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
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“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
MFA|EDA Anna Kipervaser Curates “in2” November 22
in2: international independent short films + videos Friday, Nov 22 6:30pm-9:30pm Full Frame Theater – American Tobacco Power Plant Curated by MFA|EDA Anna Kipervaser (Class of 2015) Sponsored by GPSC This event is intended to bring together international creatives/creators and inspire conversations between their works, and between their works and new audiences. Works screening are… Continue reading MFA|EDA Anna Kipervaser Curates “in2” November 22
Pedro Lasch on the Nasher, his exhibition, and MFA|EDA
MFA|EDA faculty member, Pedro Lasch, is featured in an interview on Duke’s Arts Journal! “Lasch joined the Duke faculty in 2002. A lot has changed around campus since then; one landmark of this change was the opening of the Nasher Museum of Art in 2005. Lasch describes the Nasher as a great teaching institution, a venue for his… Continue reading Pedro Lasch on the Nasher, his exhibition, and MFA|EDA
Alumnus Wolfgang Hastert at Cucalorus Film Festival
2013 Alumnus Wolfgang Hastert’s film WOLFKINO will screen at the Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington on November 16th.The experimental film is a short narrative portraying people on Fayetteville Street in Durham. WOLFKINO juxtaposes two unique media: 35mm B/W hand-processed film with 35mm color footage shot in a hand-cranked toy camera. WOLFKINO Director: Wolfgang Hastert Short… Continue reading Alumnus Wolfgang Hastert at Cucalorus Film Festival
MFA|EDA Amanda Berg (’14) Featured in ‘Slate’
Amanda Berg (2014) was recently featured in Slate along with images from her project Keg Stand Queens. Recently, Slate columnist Emily Yoffe wrote a story advising college women to drink less at social gatherings to lower the risk of sexual assault.* The story pushed a few buttons and ignited a dialogue about drinking culture all over the Internet. For three years, photographer Amanda Berg was steeped in… Continue reading MFA|EDA Amanda Berg (’14) Featured in ‘Slate’
MFA|EDA Shan Shan Feature and Interview in LandEscape
MFA|EDA student Shan Shan (2014) was interviewed and featured in the November Issue of LandEscape Art Review. LandEscape is launching the new edition of ‘LandEscape Now!’, an international contemporary art competition, which introduces works of art by international artists working in various fine arts disciplines. LandEscape aims at presenting innovative and cutting-edge artworks in contemporary… Continue reading MFA|EDA Shan Shan Feature and Interview in LandEscape
