The MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts welcomed fifteen new students this Fall, bringing the program into full enrollment for the first time. “The infusion of energy that comes with this new class combined with the remarkable experience of our first class will elevate everyone’s artistic work, as well as the arts scene at Duke,”… Continue reading Introducing the MFAEDA Class of 2014
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MFAEDA Student and Faculty Work at the NYFF’s Views from the Avant Garde
Exciting news from New York! Three MFA|EDA students are showing work this weekend in the venerable Views from the Avant Garde at the 50th Annual New York Film Festival: Marika Borgeson, Erin Espelie and Talena Sanders. In addition, both AMI’s Lecturing Fellow & Artist in Residence David Gatten and Visiting Artist & Adjunct Instructor Shambhavi… Continue reading MFAEDA Student and Faculty Work at the NYFF’s Views from the Avant Garde
Visiting Artist Laura Poitras Named MacArthur Fellow
MFAEDA Visiting Artist Laura Poitras has been awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Grant by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Poitras is one of twenty-three fellows announced by the foundation today. MacArthur Fellows receive $500,000 in no-strings-attached support over the next five years, without stipulations or reporting requirements, offering recipients unprecedented freedom… Continue reading Visiting Artist Laura Poitras Named MacArthur Fellow
Joel Wanek and Philip Brubaker @ Daylight June 29
MFA ’13 students Joel Wanek and Philip Brubaker are screening some of their films as part of Daylight Magazine’s Fourth Friday, this Friday night at 6:30, as part of Hillsborough’s Last Friday Art Walk. A great chance to lounge in the lovely backyard of the Daylight space in Hillsborough, and enjoy excellent films,… Continue reading Joel Wanek and Philip Brubaker @ Daylight June 29
David Gatten Films at Leeds Colllege of Art
Our friends in the UK will connect with the films of David Gatten tonight at the Leeds College of Art. —- The Illuminated Room DAVID GATTEN: Four Films Toward Part V of Secret History of the Dividing Line, A True Account in Nine Parts David Gatten in the Rare Book Room, Duke Library. Image… Continue reading David Gatten Films at Leeds Colllege of Art
Alex Harris and E.O. Wilson on the Spirit of Mobile
Congratulations are in order to photographer and MFAEDA faculty member Alex Harris, who is working on the proofs for the production of his book with E.O. Wilson, Why We Are Here: Mobile and the Spirit of a Southern City. Publisher’s weekly reviewed the book in advance of publication, and on October 11th the Mobile Museum… Continue reading Alex Harris and E.O. Wilson on the Spirit of Mobile
Join Us for the End of Year MFA Wang Dang Doodle – May 7
Please join us for the MFA Wang Dang Doodle – an evening of film, video, photography and installation with Duke’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts! What: MFA Wang Dang Doodle Featuring student work from the 2011-12 academic year When: Monday, May 7th, 2012 Reception and Gallery Viewing: 6.30pm Outdoor Screenings: 8.30pm Where: Duke School… Continue reading Join Us for the End of Year MFA Wang Dang Doodle – May 7
Stills: Studies of the MFA Studio Space – Week 11
Week 11 of an ongoing series of photographs brought to you by Lisa McCarty (MFAEDA ’13) and her arsenal of Polaroid cameras. Jolene’s Desktop in Two Parts MFAEDA Carpentry Shop | April 2012 Impossible Instant Film
The Short Films of Bill Brown at Carrack Modern Art April 28
Come out to Carrack Modern Art gallery on Saturday, April 28th at 8:00 for an evening of short films by renowned filmmaker and all-around good guy, Bill Brown. Brown is a recent addition to the Arts of the Moving Image faculty at Duke University and has screened his films all over the world, including Sundance,… Continue reading The Short Films of Bill Brown at Carrack Modern Art April 28
John Sayles to Receive 2012 Duke LEAF Award April 21
Oscar-nominated filmmaker John Sayles, a pioneer of the independent film movement of the 1970s, will receive the 2012 Duke LEAF Award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts. An original “do-it-yourselfer,” Sayles wrote and directed the critically acclaimed “Return of the Secaucus Seven” (1979) on a shoestring budget of $40,000. He followed with 16… Continue reading John Sayles to Receive 2012 Duke LEAF Award April 21
