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Of Heartbeats, Bones and Brushstrokes
It takes a well-trained eye to spot an irregular heartbeat in an electrocardiogram or distinguish an original van Gogh from a fake, but applied mathematician Ingrid Daubechies has developed ways for computers to do the spotting.

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The Legacy of Environmental Racism
A Visiting Artist grant to the Nicholas School of the Environment will bring visual artist Torkwase Dyson to Duke University for an extended residency.
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Dancer, Storyteller, Feminist, Entrepreneur
Dissatisfied with the subservient portrayal of women in Kathak, a traditional Indian dance form, Ibanca Anand created and taught a feminist curriculum for it. Her future plans, though, hinge on the intersection of her two majors, literature and economics.
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Theater of, by, and for the Community
Kari Barclay, recipient of Duke's 2016 Louis Sudler Prize in Creative and Performing Arts, is a director and playwright who channels his commitment to social and community justice through his work.
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Arts+

How can the arts fully participate in the incredible intellectual energy of a university?

At Duke, the arts are full-fledged participants in all areas of academic inquiry.

Faculty in Dance co-teach courses with faculty in Electrical and Computer Engineering; faculty in Art, Art History & Visual Studies hold joint appointments in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences. Faculty in Music collaborate with colleagues in Neuroscience and Electrical Engineering. Art Historians are collaborating with faculty in Computer Science.

These collaborations are a consequence of Duke’s well-established culture of interdisciplinary inquiry.
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Visiting Artists

Visiting artist residencies bring Duke students into contact with world-class artists both inside and outside the classroom.

Visiting artist residencies bring Duke students into contact with world-class artists through classroom visits, master classes, performances, exhibits, and social events. And our visiting artists in residence are also hosted by departments not typically associated with the arts.

A computer science major may play piano for Simone Dinnerstein in a master class, or dance students majoring in engineering, economics, or public policy will take classes with the members of Shen Wei Dance Arts.
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship

We train student artists to think expansively and realistically about the arts.

Through the arts track of the I&E certificate at Duke we are showing that we take our arts students seriously by giving them the tools to think both expansively and realistically about the arts.
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Community

Students, Faculty, Alumni, and citizens of Durham are a vibrant artistic community.

Students follow their own passions and create their own opportunities, individually or as part of the many student-run groups.

Faculty includes renowned artists and scholars who, through both their work and their teaching, challenge and inspire their students.

Alumni carry their Duke experience into diverse artistic endeavors and industries.

The city of Durham is in the midst of an artistic and entrepreneurial renaissance. The presenters are the key link between campus and community.

DukeArts on Twitter

RT @WorkingatDuke: Duke employees can now sign up for DukeCreate arts workshops, too! bit.ly/2bMlsYn @DukeArts #artstigators
Welcome class of 2020…check out these arts events! #dukearts
RT @jhfcduke: WATCH: @fazilsaymusic during his visit to @DukeU ow.ly/XOS8302Xqm2 @DukePerformance @DukeMideast @ATAofNC
RT @DukeChapel: .@DukeStudents! Make friends, learn music, be inspired -- join Duke Chapel Choir. Auditions: chapel.duke.edu/worship/music/… youtube.com/watch?v=cciOvv…
RT @BlDvlHumanities: Danielle Purifoy on interdisciplinary project w/visiting artist Torkwase Dawson scalawagmagazine.org/in-conditions-… @DukeArts @fhi_duke @DukeEnvironment
RT @DukeAlumni: .@MikePosner '09 says the music of @willienelson and @merlehaggard helped him to "tell the truth" in his music: ow.ly/qrna302Dl0M

DukeArts in Pictures

Students prepare the "Art Beam" to be mounted in the new Duke Arts Center. It will be a visible marker of the student-centered collaboration and artistic expression that will take place there. The facility will open in the fall of 2017. Read More...
RT @NasherMuseum: Brighten your cloudy morning by making art with the kids! goo.gl/h5ZXNq
RT @NasherMuseum: Three chances to tour our current exhibitions this week, each with a different flavor. nasher.duke.edu/calendar/?type…
Artful scientist Fred Nijhout delights in butterfly wings and raku-fired pottery today.duke.edu/2016/08/nijhout
RT @CDSDuke: "Actions of Light, Unseen" | Work from @mfaeda alum Lisa McCarty ft'd in @oxfordamerican | buff.ly/29I5NHi
Artstigatin' #PoetryFox w/ @lillylibduke #Duke2020 #Artstigators #DukeStudents #fox #poetry #PictureDURM #pictureduke #Duke #DURM #norcak
Ben Folds and yMusic read song arrangements by Duke graduate composers yesterday. Here's Ben with composers Owen Richardson, Sarah Curzi, and Scott Lee. #artstigators