts and culture blog, Which Way LA, and hosted by the Los Angeles Visionary Association (LAVA) Salon series. ___________________________ Rachel Boillot, ’14:… Continue reading MFA|EDA Student & Alumni News: Summer 2015 Playlist

Rachel Boillot (MFA|EDA ’14) at reGeneration3, Musèe de l’Elysèe

Rachel Boillot (MFA|EDA ’14) exhibits in reGeneration3 at Musèe de l’Elysèe: reGeneration3–an innovative international project devoted to the emerging photographic scene launched in 2005-represents one of the hallmarks of Musèe de l’Elysèe. Although many similar projects have seen the day since then, the Musèe de l’Elysèe decided to embark on a third edition, on the… Continue reading Rachel Boillot (MFA|EDA ’14) at reGeneration3, Musèe de l’Elysèe

Phone Home Durham @ Power Plant Gallery, May 29-Aug 22

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OF DURHAM COUNTY PHONE HOME DURHAM MAY 29–AUGUST 22, 2015 Accepting photographs through August 22, 2015. Submit early for more chances to selected by our guest curators. Please see full details below Upcoming dates to note. Please check back often as events are added: May 26, 2015 – Notifications will go out… Continue reading Phone Home Durham @ Power Plant Gallery, May 29-Aug 22