Participants will learn gel-plate printing, collage, and construct a two-pamphlet Z-fold book.

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.

We will learn to make botanical gel prints straight from plants! Each print will give you two beautiful images- a silhouette and something resembling a photocopy.

Taught by Pamela Mischen Community Workshop: Open to all – no Duke affiliation required! Meet the Instructor

Participants are invited to bring their new, old, and/or current cameras (even your phone), and we will spend time going through some examples of types of photography.

In this workshop, we’ll practice using embroidery on paper to highlight the natural beauty of vintage photographs and create a new piece of art.

We will learn to make botanical gel prints straight from plants! Each print will give you two beautiful images- a silhouette and something resembling a photocopy.

Learn how to throw pottery on the wheel! In this introductory class, you will learn the basics of centering and throwing cylinders.

Join Alexsandra “Tigresa” Frias for a night of Afro-Brazilian history, music, and movement.

In this beginner friendly workshop, Hyewon Grigoni will take you through some basic drawing exercises and give away all her drawing secrets.

This two-hour workshop is designed to help you discover and strengthen your unique artistic style, also known as your "visual voice." We’ll play with a variety of hands-on art-making experiments that will help you understand what makes your work special and where you can grow.

Upcycle and repair your textile goods.

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.

Whether you’re new to a practice of quietude or a long-time practitioner, this workshop will allow us to access simple, effective techniques that expose the truth of our experiences. Here we will sit and chat and practice the ancient ways of settling our minds in their natural state of gentle, peaceful luminosity.

Take a much needed break for some deep relaxation. Open to all levels, this 90-minute Restorative Yoga workshop is about deep rest through supported poses, guided breathwork, and stillness.

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.

Stitch a sample of Gingham Cross Stitch and learn the basics of the vintage technique that uses a few basic stitches.

Engage in hands-on sculpting while practicing embodied meditation, fostering relaxation and artistic expression.

Learn how to hand sew for textile repair.

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of bookbinding to create your own journal to take home.

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.

this gathering is an invitation to renewal

Make a tiny critter, cat toy, or portrait using colored wool and specialized needles.

Use fabric scraps to relax and sink into an open ended collage project. No sewing skills necessary, instead we will use a paint brush and glue. A few tips on color and composition will be covered, and then it’s relax and create time!

Dambudzo is a live anti-genre work by acclaimed choreographer nora chipaumire, combining sound, painting, sculpture and performance to confront colonial legacies.

Shana Tucker kicks off the Duke Arts and Hayti Heritage Center at American Tobacco series on September 3 with her signature “ChamberSoul” sound — a captivating blend of jazz, classical, folk, acoustic pop, and soul, anchored by cello and voice.

Join us as Nashville-based artist Kenny Sharp takes the stage and delivers a Southern-fried blend of soul, funk, country, blues, and rock. He calls it “Brown Liquor Music”—a sound that’s smooth, punchy, and deeply rooted.

Don’t miss out — Dior Ashley Brown is an award-winning emcee, poet, and activist whose work fuses music and social change. A powerhouse of the D.C. arts scene, she uses her voice to uplift women and honor hip-hop’s roots.

Closing out the series this year, Nashville-based artist Denitia has spent years remapping country music. Her sound drifts between Nashville roots and Brooklyn edge—acoustic guitar and pedal steel woven with shimmer, soul, and restraint.

Long-time collaborators cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and pianist Alexei Grynyuk perform three brilliant duets by Clara Schumann, Beethoven, and Brahms.

Honor the dead with a Day of the Dead altar piece, at Duke Chapel that pays homage to the rich cultural heritage and sacred traditions of Día de los Muertos. This event is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

Dambudzo is a live anti-genre work by acclaimed choreographer nora chipaumire, combining sound, painting, sculpture and performance to confront colonial legacies.

Grammy Award-winning ensemble The King’s Singers present “Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On,” a tour of exquisite vocal works of the Romantic era by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Fanny Mendelssohn, and more.

Pianist and composer Conrad Tao has been dubbed “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music” by New York Magazine. He presents an innovative program exploring the impact of American popular music, including jazz and song, on the work of Rachmaninoff.

Featuring Duke’s Ciompi Quartet with special guests, "Dvořák in America" explores the Black and Indigenous influences on Dvořák during his time in the United States with a program of staples of his oeuvre alongside American compositions.

