For the 2021-22 Doing Good grant cycle, Duke Arts is partnering with the Office of Durham and Community Affairs to support community-led art projects that have a positive impact on Duke’s fourteen partner neighborhoods.

These fresh and electic playlists will introduce you to the artists headlining our fall 2021 season.

In this interview for the Duke Entertainment, Media, and Arts Network (DEMAN), marketing guru Drew Neisser ‘79 shares his advice for students hoping to turn their creativity into a career. This Wednesday, Nov 3, join Neisser and Duke Marketing Club for an in-person conversation on navigating a career in marketing post-college.

This article was originally published on the Duke Performances blog The early spring of 2020 will live long in our collective memory as the beginning of a historic time that ...

The fifth year of Duke’s signature arts mentorship program pairs twenty students with professional mentors to develop their creative projects, including manuscripts, documentaries, podcasts, XR, TV pilots, animation and more.

Get to know the students behind the scenes of Duke Arts! From writers to social media superstars, each is an important advocate in supporting our work in growing a culture for the arts across campus.

Jaime Garamella ‘99, Director of The Voice Studio at NYC Guitar School, shares his experience of transitioning from Duke to the music industry and advises students to be adaptable during their career journey.

In this interview for the Duke Entertainment, Media, and Arts Network (DEMAN), Maureen Farrell ‘01 offers advice for students and alumni hoping to pursue a career in journalism after Duke. This Thursday, Oct 7 at 8pm, Farrell will be in conversation with her co-author Eliot Brown about their recently published book, “The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion.”

Professor of music Scott Lindroth, whose new work ”T120” will premiere this Saturday, Oct 9 in Baldwin Auditorium, shares his thoughts on music-making during the pandemic and the long-awaited return to live, in-person performances. “I think it's heightened emotions for all of us in the performing arts to be able to be back on stage again, realizing how special that ritual is,” he shares.

In this interview with the alumni network DukeJournos, alumna Kristen Bellstrom shares how she has navigated her career path in print media since her graduation from Duke in 1998. “Journalism has changed a lot since I got my first reporter job and I’m doing my best to change with it,” she says.

This year, in collaboration with the Office for the Vice Provost of the Arts, Bass Connections is seeking projects that display the range of ways in which different forms of art intersect with how we understand, convey, and engage with complex societal challenges.

In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Peyton Dilweg ’18 shares how her undergraduate experiences helped her launch her acting and modeling careers. “My post-Duke takeaways entailed learning to take bold risks and going hard after something—even, and especially, at the risk of failure,” she says.

In this interview for the Duke Entertainment, Media, and Arts Network (DEMAN), Nathaniel Hill ‘12 shares advice for students interested in the business of Broadway. This Thursday, September 23 at 8pm, Hill will virtually be in conversation with two alumni directors helping lead the return of Broadway: Charles Randolph-Wright ’78 and Danya Taymor ’10.

In this interview for the Duke Entertainment, Media, and Arts Network (DEMAN), Jon Steinlauf ‘79 shares how his marketing classes at Duke gave way to his current position at Discovery Inc. “If you are lucky enough to find an industry you aspire to be in long term, try to find managers that will help you at good companies with products you believe in,” he says.

This summer, Lizzy Kramer '22 worked with Durham-born artist John Felix Arnold III on one of his recent installations, “Reimagining Cerberus,” which calls attention to the human impact on climate change. We invited Kramer to share her reflections on the experience, including her belief in the ability of art to pose questions and challenge perceptions.

In this interview for the Duke Entertainment, Media, and Arts Network (DEMAN), Marina Poole ‘17, video editor at MasterClass, offers advice for students hoping to break into creative industries. “No matter how low on the ladder you are—and you will have to start there—bring your best attitude forth every day,” she shares.

These fresh and electic playlists will introduce you to the artists headlining our fall 2021 season.

This article was originally published on the Duke Performances blog Duke Performances returns to live performance this fall with 16 presentations that welcome audiences back to stages at Duke University ...

This article was originally published on the Duke Performances blog Duke Performances returns to live performance this fall with 16 presentations that welcome audiences back to stages at Duke University ...

Ahead of Imani Winds' September 12 performance at Baldwin Auditorium, Michaela Dwyer "sat down" with Monica Ellis to chat about the past year.

In this interview for the Duke Entertainment, Media, and Arts Network (DEMAN), Tori Bilas ‘17, account manager at Jump Media, discusses her experience navigating different career paths before landing a job she loves in equestrian sports and shares advice for current Duke students.

