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Curio-Lab for Neurodivergent Creatives

Taught by Free



Community Workshop: Open to all – no Duke affiliation required!

When
  • Tue, Nov 11, 2025 at 6:00pm
Where

Ruby Lounge
2020 Campus Drive
Durham, NC 27708

Venue Details
Notes

Registration for this workshop will open on Friday, November 7.

Curio-Lab for Neurodivergent Creatives

Taught by Free

Community Workshop: Open to all – no Duke affiliation required!

Curio is defined as: a rare, unusual, or intriguing object.

The Curio-Lab is an interactive workshop that uses process art and play to provide a space for neurodivergent creatives to explore new ways to expand their creative practice. During the workshop, Free will share the four principles she discovered that shifted her creative practice to something more easeful, enjoyable, and expansive. There will be various exploration stations with objects and prompts that inspire us to create art through play. Then, we will share and swap our art to add new perspective and create something entirely new. Come with a courageous heart and a curious mind. Bring along a rare, unusual, or intriguing object that is a reflection of you or your creativity.

This workshop is programmed in partnership with Duke Arts Presents. All attendees will be offered a complimentary ticket to a performance of Is it Thursday Yet? on November 14-15 in Reynolds Industries Theater.

Meet the Instructor

Free

Free🦋✨is a black-queer-disabled-femme and multi-passionate creative living with a neurological disorder. She’s also a sexual trauma survivor and enjoys using her creativity as a tool for healing and self-expression. Free …

More Info

Duke Arts Create is a series of free, hands-on arts workshops designed to help all Duke students, including graduate and professional students (including Duke Health), as well as Duke faculty and staff develop a variety of creative skills in the visual arts, dance and movement, creative writing and more. Workshops are open to all skill levels and backgrounds. Most workshops are held in the Duke Arts Annex, the Rubenstein Arts Center or the Duke Arts Office 2101 and are typically held weeknights from 6-8 p.m.

Registration for the following week’s Duke Arts Create workshops go live on Friday morning at 9 a.m. – sign up in advance to guarantee your spot. Didn’t get a spot? No problem! We always reserve space for walk-ins and waitlist registers. Email DukeCreate@duke.edu if you have any questions. Sign up for the monthly newsletter here, which includes the full list of classes offered during the following month.

Duke Arts Create is sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts (Duke Arts).

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