The arts thrive at Duke. Academic programs, critically acclaimed organizations and visiting artists create connections between campus, the Durham community, 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 moreDuke’s theaters, galleries, and other arts venues are typically busiest in April! This year, we bring the buzz, artwork, and stages online. Join us Friday, April 16 at 7pm for the premiere of this produced special that highlights the artistic accomplishments of undergraduate students in our academic arts departments this spring.
Before the pandemic shut everything down, visiting artist John Felix Arnold III was working with students to create a conceptual portrait of Durham—his hometown—in the Ruby.
Duke Professor Rebecca Stein and 15 students in her Human Rights on Camera class visited the Nasher Museum to experience the outdoor art installation "RESIST COVID / TAKE 6!" by artist Carrie Mae Weems.
The leaders of Duke's student-run record label, Small Town Records, learned how to innovate, adapt to digital platforms, and create new music opportunities during a pandemic summer.
Nasher Museum-affiliated artist Dario Robleto reflects on his early years as an artist, when social distancing came naturally to him and he nurtured a “precarious balance… between introversion and community.”
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