2018 CASSILHAUS TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else. R. Buckminster Fuller ~~~~ The Duke University Masters of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts program (MFA|EDA) and the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) are pleased to announce the Call… Continue reading 2018 Cassilhaus Travel Fellowship Call for MFA|EDA Alumni
Cassilhaus Travel Fellowship Presentation: Alina Taalman, May 4
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. Martin Buber _________________________________ Please join us for the inaugural Cassilhaus Travel Fellowship presentation, featuring the work-in-progress of 2016 Cassilhaus Travel Fellow Alina Taalman, May 4, 6:00pm at the Full Frame Theater in downtown Durham. The work, entitled Kolmas Punkt, (The Third Point), Taalman says,… Continue reading Cassilhaus Travel Fellowship Presentation: Alina Taalman, May 4
Duke MFA|EDA Class of 2018 Commencement, May 13
Duke University Master of Fine Arts in Experimental & Documentary Arts 2018 Commencement Sunday, May 13 MFA|EDA Commencement Speaker GEOFF DYER __________________________________ 9:00am University-wide Commencement Ceremony Wallace Wade Stadium ~ 3:00pm MFA|EDA Commencement Ceremony Commencement Address by Geoff Dyer Nasher Museum Auditorium ~ 5:00pm MFA|EDA Graduation Reception Rubenstein Arts Center Lounge __________________________________ Duke University MFA |… Continue reading Duke MFA|EDA Class of 2018 Commencement, May 13
MFA|EDA 2018 Thesis Exhibition: On View at Duke and in Durham
The Duke University Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts program is proud to announce its spring thesis exhibition, MFA|EDA 2018. Featuring site-specific projects by twelve graduating MFA|EDA students, the exhibition presents a tremendous range of work including presentations of film and video, installation, sculpture, photography, immersive arts, performance, sound, and multimedia over the… Continue reading MFA|EDA 2018 Thesis Exhibition: On View at Duke and in Durham
Tamika Galanis (’16) Library of Congress Lovelace Fellowship
A message from Tom Rankin, Director of the Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts program at Duke University: We are proud and pleased to share the news that Tamika Galanis has been awarded a Jon B. Lovelace Fellowship at the John W. Kluge Center in the Library of Congress where she… Continue reading Tamika Galanis (’16) Library of Congress Lovelace Fellowship
Nathaniel Dorsky Premieres at Duke MFA|EDA, Feb 2-5
The Duke University Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts program welcomes visiting artist Nathaniel Dorsky to Duke and Durham in the spring semester of 2018 for four nights of films, February 2-5. The program, entitled 18 at 18, features 18 films from the filmmaker, screened at silent speed, 18 frames per second.… Continue reading Nathaniel Dorsky Premieres at Duke MFA|EDA, Feb 2-5
MFA|EDA Director Tom Rankin & the American Folklore Society
Congratulations to Tom Rankin, documentary photographer, Duke University professor of the practice in Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Center for Documentary Studies educator, and director the the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts at Duke University. At this year’s American Folklore Society annual meeting in Minneapolis, Tom Rankin was designated for induction as an American… Continue reading MFA|EDA Director Tom Rankin & the American Folklore Society
ShopTalk with Ava Lowrey (’15) & DEMAN Weekend
The Duke MFA|EDA is pleased to welcome back Ava Lowrey (’15) as part of DEMAN Weekend (Duke Entertainment Media Arts Network), Nov 3-4, 2018. Among other DEMAN events, Ava will present a ShopTalk titled “Documenting the American South.” The talk is Friday November 3, 1:00 at the MFA|EDA Carpentry Shop (1509 Campus Drive). Ava currently… Continue reading ShopTalk with Ava Lowrey (’15) & DEMAN Weekend
Duke MFA|EDA Call for Applications: Deadline Feb 15
Duke University welcomes applications to its MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts (MFA|EDA), a groundbreaking interdisciplinary arts program. For Fall 2018 admission, applications will be accepted October 16, 2017 – February 15, 2018. —— Application and Information Here —— A unique initiative, the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts couples experimental visual practice with the… Continue reading Duke MFA|EDA Call for Applications: Deadline Feb 15
MFA|EDA 2017-18 Visiting Artists and Scholars
The Masters of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts is proud and pleased to announce its slate of 2017-18 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… Continue reading MFA|EDA 2017-18 Visiting Artists and Scholars
