Salima Al-Ismaili (’17) Named Kenan Graduate Arts Fellow

2016-2017 Kenan Institute for Ethics  Graduate Arts Fellow Salima Al-Ismaili (MFA|EDA ’17) is an Omani documentary artist working primarily in film and photography. Her previous documentaries explored issues of migration and displacement in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Jordan. Al-Ismaili’s current focus explores the constructed and blurred assigned gender roles of women within religion, and the role… Continue reading Salima Al-Ismaili (’17) Named Kenan Graduate Arts Fellow

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 Rachel Boillot (’14) Photo News

Currently a Visiting Lecturer in Photography at Duke, and working full-time making photographs, videos, and audio recordings for the Friends of Cumberland Trail, recent news from Duke MFA|EDA alumna Rachel Boillot includes: 3 upcoming shows: – Behind the Lens, exhibit at ETSU opening March 6.  Shows selection of works made by female photographers in the Do Good… Continue reading MFA|EDA Rachel Boillot (’14) Photo News

Cathy McLaurin Exhibit at Power Plant Gallery Jun 17-Aug 15

The North Wind and the Sun Power Plant Gallery June 17–August 15, 2014 Artist’s Reception:  Friday, August 15, 2014, 5–8pm The North Wind and the Sun, by North Carolina native Cathy McLaurin, presents an on-going investigation of her rural hometown of Siler City through video, photographs, and mixed media installation. In this exhibition McLaurin explores the… Continue reading Cathy McLaurin Exhibit at Power Plant Gallery Jun 17-Aug 15

Deborah Stratman: Speculative Terrains / On View Jan 27-Feb 28

A new exhibit at the Power Plant Gallery, Deborah Stratman: Speculative Terrains, examines both rural and urban landscapes through lenses of history, science, and mythology. The show features a range of work—photography, video, and installation—by the award-winning artist and filmmaker that explores how places, ideas, and the undercurrents of society are intertwined. Stratman will be a visiting scholar with… Continue reading Deborah Stratman: Speculative Terrains / On View Jan 27-Feb 28

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