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Duke Arts

Growing a
culture for art at Duke

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.

Pictured above: Kora Kwok sits in front of his meditative interactive sculpture, Ocean Room. Photo by Robert Zimmerman.

The Office of the
Vice-Provost for the Arts

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.

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  • 31 Arts Degrees, Minors, and Certificates
    Duke Arts programs leverage the resources of a top research university
  • 76 Visiting Artists supported since 2007
    Hosted by departments across Duke with our support
  • 105 Total arts faculty
    52 are practicing professional artists
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CDS Shortwave

As a project of the Center for Documentary Studies’ DocX lab, this experimental website showcases the documentary arts on an interactive, immersive digital platform inspired by analog modes of discovery.

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Made at Duke

Class Collaboration

New Mural Honors NC Farmworkers

Featured Events

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Public programs in the arts from across campus and into Durham.

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Latest stories in the arts at Duke. Published by Duke Arts and around the web.

Snapshots

At Duke, the arts are an engine of collaboration and innovation—students from all backgrounds engage with artistic practice.

Young female student standing outdoors at mic on central campus
Watch "Creativity at Duke" and see how students engage with the arts. Play Video
Stephen Hayes teaches sculpture at Duke. Photo by Robert Zimmerman.
Charlie Thompson stands in front of the
Charlie Thompson stands in front of the "Farmworkers in NC" Mural, produced in collaboration with his class and artist Cornelio Campos. Photo by Robert Zimmerman.
Love Life performance: A line of men standing in front of a red curtain after performing a vaudeville number
Love Life on stage in the Ruby. Read the story.
Students create a puppet as part of the "Re-imagining Medicine" series.
William Thomas and his class visit artist Nina Chanel Abney. Photo by Robert Zimmerman.
Tessa Mars stands in the Painting Studio at the Ruby. Photo by Robert Zimmerman.

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The creative community in the Triangle runs deep and shares an entrepreneurial spirit—helping to make Duke and Durham incredible places to study and experience the arts.
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