Yoga for Everybody
In this beginner-level class, we’ll learn to breathe with awareness, feel the body’s glorious response to the breath, and move through a variety of shapes.
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!
Explore our workshops below.
Most workshops are held in the Duke 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.
In this beginner-level class, we’ll learn to breathe with awareness, feel the body’s glorious response to the breath, and move through a variety of shapes.
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.
Heel Workshop is an open-level, choreography-based dance class. Heels are optional.
In this workshop you’ll learn the basics of wire sculpture, specifically aiming toward observing and forming plant sculptures.
You will be making ornate designs with intricate patterns that will come to life with vibrant colors.
Learn to make a twined basket. Using wetted reed, you will learn a simple basket weaving technique that will make a quick and lovely container.
Learn how to throw pottery on the wheel! In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of centering and throwing cylinders.
Use running stitches to create accents and all over design to embellish your clothing and textile projects.
Demonstrating each step of the neon making process including pattern making, illuminated glass color theory, glass bending, bombarding and install. Weaving demos and showing the weaving and dyeing process in a mini production studio.
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.
You will be making ornate designs with intricate patterns that will come to life with vibrant colors.
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.
In this beginner-level class, we’ll learn to breathe with awareness, feel the body’s glorious response to the breath, and move through a variety of shapes.
Heel Workshop is an open-level, choreography-based dance class. Heels are optional.
Use running stitches to create accents and all over design to embellish your clothing and textile projects.
Demonstrating each step of the neon making process including pattern making, illuminated glass color theory, glass bending, bombarding and install. Weaving demos and showing the weaving and dyeing process in a mini production studio.
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