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

MFA|EDA Recommends: Summer Screenings

We heartily recommend this slate of summer screenings from friends and family. Check back for updates: MAY 22 – Durham Cinematheque:  Movies in the Park  | 1930s / 1960s MAY 23 – Modern Film School at The Carolina Theatre:  Film Acoustic  |  American Movie MAY 28 – AMI/Screen/Society:  Stolen MAY 29 – CDS/SDF Fresh Docs:  Truth Underground… Continue reading MFA|EDA Recommends: Summer Screenings

MFA|EDA 2015: Thesis Exhibition P.R. Round Up

This spring, Duke University’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts will celebrate the successes of the class of 2015 in MFA|EDA 2015, the program’s annual thesis exhibition on view from March 20-April 18. Featuring site-specific projects by fourteen MFA|EDA graduating students, the exhibition presents a tremendous range of work including presentations of film and video, installation,… Continue reading MFA|EDA 2015: Thesis Exhibition P.R. Round Up

Jenny Scheinman: Duke Performances Artist-In-Residence Events

Via Duke Performances: Duke Performances has commissioned Jenny Scheinman, an acclaimed composer, singer, and violinist, to make an original live score set to 70-year-old archival footage taken by the late North Carolina filmmaker H. Lee Waters. Scheinman and her musical sidemen — Robbie Fulks and Robbie Gjersoe — will create a soundtrack of new folksongs, fiddle music, and field… Continue reading Jenny Scheinman: Duke Performances Artist-In-Residence Events

MFA|EDA Jon-Sesrie Goff (’16) in Duke Arts Journal

Via Duke Arts Journal:   Jon-Sesrie Goff Hits the Ground Running in Duke’s MFAEDA by: Robert Zimmerman This past fall, Jon-Sesrie Goff moved from Philadelphia to Durham to enroll in Duke’s Master of Fine Arts In Experimental and Documentary Arts (MFAEDA) program. In the ten years since he graduated from The New School, his work ranged… Continue reading MFA|EDA Jon-Sesrie Goff (’16) in Duke Arts Journal

Duke MFA|EDA Represents at IndieGrits, April 15-19

No less than eight films from Duke University MFA|EDA students and alumni are featured in this year’s installment of IndieGrits, April 15-19, Columbia, SC. Check it out:  http://www.indiegrits.com Congratulations to the filmmakers: Amanda Berg (’14)  Every Body Hit Somebody & Welcome Home, Fayetteville Observer Brenda L. Burmeister (’14)  I Have To Close My Eyes Sarah Garrahan… Continue reading Duke MFA|EDA Represents at IndieGrits, April 15-19

MFA|EDA Aaron Kutnick (’15) Exhibit: Docu{rithm} Mar 2-13

via Kenan Institute for Ethics: 2014-2015 Kenan Graduate Arts Fellow Aaron Kutnick’s show will open with a reception at 5:30pm on Monday, March 2nd in the Keohane-Kenan Gallery. The exhibition, entitled “Docu {rithm}: Algorithmic Narration of Human Experience,” features a series of interactive camera-based installations created by Kutnick. Each piece explores ways algorithms shape what… Continue reading MFA|EDA Aaron Kutnick (’15) Exhibit: Docu{rithm} Mar 2-13

MFA|EDA Artist-in-Residence James Longley, Feb 11-20

Duke University MFA|EDA is pleased to share the schedule of events slated for the upcoming James Longley Residency, February 11-20, 2015 _______________________________ Award-winning documentary filmmaker James Longley will be visiting Duke University February 11-20, 2015 as an artist-in-residence with the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts program. His visit coincides with his first… Continue reading MFA|EDA Artist-in-Residence James Longley, Feb 11-20

MFA|EDA Works-in-Progress Presentations, Dec 9+10

Duke University’s first MFA program—in Experimental and Documentary Arts—invites the public to screenings of the works-in-progress of the fifteen students from the class of 2016. The students are enrolled in the first-year Documentary Fieldwork seminar taught by Alex Harris. Six students will present their work on Tuesday, December 9, and nine students will present on… Continue reading MFA|EDA Works-in-Progress Presentations, Dec 9+10

MFA|EDA Rachel Boillot (’14) and Sandrock Recordings

Congratulations to Rachel Boillot (MFA|EDA Class of 2014), garnering extensive distribution of press pickups for current fieldwork.  Impressive catalog. Keep up the great work. http://article.wn.com/view/2014/07/12/Photographer_chronicling_oldtime_musicians_x/ http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TN_DOCUMENTING_MUSICIANS_TNOL-?SITE=NMALJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/07/12/3747096/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.bnd.com/2014/07/12/3299523/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.bradenton.com/2014/07/12/5252275/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/07/12/5039935/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html#.U8V4lI1dVkk http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/bfe77091c8f44dff93e1edc76759aaca/TN–Documenting-Musicians/#.U8V5eI1dVkk http://www.dfw.com/2014/07/12/908577_photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.frequency.com/video/photographer-interviews-71-year-old/178675940 http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/national_world/article_8f2a50b3-ac95-5df8-b3df-cdca11218cfa.html?mode=jqm http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/07/12/3208198/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.kansas.com/2014/07/12/3550463/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article718984.html http://www.kentucky.com/2014/07/12/3333816/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.macon.com/2014/07/12/3194832/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.mercedsunstar.com/2014/07/12/3744658/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.modbee.com/2014/07/12/3436524/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.newsdaily.com/health/f692d637a0bf2356ffb7ef7383c437b0/photographer-chronicling-old-time-musicians http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/07/12/4001504/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/12/6551747/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/07/12/3150808/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.sunherald.com/2014/07/12/5695367/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/bfe77091c8f44dff93e1edc76759aaca/TN–Documenting-Musicians http://www.thestate.com/2014/07/12/3560969/photographer-chronicling-old-time.html http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/12/photographer-chronicling-old-time-musicians/?page=all https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/photos/documentary-photographer-rachel-boillot-interviews-old-time-musician-photo-214340357.html Rachel Boillot interviews musician Curtis… Continue reading MFA|EDA Rachel Boillot (’14) and Sandrock Recordings