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Art Exhibit — "Mary did you know?"
120 Science Dr
Durham, NC 27705
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Art Exhibit — "Mary did you know?"
Works by Zaire McPhearson. The Mary did you know? series is inspired by the images of the Renaissance and also the Bible. It explores the... Details
Queer Lens: an All-Queer Art Show
114 Hunt St
Durham, NC 27701
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Queer Lens: an All-Queer Art Show
A collaboration between the LGBTQ Center of Durham and Pleiades Arts, Queer Lens is a juried visual art exhibit featuring work by LGBTQ+... Details
Art Exhibit - Africa Revealed Layer by Layer, Paper Tole Photography by Licia Priest
120 Morris St
Durham, North Carolina 27701-3242
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Art Exhibit - Africa Revealed Layer by Layer, Paper Tole Photography by Licia Priest
Licia Priest’s current series, “Africa Revealed Layer by Layer” focuses on revealing seldom understood African perspectives to heighten... Details
Art Exhibit - "Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations"
2001 Campus Dr
Durham, NC 27705
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Art Exhibit - "Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations"
This exhibition highlights works from the Nasher Museum collection that engage visual and musical rhythm. Rhythm may be expressed through... Details
Art Exhibit — "Anarchism and the Political Art of Les Temps Nouveaux, 1895 – 1914"
2001 Campus Dr
Durham, NC 27705
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Art Exhibit — "Anarchism and the Political Art of Les Temps Nouveaux, 1895 – 1914"
Organized around the social themes and aspirations that defined the politics of the anarchist movement, this exhibition addresses issues... Details
Duke Softball vs NCCU
4 Brodie Gym Dr
Durham, North Carolina 27708
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Third Friday at Discover Durham
212 W Main St
Durham, NC 27701
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Immerse yourself in the arts at Discover Durham’s Third Friday pop-up party. Work with artist Mark Hanley to screen print your own Durham... Details
Art Exhibit – "Godchild"
111 North Corcoran St
Durham, NC
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Divinity and art in the Western world have worked together to create a set of toxic ideals, one in which Whiteness is the sole standard of... Details
Dirty White Matter: Art + Recorded Interviews + Group Discussion
401 W Geer St
Durham, North Carolina 27701
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Dirty White Matter: Art + Recorded Interviews + Group Discussion
Dirty White Matter community discussion events use art + recorded interviews + group discussion to critically discuss whiteness and... Details
Art Exhibit — "Black Wholes as Possibilities"
120 Morris St
Durham, North Carolina 27701-3242
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Art Exhibit — "Black Wholes as Possibilities"
Photography and sculpture by Derrick Beasley. Details
Art Exhibit - "Circa 1960"
2001 Campus Dr
Durham, NC 27705
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The period around 1960 was one of great artistic evolution in the United States. The long-standing influence exerted by Abstract... Details
Art Exhibit — "Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South"
320 Blackwell St
Durham, NC 27701
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Art Exhibit — "Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South"
Southbound comprises fifty-six photographers’ visions of the South over the first decades of the twenty-first century. Accordingly, it... Details