In this interview for the Duke Entertainment, Media, and Arts Network (DEMAN), Laura Kirby ‘11 discusses how she used her experience as a child clinical psychologist to write a children's book. “My goal is to combine my passion for child development with my love of writing in order to write enjoyable books for kids,” she shares.

In this interview, Duke Performances Advisory Board members Geoff Brock '07 and Suzanne Stevens Brock discuss their relationship with the performing arts and their hopes for the future of the arts at Duke. “I don’t want Duke to only be known for its athletics or business or law programs; I want it to be known for everything,” shares Geoff.

In this interview with Duke Business Oriented Women, Natalie Shammas '18 discusses how she got her start in the tech industry at Google, manages working from home during the pandemic, and finds the motivation to continually improve her skillset.

Three Duke alumnae share how they split their time at Duke between rigorous science courses and a steadfast passion for dance. “When I got to college, it wasn’t really a question of whether or not I would continue to dance as I pursued a career in medicine,” Gabby Cooper '20 said. “It was how I could make both of them work.”

Over the course of the Spring 2021 semester, visiting artist Carl Pope worked with students to bring “The Bad Air Smelled of Roses” (2004—), his ongoing installation about the presence and function of Blackness in society, to Duke's campus. This silk screen and wheat paste iteration is on view at the Rubix until December 1.

After working in traditional newsrooms for the last four years, Elizabeth Djinis ‘16 recently founded Grafon Writing Company, which offers professional writing services in a boutique model. In this interview, Djinis offers valuable insight on the various roles she's held in media throughout her career.

We showcase the work of this year’s graduating cohort in the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts program in this special series of interviews. Fellow artists, MFA EDA alumni, faculty, and mentors interviewed each graduating student about their thesis exhibitions, which are on view at Duke, in Durham, and online May 7 through June 5.

Jayne Yu Wang's “The Unfinished Utopia” is an installation of a fictional city, Fangchuan, at the border of China, Russia, and North Korea. Following a foreign flaneur’s diary, viewers will have the opportunity to explore the city through audio, photography, architectural design, Instagram posts, and ordinary objects in this city.

In this interview, Daisy Jing ‘10, who founded and operates the skincare company Banish, shares how she forged her path in the beauty industry as an entrepreneur. “I think something a lot of Duke women struggle with is perfectionism,” Jing shares. “That was something I struggled with, and you have to learn how to be okay with not being perfect.”

Duke University Union has honored three Duke seniors with awards for their contributions to the arts: Omolola Sanusi, who received the Hal Kammerer Memorial Prize for Film and Video Production; and María Zurita Ontiveros and Cameron Oglesby, who both received the Graywill Award for Arts Leadership & Service.

A Bass Connections team has created an art installation on view in the lobby of the Rubenstein Arts Center. “This project is emblematic of the integrative and synthetic thinking that society needs to tackle the wicked challenges of climate change and sea level,” says Betsy Albright, assistant professor at the Nicholas School.

Meet MFA EDA alum Danny Kim ‘18, who recently founded Docu+, a documentary company specializing in international productions and branded content. He shares how DEMAN helped him transition from Duke to LA and offers advice for students pursuing careers in film.

In this interview with the Duke Entertainment, Media & Arts Network (DEMAN), Lizzie Friedman ’91 shares how she created a career in film production after graduating from Duke. “My job is really simple: I make sure filmmakers and show-runners have everything they need to accomplish their creative goals,” she says.

Fourteen Duke students received a Benenson Award in the Arts this year to support and sustain their work over the summer months and help launch the graduating seniors into the next phase of their life.

Pearson discusses his journey into podcasting, shares insights on the industry, and sheds light on how his company has adapted to remote work during the pandemic.

We celebrate the inaugural cohort of Duke’s MFA in Dance: Embodied Interdisciplinary Praxis, a program dedicated to embodied knowledge and practice-led movement discourses.

Congratulations to the 2021 awardees receiving the Robert E. Pristo Filmmaking Award, established in 2019 to support student filmmakers.

On March 27, a group of Duke students painted a portrait of their friend, Raj Mehta, a member of the Class of 2022 who passed away in 2020, on the Campus Drive free expression tunnel. We share a statement from Shivam Patel ’22, Raj’s former roommate, about this painted tribute.

Duke Arts invites returning alumni—and anyone!—to enjoy these offerings from across our vibrant arts community. This year, there is arts every day of Reunions Week!

In this interview, Nicole Sales ‘12 shares Duke resources that helped her land her first job post-graduation at the auction house Christie’s. On April 13, she will be in conversation with artist Carrie Able ’04 about their careers at the convergence of art and tech, including the explosion of NFTs.

