Griot & Grey Owl Friday at Duke
November 10, 2023 The Griot and Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference receives presenting support from Duke Arts and additional support from the Durham County Library, the Nasher Museum, the …
At Duke Arts, we believe that engagement with creators and performers builds space for learning and inquiry, facilitating collisions between ideas, forging connections and animating course material.
Duke Arts invites visiting artists from the Duke Arts Presents season to engage in and out of the classroom with Duke and Durham communities through master classes, workshops and public discussions.
In addition to our visiting artist engagement, Duke Arts offers 3-6 artist residencies annually, providing space and support for artists to develop new work or expand on existing projects while at Duke. Residencies can last from 3 days to several weeks and the format can vary widely depending on the scope and status of the work in process. All residencies feature several opportunities for artists to engage with Duke and Durham residents.
Duke Arts currently offers two artist residency programs. The Duke Arts Presents Residency is an expanded version of our visiting artist program. The Ruby Residency is an opportunity to create new work at the Rubenstein Arts Center.
2024-25 Residents have not yet been announced. Meet our past artists-in-residence below!
November 10, 2023 The Griot and Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference receives presenting support from Duke Arts and additional support from the Durham County Library, the Nasher Museum, the …
October 27–28 Presented as part of the Building Bridges Initiative at Duke University, funded, in part, by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art & the National Endowment for the …
April 17-21 Made possible, in part, with support from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation. The Rosetta Circle is a new project that builds on the work of pioneering feminist jazz …
February 2022 – March 2023 Made possible, in part, with support from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation. Intrepid piano and percussion quartet Yarn/Wire, one of the world’s leading new music …
September 26 – 30, 2022 Made possible, in part, with support from the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation and Duke Department of Music. Celebrating over two decades of musical trailblazing, Imani …
August 16 – September 18, 2022 Presented as part of Duke Performances’ Building Bridges Initiative, funded, in part, by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art & the National Endowment …
Mario Moore January 16 – March 6, 2022 Mario Moore, a painter recently commissioned by Duke University to paint a portrait of Wilhelmina Reuben-Cooke, will be the artist-in-residence at the Rubenstein Arts …
Sunday, January 23 – Sunday, January 30, 2022 American Ballet Theatre’s virtuosic junior ensemble ABT Studio Company returns for its third and final year in residence (delayed because of the pandemic) in …
Monday, October 11 – Thursday, October 14, 2021 Dua Saleh is presented as part of Duke Performances’ Building Bridges Initiative, funded, in part, by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic …
September 12- September 16, 2021 Celebrating over two decades of musical trailblazing, Imani Winds remains dedicated to adding new, diverse voices to the wind quartet repertoire. For 2021/22, Imani rejoins Duke …
November 1 – November 6, 2021 GRAMMY-nominated jazz pianist and Durham native Chris Pattishall returns to Duke as part of a year-long residency exploring the life and legacy of Mary …
Since its founding in 1965, the Ciompi Quartet has been Duke University’s resident string quartet. All its members are professors at Duke, where they teach instrumental lessons, coordinate and coach …
December 6 – December 12, 2021 Formerly the Principal Dancer of India’s storied Nrityagram Dance Ensemble, Bijayini Satpathy joins Duke Performances this December for a week-long residency and world premiere …
Carl Pope March 1 – July 1, 2021 Carl Pope is bringing “The Bad Air Smelled of Roses” (2004—), an ongoing installation about the presence and function of Blackness in society and …
Friday, October 23 – Saturday, October 31, 2020 Brooklyn-based dance collective Urban Bush Women (UBW), known for their community involvement and celebration of the movement and culture of the African …
Friday, November 13 & Saturday, November 21 – Monday, November 23, 2020 Durham native and GRAMMY-nominated jazz musician Chris Pattishall brings his diverse interests and innovative sound for a virtual …
Saturday, September 12 & Thursday, November 5, 2020 GRAMMY-winning, NY-based Attacca Quartet, known for their fresh interpretations of traditional and contemporary works of classical music, join Duke Performances for a …
Saturday, October 17 – Wednesday, October 21 & Saturday, October 31, 2020 Directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Wu Han and David Finckel bring along world-renowned violinist …
Saturday, October 24 – Friday, October 30, 2020 Performing music steeped in Gullah culture, Ranky Tanky, the GRAMMY Award-winning quintet from Charleston, South Carolina, brings their timeless sound to Duke …
Friday, April 9 – Saturday, April 10, 2021 Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield brings her singular brand of Americana-inflected indie rock to Duke Performances for a virtual residency, culminating in an April …
Tuesday, February 21, Saturday, March 13 & Wednesday, April 5, 2021 Renowned violinist James Ehnes and acclaimed pianist Orion Weiss join Duke Performances for a virtual residency, culminating in a …
Monday, March 1 – Friday, March 5, 2021 Acclaimed spoken word poet, recording artist, filmmaker, and producer Amir Sulaiman joins Duke Performances for a virtual residency culminating in a free …
Friday, April 16, 2021 In Spring 2021, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Tift Merritt and acclaimed singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Allison Russell will introduce their new collaborative project commissioned by Duke Performances. During …
Friday, March 19 thru Saturday, April 3, 2021 Over the past two seasons, Duke Performances has brought some of the most musically fabled regions of the world to Durham with …