On display at the Rubenstein Arts Center through Sunday, March 12, "Selections from the Archive” is a print retrospective of the work of media artist, researcher, and Duke faculty member Bill Seaman.
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.
DukeCreate, a workshops series for the Duke community, is collaborating with Student Wellness to offer more opportunities to support well-being through creativity.
Courtney Liu '13, MFA in Dance '21, shares "Blurring the Lines" created with undergraduate students in Intermediate Ballet. "Creative projects are still being made and it is more important than ever to share, engage with, and celebrate each other's work," shares Emma Geiger, MFA EDA '22, who collaborated on filming and editing.
Gianluca Corinaldesi started his position at Duke just three weeks before COVID stay at home orders. Learning to play the piano with his sons has brought joy to the Corinaldesi family home. "[It] puts me in a good mood like few other things," he reflects.
Sofia Zymnis '21 shares a project started as a pseudo-autobiographical documentation of her own experience during lockdown that has now developed into a constantly-growing website, inviting people to share their own balcony community in order to grow a shared virtual one.
Jonathan Homrighausen, PhD '23, shares a calligraphic piece, "Heaven's Roof," inspired by the relationship to home during COVID-19.
Christine Doeg '87 shares the documentary film she produced called One Vote. This film captures the compelling stories of diverse Americans on Election Day 2016.
Brittany J. Green, Duke PhD student in Music Composition, shares "Connected," a short piece for viola, piano, and fixed media inspired by paradoxical feelings of isolation and mediated connectedness that many have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Duke Dance Program Director Purnima Shah applauds the creative collaborations that have arisen out of the coronavirus. One of these collaborations, between DANCE 306S: Dance for the Camera and DANCE 375: Music for Dancers students, is highlighted.
Alexandra Bailliere '92 reflects on the growth of arts at Duke over the past 30 years and shares a piece created during the coronavirus crisis.
When the coronavirus crisis led to an unexpected and impressive turn in the final project for Michael Faber's "Graphic Design in Multimedia" class. The result? A 50-page magazine about graphic design and staying connected called "Connectere."
Duke Dance instructor Glenna Batson shares a reflection on the role of movement and dance during the coronavirus crisis and the social distancing that comes with it.
Freelance and documentary photographer Denise Allen shares "My Son Matters," a photography exhibit comprised of portraits of African-American parents with their sons with accompanying statements. Allen created this exhibit to elevate and honor the relationship between African-American mothers and their sons while shining a loving light on the young men whose existence is often stigmatized.
"Dance reminds you and teaches you the infinite nuances of life. Excitement and joy in life is not limited to the big bangs, the major earthquakes; it is also the light brush of grief or the gentle awareness of beauty. Dance can teach, or reteach, us what that means," says Barbara Dickinson, Emerita Dance Faculty.
Amir Williams '18 shares her multimedia project "capturing the musical ensemble of the current protests and fight for lasting change" titled "with stringed instruments."
A new collection documenting our coronavirus spring by the MFA in Experimental and Documentary Arts community.
Corey Pilson '20 shares his photography series with the Duke Arts community to invite us "to see black men in a new light."
Katherine Jennings '84 shares oil paintings of downtown Durham created while contemplating the future of urban landscapes and profound change in city life due to the coronavirus crisis.
Talya Klein, who taught "Acting for the Camera" this spring, shares the class's final project, an original feature filmed titled "EMERGENCY CONTACTS" set in 2030 during a new, fictional pandemic that explores and incorporates present experiences during the coronavirus crisis.
In an effort to display gratitude to Duke Health's essential staff, Arts & Health at Duke is accepting original content from the community to help provide encouragement, appreciation, and emotional support during this challenging time.
Abhilash Sivadas shares a drawing of the goddess Durga he's created utilizing the sacred rhythmic measure known as Navatala, the use of Navatala, and how he views art as a tool to elevate consciousness.
Graduate student Stanley Sun shares an acrylic painting depicting social distancing that he painted to process the feeling of separation that comes with the coronavirus crisis.
Michelle Liang, a student in Professor Kelly Alexander's course Our Culinary Cultures (CA285S/DOCST 344S) shares her final paper for the course: "From MSG to COVID-19: The Politics of America’s Fear of Chinese Food."
Todd Bashore '94 shares a multitrack solo performance of his transcription of Take 6's "A Quiet Place" as part of our call for "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
Sarah Riazati, who taught two classes for Arts of the Moving Image at Duke this past semester, shares student's intriguing and creative final projects.