Percussion innovators Tyshawn Sorey and Sandbox Percussion celebrate the centenary of legendary drummer, composer, and innovator Max Roach with original arrangements and compositions inspired by Roach's revolutionary ensemble, M'Boom.

time/life/beauty by Michael Sakamoto and DJ Spooky blends hip-hop, new music, dance, and media visuals, honoring Ryuichi Sakamoto’s legacy through interdisciplinary performance.

Duke’s resident Ciompi Quartet revisits "Memoirs," a 2003 composition by the late Paul Schoenfield. Works by Bach and Schubert round out the program.

Kayfabe is a puppet wrestling entertainment spectacular written, directed and designed by Josh Rice.

Marc Ribot performs re-interpretations and re-framings of Bob Dylan’s mid 1960s-era visionary poetry, the poetic environment from which Dylan’s work emerged.

Ephrat Asherie collaborates with Grammy award-winning pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill on the company’s newest creation, Shadow Cities, a reflection on the beauty, vastness and joy of the in-between.

In TESTO by Wet Mess, Wet Messifies the messiness of life with teeth and one chin hair; exploring transitions, testosterone, and the edges of drag.

John Scofield’s Trio blends original jazz, standards, and surprising covers in an energetic, intuitive live format.

Bear Grease is an unapologetically Indigenous musical—a loving clap back to the classic hit musical and film Grease.

Theatre of Music has joined forces with composer Steven Bryant to create an immersive, multi-disciplinary work inspired by Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte.

An ensemble of Native and Indigenous jazz musicians led by vocalist Julia Keefe, celebrating the genre's deep Indigenous roots with standards and contemporary songs.

The National Dance Theatre Company is the beating heart of Jamaica’s cultural legacy, enchanting audiences worldwide with its spellbinding performances and innovative choreography.

Led by Troy Anthony, "The Revival: It Is Our Duty" blends gospel, ritual, and joy—inviting all into a healing celebration of liberation, identity, and transformation.

Groundbreaking multidisciplinary artists Wen Hui and Eiko Otake weave a complex and deeply personal tapestry, inviting the audience to consider war as a history, an inheritance, and a present-day reality.

Choreographer Wanjiru Kamuyu leads audiences through a sensorial, contemplative journey into the body as a tapestry of memories and then a site of liberation.

Taylor Mac takes on the holidays to celebrate the season in all its dysfunction. "For all those who find caroling, eggnog and enforced family visits destabilizing” (Los Angeles Times)

A stunning tapestry of dance, live music, and home video footage that invites audiences into Jenn Freeman’s life following her Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis at age 33.

Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman fuses the raw, aching power of authentic Delta Blues with the expansive sound of a chamber orchestra.

Described as “the violin’s domme” by The New Yorker, Sudan doesn’t just play the violin—she commands it, looping riffs into whole orchestras, flipping classical training into raw, radiant funk.

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka brings her sharp, offbeat humor to Durham. Known for her HBO special "The Intruder," viral stand-up clips, and of course – her trademark bowl cut.

This site-specific installation by Colombian artist and engineer Miler Lagos is made of cardboard boxes collected on Duke’s campus, stacked and carved to resemble the base of a Ceiba tree.

After months of wearing a GPT device, Meshi has made herself into a hybrid AI-human entity. When speaking as the GPT version of herself, Meshi voices conversational responses generated into her ear in real time.

Cuarteto Casals specializes in under-represented repertoire of their native Spain. They pair a quartet by Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga with works of Beethoven and Shostakovich.

Described by BBC Music Magazine as a ‘sonically daring ensemble’, the Akropolis Reed Quintet has commissioned more than 150 new works by living composers for their distinctive instrumentation: oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon. This program pairs exciting new works with an arrangement of Gershwin's An American in Paris.

Praised for their 'sumptuous sweetness and laser-like clarity' (BBC Music Magazine), Doric String Quartet has earned international acclaim. Tracing a lineage of musical invention, the quartet’s program spans the work of Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven.

Manhattan Chamber Players bring together accomplished soloists and ensemble musicians, combining their talents in a flexible line-up that brings fresh vitality to chamber music. They present a pair of piano quintets by Weinberg and Brahms.

Recently profiled in The New York Times for 50 years of enduring excellence, Takács Quartet thrives with a sound that remains unmistakably its own. Their program features works by Mozart and Schubert.

Hailed by The Washington Post for performing with “a power and confidence that puts her in the top echelon,” Barton Pine opens the 80th anniversary season of the Chamber Arts Series with an all-Brahm's program.

Trio con Brio Copenhagen presents piano trios by Weinberg and Schubert alongside a new commission by Louise Alenius in a program offering poignant reflections on life and mortality.