Want to join a workshop? Registration opens every Friday at 9 a.m. for the following week’s sessions.
Duke Arts Create is a series of free hands-on arts workshops designed to help all Duke students including undergraduates, graduates, and professionals (including health professionals), faculty, and staff develop a variety of creative skills in the visual arts, dance and movement, creative writing and more. While most of our workshops are exclusive to the Duke community, each month includes a few open community workshops that are free and open to the general public – no Duke affiliation required!
Workshops are paused for the summer and will return in late August. We look forward to seeing you then.
Most workshops are held in the Arts Annex, the Rubenstein Arts Center or the Trent Semans Center and are typically held weeknights from 6-8 p.m.
Registration for workshops opens every Friday morning at 9 a.m. for the following week’s events. Sign up in advance to guarantee your spot. If you miss your chance to reserve, stop by – we always reserve space for walk-ins and waitlist registers and will do our best to accommodate you.
Questions? Email DukeCreate@duke.edu.
Duke Arts Create is made possible by the Heaton Wellness Through the Arts Endowment.
Come join this workshop to learn a unique fusion choreography blending elements of Bollywood, Indian Classical dance, Hip Hop, Heels and Belly dance.
Use running stitches to create accents and all over design to embellish your clothing and textile projects.
Using carefully prepared materials, participants will learn to attach and coil longleaf pine needles around a gourd, crafting a unique bowl.
Students will be provided with a mini loom and selection of yarns. Together we will work through some simple weaving stitches and create something decorative.
Join local fiber artist Kimberley Pierce Cartwright for a hands-on quilting workshop that celebrates creativity, storytelling, and community.
this gathering is an invitation to renewal
This two-hour workshop will cover the basics of screen printing: putting images on screens (making a stencil), ink mixing, and how to effectively use a squeegee.
This class introduces the traditions of Dia de Muertos. We will construct an ofrenda and learn how to produce paper cempaxochitl (marigolds) and papel picado (cut paper).
Learn to make paper from recycled materials like junk mail! In this zero-waste workshop, we’ll use a blended pulp to create sheets of paper using the dip method with a mold and deckle.
Come learn about and paint calaveras and alebrijes for Dia de los Muertos!
In this workshop, we’ll practice creative ways to rest well together with yoga, meditation, and deep rest practices.
In this class students will first learn the overall functionalities of the sewing machine such as threading the machine, getting familiar with the machine parts, various sewing tools and materials.
Learn the basics of screen printing and take home a limited edition print of the Declaration of Independence!
Take a deep dive into the Declaration of Independence.
Create your own original zine in this hands-on workshop exploring collage, bookbinding, and DIY publishing.
Use fabric scraps to relax and sink into an open ended collage project inspired by quilt squares.
In this workshop students will learn the basics of linocut printmaking. Students will be provided with a small piece of soft linoleum and a carving tool to create their design
Come join this workshop to learn a unique fusion choreography blending elements of Bollywood, Indian Classical dance, Hip Hop, Heels and Belly dance.
Use running stitches to create accents and all over design to embellish your clothing and textile projects.
Using carefully prepared materials, participants will learn to attach and coil longleaf pine needles around a gourd, crafting a unique bowl.
Students will be provided with a mini loom and selection of yarns. Together we will work through some simple weaving stitches and create something decorative.
Join local fiber artist Kimberley Pierce Cartwright for a hands-on quilting workshop that celebrates creativity, storytelling, and community.
this gathering is an invitation to renewal
This two-hour workshop will cover the basics of screen printing: putting images on screens (making a stencil), ink mixing, and how to effectively use a squeegee.
This class introduces the traditions of Dia de Muertos. We will construct an ofrenda and learn how to produce paper cempaxochitl (marigolds) and papel picado (cut paper).
Learn to make paper from recycled materials like junk mail! In this zero-waste workshop, we’ll use a blended pulp to create sheets of paper using the dip method with a mold and deckle.
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Duke Arts Create participants show off jars of homemade kombucha at Duke Campus Farm.
Participants of the Soul Sweat + Stretch workshop in the Ark Dance Studio
The Duke School of Medicine participating in a zine-making workshop in the Trent Semans Center