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Vice-Provost for the Arts

Duke Arts fosters the study and the expression of art at all levels, and across all forms of creative practice – including music, visual art, dance, cinema, theater, literary, and experimental arts.

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34 Arts Degrees, Minors, and Certificates
Undergraduate and graduate programs leverage the resources of a top research university
54 Live Professional Events in 2022-23
Presented by Duke Arts Presents, formerly Duke Performances
98 Total arts faculty
Lead our culture of creative innovation

The Arts at Duke

Updates

John V. Brown Introduces Duke Arts Presents

John V. Brown, Vice Provost for the Arts, shares exciting updates about Duke Arts.

LIVE EVENTS

Duke Arts Presents

The professional arts presenter at Duke University, formerly Duke Performances.

EXPLORE SPACES

Arts Annex

The Arts Annex is a hub of Duke’s student art scene to house studio arts — including ceramics, screen printing, and visual arts — rehearsal, and programming spaces.

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Duke Arts Newsletter

The Duke Arts weekly includes interviews, opinions, stories, student opportunities, and creative work from across the university's arts community, delivered every Monday.

Upcoming Events

Arts
Carillon Daily Recital
September 29, 2023 — 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Arts
Lunar Rhapsody
September 29, 2023 — 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Climate
NCLAFF: We are Guardians
September 29, 2023 — 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Visual and Creative Arts
Chinese opera in contemporary Taiwan: Wei Hai Min 魏海敏 and Her Personae
September 30, 2023 — 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

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News View All

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

A Q&A with co-founder of Meshroom Marika Niko

Published: September 18, 2023

Announcing Duke Arts Studio

Published: September 15, 2023

Tom Rankin Remembers Nancy Buirski

Published: September 14, 2023

John V. Brown introduces Duke Arts Presents

Published: August 03, 2023

People of Duke Arts

Meet the people behind the arts at Duke and discover their inspirations, tips for finding community on campus, and more.

Obertstein and Murthy have made an indelible impact on the arts at Duke. Oberstein served as the Interim and Associate Director of Duke Performances and taught a course in Arts Management. Click to read more.

Formed here at Duke University in 1965, the Ciompi Quartet’s career has spanned nearly seven decades. The ensemble’s members are all professors at Duke and perform as distinguished solo players as well as instrumental teachers and chamber artists. Click to read more.

Click to learn more about the Duke Arts Staff.

Felwine Sarr's distinguished work has become more familiar to the community with the production of two of his plays by Duke Performances. Click to read more.

Only In
Durham

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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