Social Practice Lab

Conversation with Lyla Halsted (AAHVS Assistant Professor) Lyla Halsted, Ph.D., is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies at Duke University. She specializes in medieval Islamic art and architecture, with a particular interest in material culture. Her research explores material culture as a nexus between practices of healing and protection
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The Community Closet exhibit and reception is a celebration of fashion, a form of power and tool of resistance for Black people, created and produced by SPL Fellow Sydney Reede.

The Community Closet fashion show will feature Black-owned brands and Black student models. Community closet is a celebration of fashion, a form of power and tool of resistance for Black people, created and produced by SPL Fellow Sydney Reede.

In partnership with Pop Box Gallery and Duke's Artistic Research Initiative, celebrate the opening of We Care: reclaiming our environment, curated by Gail Belvett on Earth Day. Free and open to the public.

“Meet the Artist” is a conversation series hosted by Pop Box Gallery cofounder, Mavis Gragg. Mavis sits down with an artist or arts professional to discuss their work, providing practical tips for collecting art. In this special edition of the series, Mavis will lead a panel discussion with some of the featured artists in our current
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