The Durham Artist Archive
A Podcast by Artists, About Durham
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"The Dream is the Truth" + An Exhibition Next Week!
Join us for the Durham Artist Archive Exhibition Friday April 17 6-8pm and Saturday April 18 12-3pm at 104 W Parrish St on Durham’s Black Wall Street.This episode feels like me catching up to my own…
S3 Live reading of 'Sinners in the Sugar Shack': A history of Durhamite Ernie Barnes' Sugar Shack painting
So here’s your invitation: Find your own Sugar Shack. Dance like your liberation depends on it. And when the lights come up, let the art of that moment live on; whether in a photo, a story, or the…
S3 Getting Beyond the Mic with Songstress LaPrince-Miller Smith
Authenticity is the most human part about you. Even your mistakes.— LaPrince Miller-SmithLaPrince-Miller Smith reminded me that authenticity is a practice you return to again and again. And in this…
3D Rendering the Spirit with Digital Artist Atigré Farmer
“I want to archive more because a lot of Black people in America have not been afforded the freedom of having history and being the ones who tell it.”— Atigré FarmerIn this episode of the Durham…
On Poems and Processes with Coach Toci
“You can be an artist and you can monetize your art and you can be very successful at it. The question is: you have a strength in the artistry, are you willing to be trained on the things that you…
On Turning No's into New Doors with Writer and Poet Khalisa Rae
“Take the seeds you find in the Durham soil and go plant it where you are. That’s literally why we started—it was so that people could get rejuvenated and inspired by the beauty of Durham in the…
On Graffiti Culture and Art as Activism with Artist & Writer, Wonder
“Art doesn’t have to be pretty or quiet. In a world drowning us with noise, it’s important that some of us whisper, and some of us yell from the mountaintops.”— WonderIn this episode of the Durham…
S3 Rebellious Art with Illustrator Wutang McDougal
“I would love to see more zero-commission art spaces downtown. There are so many artists that deserve the opportunity to be seen and to be paid for their work.”— Wutang McDougalIn this episode of the…
At the Shoreline of Memory with Artist Huiyin Zhou
“Grief and joy are like sisters or lovers or friends… I think shifting that perspective or regrounding myself in what I would like to build from here has been nourishing my practice a lot recently.”…
Writing as Medicine with Dr. Zelda Lockhart
“Writing is like taking your medicine every day. [When] there’s something I don’t understand about the world or my own life, I’m just writing to make some sense out of it.”– Dr. Zelda LockhartIn this…
BONUS: On Freedom with NC Poet Laureate with Jaki Shelton Green
On July 4th, 2025 I had the honor of interviewing North Carolina Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green. She is the first poet laureate of North Carolina and an amazing woman who’s dedicated her life to…
The Audio Collage
"That painting or song or performance is a tithe laid at the altar of community. It is a small piece of their talent that they're providing for our engagement and healing and pleasure."-Alyssa Cuffie…
Curating Community with Nori McDuffie
“Art can only be done in isolation, but for so long. It is meant to be done in collaboration with others. That is how you prevail. That is how you really make the most of a project.”-Nori McDuffieIn…
Painting Care into Public Art with Muralist Mayanthi Jayawardena
“You can create art that is gonna make a difference in someone else's day that you don't even know. And 10 years from now, when someone else is walking down that hallway, they're gonna see your name,…
The Art of Sonic Storytelling with Majesty Royale-Jackson
In this episode of Durham Artist Archive, I sit down with Majesty Royale-Jackson, also known as Glitter Boi Wonder, a Black Seminole artist whose work moves through dance, sound, digital media, and…
Becoming Free Through Burlesque with JoRose
In this episode of Durham Artist Archive, I sat down with the one and only JoRose, an aerialist, burlesque dancer, and producer based right here in Durham, NC.We got into everything from growing up…
Memory, Migration, and the Art of Seeing with Photographer C. Bay Milin
In this episode of the Durham Artist Archive, I sat with C. Bay Milin, a Durham based photographer with a deep passion for storytelling through photos. C. Bay not only shared his own journey of…
BONUS: An Oral History of Durham with Dasean Burnette
In this bonus episode of the Durham Artist Archive, hear behind the scenes of my post pod conversation with East Durhamite Dasean Burnette, designer and musician. He tells me an oral history of…
Creating Out of Necessity with Dasean Burnette
In this episode of the Durham Artist Archive (DAA), I caught up with Dasean Burnette, a talented designer and musician born and raised in Durham. We talked about his creative history starting with…
S2E3 "The Method is Me" with Akili Holder Cozart
In this episode of Durham Artist Archive (DAA), I sat down with Akili Holder Cozart, a true Renaissance woman who’s doing it all as an actress, director, storyteller, and more. We jumped right into…
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