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Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University
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Opening Reception

Opening Reception & Artist Talk for Music Maker 25 Pop-Up Exhibit

Open To The Public

Join us this artist talk and opening reception with Timothy Duffy, tintype photographer, folklorist, musician, and co-founder of the Music Maker Relief Foundation.

Black and white photo, appears old, of African American woman raising her two hands

Part of Duke Performance’s Music Maker 25, a five-day festival celebrating twenty-five years of Music Maker Relief Foundation and its support of America’s musical heritage.

Date & Time
November 19, 2019 at 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Admission
Free; everyone welcome. No registration required.
Venue
Rubenstein Arts Center
2020 Campus Dr
Durham, NC 27708 United States
Description

Join us for an opening reception celebrating Music Maker 25: Selections from Timothy Duffy’s Blue Muse, a pop-up installation featuring the tintype photography of folklorist, musician, and Music Maker Relief Foundation co-founder Timothy Duffy.

Timothy Duffy will introduce his work and answer questions 6:30–7:30pm. Light refreshments will be served.

As part of Duke Performances’ Music Maker 25—a five-day festival in downtown Durham this December celebrating 25 years of Music Maker Relief Foundation—several large-scale reproductions of portraits from Duffy’s most recent collection, Blue Muse, will be on display in (and on) the Rubenstein Arts Center through January 31, 2020.

Header image: Timothy Duffy, Lena Mae Perry, 2015. Tintype. Collection of the artist.

About Music Maker

Music Maker Relief Foundation, a groundbreaking nonprofit based in Hillsborough, NC, was founded to preserve the rich musical traditions of the South by directly supporting the musicians who make it, ensuring their voices will not be silenced by poverty and time. The organization works to give future generations access to this heritage through documentation and performances that build knowledge and appreciation of America’s roots music traditions

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Tintype Workshop with Timothy Duffy

Timothy Duffy visits the Ruby to share his tintype photography process—and make some collaborative prints. Several of his portraits are on view in (and on!) the Ruby in Music Maker 25: Selections from Timothy Duffy’s Blue Muse.

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