Felicity Palma (’19) Awarded 2022 Cassilhaus Travel Fellowship

The Cassilhaus Travel Fellowship is made possible through a three-way partnership between Cassilhaus, an arts incubator featuring an artist residency and exhibition program, Duke’s Master of Fine Arts in Experimental and Documentary Arts (MFA|EDA), and the Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University. It was created with the idea that travel can be transformative in the life of an emerging artist. The biennial $10,000 fellowship, funded by Cassilhaus founders… Continue reading Felicity Palma (’19) Awarded 2022 Cassilhaus Travel Fellowship

A Time of Youth: Lisa McCarty (’13) and Cassandra Klos (’20)

A Time of Youth: San Francisco 1966-1967, a new book of William Gedney photographs, was published in February of this year. Lisa McCarty (’13) edited the volume, and contributed the introduction, chronology, and afterword; Philip Gefter contributed the essay, Bill Gedney: A Time of Youth. We are proud and pleased to share here a conversation… Continue reading A Time of Youth: Lisa McCarty (’13) and Cassandra Klos (’20)

Introducing the MFA|EDA Class of 2022

Please join us in welcoming the incoming Class of 2022 cohort of Duke University MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts. Emma GeigerEmma Geiger was born in Maryland and raised in Hopkinton, New Hampshire.  In 2017 she graduated from St. Lawrence University with a degree in Creative Writing and in 2018 she studied film and photography at the… Continue reading Introducing the MFA|EDA Class of 2022

4th Friday 6Pack: EB Landesberg (’13)

Here’s the latest MFA|EDA 4th Alumni 6Pack, brought to you by EB Landesberg from the inaugural and pioneering Class of 2013. Take it away, EB.   1 Over the past six years, I’ve developed something of an itinerant lifestyle. From a home base that has moved from Durham to Montreal, and now to Oxford, England, my… Continue reading 4th Friday 6Pack: EB Landesberg (’13)

MFA|EDA Spring Thesis Exhibition – Postponed to Fall 2020

In keeping with Duke University’s COVID-19 plan which includes instituting a series of social distancing practices to protect the health and continuity of the community, the public events, performances, and screenings for the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts Spring Thesis Exhibition have been postponed to the Fall 2020 semester. Updated information and schedule details… Continue reading MFA|EDA Spring Thesis Exhibition – Postponed to Fall 2020

4th Friday 6Pack: Kristina Baker (’16)

Welcome to the latest installment of MFA|EDA’s 4th Friday Alumni 6Pack. This month your Arts & Letters tour guide is Kristina Baker from the Class of 2016. Take it away, Kristina: 1. After graduating, I moved to Charlotte N.C. 2. I go to the symphony whenever there are piano performances and have been collecting VHS tapes of old… Continue reading 4th Friday 6Pack: Kristina Baker (’16)

4th Friday 6Pack: Natalie Minik (’13)

Welcome to the latest installment of MFA|EDA’s 4th Friday Alumni 6Pack. We are pleased to find respite from the summer heat with a cool dispatch by Natalie Minik from the inaugural Class of 2013. ~~~~~~~ 1. Winter Light After graduating from the MFAEDA, I received the Lewis Hine Fellowship, which was located in Boston, Massachusetts at the time.… Continue reading 4th Friday 6Pack: Natalie Minik (’13)

MFA|EDA 2019 Commencement: Sunday, May 12

 MFA|EDA CLASS OF 2019 COMMENCEMENT ____________________________ Sunday, May 12 9:00am University-wide Commencement Ceremony Wallace Wade Stadium MFA|EDA Degree Marshal Sarah Riazati 3:00pm MFA|EDA Commencement and Diploma Distribution Nasher Museum Auditorium MFA|EDA Commencement Speaker Deborah Stratman 5:00pm MFA|EDA Reception & Open Studio The Shop | 1509 Campus Drive  ____________________________ Deborah Stratman is an artist and filmmaker interested… Continue reading MFA|EDA 2019 Commencement: Sunday, May 12

MFA|EDA 2019 Thesis Exhibition: March 18 – April 13

Duke University’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts celebrates the successes of the class of 2019 in MFA|EDA 2019, the program’s annual thesis exhibition, on view in Durham at the Power Plant Gallery and Full Frame Theater, and on Duke’s campus at the Fredric Jameson Gallery and Rubenstein Arts Center. MARCH 18 – APRIL 13 MFA|EDA 2019… Continue reading MFA|EDA 2019 Thesis Exhibition: March 18 – April 13

4th Friday 6Pack: Alex Cunningham (’16)

Welcome to the eighth installment of MFA|EDA’s 4th Friday Alumni 6Pack. We are pleased to begin the year with a dispatch from Alex Cunningham from the Class of 2016. ~~~~~~~ 1. From “There Is No Ithaca”, “Reminiscences no. 8” New York, 1951, Jonas Mekas: “…. Now go on falling, white snow of times gone by, while… Continue reading 4th Friday 6Pack: Alex Cunningham (’16)