The arts thrive at Duke. Leading academic programs, critically-acclaimed presenting organizations and embedded visiting artists create connections between campus, the cultural momentum of Durham, NC, and international thinkers, makers and performers.
The Vice Provost for the Arts is charged with transforming the arts at Duke. This office works with academic, student and community arts programs to embed art into the mainstream Duke experience.
learn moreMeet Duke faculty artists Raquel Salvatella de Prada and Merrill Shatzman (emeritus) and see what they've been working on as their residency in the Ruby draws to a close.
In her summer residency in the Ruby, local artist Heather Gordon explores the abstract shape of data from Duke Forest and the key word from a Dr. Seuss classic.
In June 2019, artist Renzo Ortega was in residence at the Ruby painting studio, where he created several vibrant paintings informed by his complex understanding of identity, heritage and art.
Vonnie Quest is an interdisciplinary documentary artist from Milwaukee, WI, whose work weaves together family history, Afro-surrealism, and speculative fiction.
Public programs in the arts from across campus and into Durham.
Latest stories in the arts at Duke. Published by Duke Arts and around the web.
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