Student Programs

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Duke Arts Fellows

Duke Arts Fellows seeks to promote arts education in schools with less robust arts programs. Fellows are paired one-to-one with Duke faculty mentors and matched with a Durham Public School (DPS) arts classroom. Paired fellows, mentors, and DPS educators will have expertise in the same artistic discipline.

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Duke Arts Studio

Get support with an in-process creative project with Duke Arts Studio, a program that pairs Duke undergraduate students with industry mentors who can help bring selected projects to fruition.

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Duke Arts Exchange

This new program from Duke Arts partners with arts departments to create opportunities for advanced arts students at Duke to travel and study in a conservatory environment, and invites conservatory students to experience time at Duke.

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Duke Arts Weekends

Duke Arts Weekends is an initiative dedicated to bringing students and faculty together for immersive weekends filled with performances, exhibits and deep dives into the art world.

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Arts +

Spend six weeks during the summer gaining full-time hands-on professional experience in the arts. This program offers several project options and is open to graduate and undergraduate students at Duke.