In this interview with the alumni network DukeJournos, Jillian Apel ’18 shares advice for students hoping to pursue a career in the creative industries after graduation. “It's important to work hard, make connections, and create art, but also just as important to (try) not to compare yourself to others,” she says.

The Enviro-Art Gallery is an annual showcase of artwork that aims to bring awareness to environmental issues through visual media. Featuring a monthlong virtual gallery of over 600 works and 15 speaker sessions from April 5 to 10, students Cameron Oglesby and Isabel Wood share how this year's showcase has expanded in spite of the pandemic.

Actor Angela Zhou ‘14, whose credits include “Promising Young Woman” and “Hell on Wheels,” offers advice for students looking to break into entertainment. On April 7, Zhou will join a panel of fellow Duke Asian American alumni working in Hollywood for a conversation about their career paths and experiences.

On April 15, 17 and 18, Duke Theater Studies will present its spring mainstage production, Medea. Directed by senior María Zurita Ontiveros and set designed by senior Ash Jeffers, Medea is the first mainstage Theater Studies has produced with students at its helm. The show will be performed in person and live streamed to virtual audiences.

Kelsey Wang, senior manager of finance at Reese Witherspoon's media brand Hello Sunshine, shares Duke experiences that helped her break into the media and entertainment industries. On March 24, she will be in conversation with fellow Hello Sunshine employees about the company's role in creating diversity in media.

Martavius Parrish ‘14, a teaching artist at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, discusses his experience of switching from a medical track to a Theater Studies major while at Duke. "I wound up performing in Ragtime during the Trayvon Martin tragedy and it changed my life. Amazing mentors and academic advisors. . . helped me emotionally, academically, and logistically shift gears from pre-med."

Jordan Zaslav ‘12, Senior Director of Strategy at Axios, shares Duke experiences that helped him secure a career in media and advises students to embrace exploration post-graduation.

A new book co-edited by Miguel Rojas Sotelo, adjunct professor and event coordinator at the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies at Duke, is the first to put Sergio Sánchez Santamaría in context. On March 24, a panel conversation featuring the artist, celebrates the first edition release.

Yng-Ru Chen ’01, owner of Praise Shadows Art Gallery in Boston, MA, is presenting an exclusive virtual preview of the new exhibition, “Memento Mori,” on March 11. Ahead of the event, Chen connected with her former professor, Gennifer Weisenfeld, to reflect on their initial meeting at Duke and Chen's journey into the art world.

Lockdown poses many hurdles for artists, but it has not stopped Duke student filmmakers from making new work. In times of uncertainty, trust, working at smaller scales, and being true to yourself are essential.

Big Night In for the Arts, broadcast live on WRAL-TV on March 11, will raise funds to support the COVID relief work of four local arts councils. Duke Arts and Duke’s Office of Durham and Community Affairs are event sponsors. Join the performance and consider supporting our regional cultural ecosystem.

Serges Himbaza ‘17, Managing Partner at POPULUS, shares how his Duke experience helped him prepare for his current profession, discusses the value of collaboration, and advises current Duke students to embrace the process of figuring out their ideal career.

Multy Oliver ‘21 began interning with the Hayti Heritage Center last summer and loved the experience so much she continues to support programs remotely. In honor of the upcoming Hayti Heritage Film Festival, we invited Oliver to share her experience with one of Durham's leading arts non profit organizations.

Janvi Shah ‘15, MBA Candidate at Harvard Business School and former Product Manager at Google Photos, shares how her involvement in Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship and major in neuroscience helped shape her career path.

Fifty years after its conception, late photographer William Gedney’s “A Time of Youth” has been published by Duke University Press in conjunction with the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Lisa McCarty ‘13, an alumna of Duke University’s MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts, edited the book.

Maya Robinson ‘11 reflects on her newsroom’s shift to remote work last March due to the pandemic, necessitating a reimagining of how photography is created. She also shares how her Duke Visual Studies degree taught her the power of photography and critical thinking.

Sophia Roth '22 shares her first original single written during the winter break contemplating what it means to be in a place during the pandemic.

Emma Steadman '22, co-founder and president of Runway of Dreams at Duke, shares the story of the club's founding and partnership with NCSU textile design students in advance of "Coming Together, Creating Change," a virtual adaptive runway show premiering Thu, Feb 11.

La Colombe Contemporary Glasswork is a homegrown fused glass studio born out of the pandemic. We catch up with Alex Sanchez Bressler '18, formerly arts administration fellow for Duke Arts, to learn about this family business.