Sophia Li shares her final photography project, "Food for Trash"—created for the course Ways of Seeing: Storytelling through Photography with Professor Charlotte de la Fuente Nørregaard (DIS Copenhagen)—which meditates on the meaning of food scraps during the coronavirus crisis.
Student groups also found new ways to present their work, lifting each other up and offering an antidote for social distancing to the Duke community. We honor their inventiveness and hard work with this round-up.
Inspired by her travels around the world, Fuqua School of Business at Duke alumnus Inesa Preciado shares fine art landscape paintings she has created as a way to find escape and comfort in art during the coronavirus crisis.
Quinten Sansosti, '20, shares his thesis project, a feature film screenplay titled "Extra Innings," as well as advice for other artists during this time.
Students in this documentary studies and cultural anthropology course taught by Kelly Alexander “opened their hearts and minds to cooking and eating ‘apart together.’"
Students in David Heid's piano studio recorded their recital pieces from their homes due to COVID-19 distancing measures, the resulting video is a virtual recital bringing these separate pieces together.
Inspired by the demand for toilet paper during COVID-19, Nancy C. Sampson created a satirical zine titled, "Make Your Own Toilet Paper," saying that especially during challenging times, humor can be a helpful resource.
Mia Bolognesi is a junior in high school who shares portraits she has created as a reminder that creating art can bring light even during dark times.
Donovan Zimmerman, founder and director of the collective of artists known as the Paperhand Puppet Intervention, shares the soulful and captivating experience of their summer 2019 performance, "We Are Here."
Ira Knight shares a performance of "From Myth To Man: Martin Luther King, An Interpretation," as recorded live at the Ruby earlier this year, as a reminder of our shared humanity to create better days ahead.
Kelly C. Tang, a PhD Candidate in Art History, shares mixed-media drawings on letters she's made for friends during the coronavirus crisis, sharing how snail mail has allowed her to focus on those connections and relationships.
Ashleigh Smith, Nasher intern and Duke Class of 2020, was excited to organize a small exhibition at the Nasher Museum this spring. When the museum temporarily closed, she converted the installation to a multimedia online project, which includes a Spotify playlist and podcast episode. An extension of her senior thesis, the project is the product of two years of research.
Students share their Visual Arts capstone projects online in lieu of a physical exhibition.
Lana Garland is a writer, filmmaker, photographer, instructor who shares photographs, writing, and her thoughts on the role of art during this time as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
Jaylan Rhea, an interdisciplinary artist, shares his portrait photography as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
Corbie Hill is a musician and staff writer at Duke Magazine who shares a song he wrote as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
Debora Cordero Martinez, a sophomore at Duke shares her photography series that comments on the targeting of black people in the United States as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
The Durham Medical Orchestra and community musicians collaborated in a virtual performance of a new piece by Durham composer Steven Bryant, sharing music and creativity as an important component to battling stress during the current pandemic.
Sujal Manohar is a senior neuroscience and visual arts double major whose senior Graduate with Distinction project in Visual Arts, Reflect: Mental Health Experiences at Duke, focuses on mental health experiences at Duke. She shares this work with us as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
Oliver Greenwald is a first year studying Computer Science and Visual Arts while pursuing a minor in Psychology and an Innovation & Entrepreneurship certificate. He shares his digital artwork as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
Instead of documenting Hillsborough, Susie Post-Rust and her Center for Documentary Studies students began documenting their experience of the current pandemic, questioning what it means to “Stay At Home.”
A violin instructor in the Department of Music, Jennifer shares a video of an outdoor performance.
Robin Yeh is a senior visual arts major who has completed an independent study and capstone project with Beverly McIver. She shares her artwork as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
Christian Boada is a postdoctoral researcher at Duke University, and "the vizual scientist" on Instagram shares artwork as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
Aaron Zhao, a visual arts and biology major, shares a video he made while sheltering safely at home as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
Yukai Qian, a mechanical engineering and visual arts major and a math minor, shares photographs as part of our "Art and Artists are Essential" collection and invitation.
John Brown, director of the Duke University Jazz Program, says: "Remember that art and artists will still be there for us on the other side when we reach that light. Artists need us just as much as we need them."
Duke English Majors read poems for comfort.
As part of our ongoing "Art for Duke" series, we hand over our platform to students to share their work with our online community in place of in-person performances, exhibits, and other events. Duke senior Jacob Liang shares an aria sung by Friar Laurence in Gounod's "Romeo and Juliette."