MFA|EDA Works-In-Progress Presentations, Dec 8+9

Duke University’s first MFA program—in Experimental and Documentary Arts—invites the public to screenings of the works-in-progress from the thirteen students in the class of 2017. The students are enrolled in the first-year Documentary Fieldwork seminar taught by Alex Harris. Five students will present their work on Tuesday, December 8, and eight students will present on Wednesday, December 9;… Continue reading MFA|EDA Works-In-Progress Presentations, Dec 8+9

MFA|EDA Shop Talk with Visiting Alumna Laura Doggett (’13)

MFA|EDA is pleased to share the news that alumna Laura Doggett (’13) will visit Duke and Durham, November 20-24. As part of the visit, which includes MFA|EDA student critiques and the CDS Documentary Forum, former Felsman Fellow Laura Doggett will lead a Shop Talk the morning of Friday Nov 20 — an opportunity for MFA and CDS students interested in continuing their… Continue reading MFA|EDA Shop Talk with Visiting Alumna Laura Doggett (’13)

MFA|EDA Visiting Artist Peter Hutton: Nov 16-18

Duke MFA|EDA is proud to announce an upcoming event featuring visiting artist Peter Hutton. As part of the influential filmmaker’s MFA|EDA visit, you are invited to join us for a rare program of personal prints and digital excerpts, followed by Q&A. Filmmaker/Friend/Family David Gatten will moderate the evening’s program. __________________________________ Peter Hutton: Analog and Digital Works Tuesday, November 17… Continue reading MFA|EDA Visiting Artist Peter Hutton: Nov 16-18

MFA|EDA Alumni at 21st Annual Cucalorus Film Festival

Congratulations Laura Doggett (’13), Ava Lowrey (’15) and Aaron Kutnick (’15), all with films at the Cucalorus Film Festival, Nov 11-15 __________________________________________________ Laura Doggett produced Barriers of Separation, directed by Raghad Al Khatib, screening Thu Nov 12 at 10:00am. __________________________________________________ Ava Lowrey directed The Button King, screening Sat Nov 14 at 10:00am, and collaborated on… Continue reading MFA|EDA Alumni at 21st Annual Cucalorus Film Festival

MFA|EDA Visiting Artist Bill Burke: Artist Talk, Nov 11

Please mark your calendar and join us next week for Bill Burke’s Artist Talk: A Life at the End of the Gasoline Age Duke MFA|EDA proudly hosts photographer Bill Burke for a visit to Duke and Durham, Nov 10-13, 2015. Bill Burke will participate in student critiques, course visits and an artist talk at the Full Frame Theater.  Please join us for the not-to-be-missed… Continue reading MFA|EDA Visiting Artist Bill Burke: Artist Talk, Nov 11

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – MFA|EDA FALL 2016

Duke University welcomes applications to its MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts (MFA|EDA), a groundbreaking interdisciplinary arts program.  For Fall 2016 admission, the application deadline is January 31, 2016. ——  Application and Information Here    —— A unique initiative, the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts couples experimental visual practice with the documentary arts in a… Continue reading CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – MFA|EDA FALL 2016

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

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