MFA|EDA Ava Lowrey (’15) at Sidewalk Film Festival

Duke University MFA|EDA student and filmmaker, Ava Lowrey, will be screening as part of the Sidewalk Film Festival this summer in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. Lowrey’s short, Fred the Town Dog, will screen in the Alabama Documentary Shorts I program, Saturday, Aug 23 at 4:05pm. More information:  http://sidewalkfest.com/

MFA|EDA Kristin Bedford (’14) at Meredith Film Festival

Second year MFA|EDA student Kristin Bedford’s film “Field Notes, Durham Noir” will be screened at the Meredith College Documentary Film Festival on January 26, 2014. The inaugural Meredith College Documentary Film Festival will be held Sunday, January 26, 2014, in Carswell Auditorium. The festival is free and open to the public. Click here for complete… Continue reading MFA|EDA Kristin Bedford (’14) at Meredith Film Festival

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 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

MFA|EDA Aaron Canipe and Libi Striegl in Petty Thieves #3

Via Empty Stretch:   Petty Thieves Number Three Posted on October 30, 2013 by thefacelesskid   Petty Thieves Number Three Various Artists 96 pages, saddle stitch, 6x9in Edition of 100 Printer: SmartPress Purchase – 18USD + S/H Featuring: Patrick Joust, Peter Currie, Phil Jackson, Sofie van Dam, Jacob Fogel, Laura Pannack, McNair Evans, Josh Anderson, Carine Wallauer, Justine Tobiasz, Rosaline Shahnavaz, Jason Hanasik, Maureen Drennan, Lloyd Stubber, Mads Greve, Ben Huff, Aimee Pijpers, Libi… Continue reading MFA|EDA Aaron Canipe and Libi Striegl in Petty Thieves #3