Centre for Visual Arts and Culture
The Centre for Visual Arts and Culture (CVAC) stimulates, strengthens, and supports wide-ranging interdisciplinary visual culture research and training, at Durham University and beyond
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About CVAC
Durham CVAC promotes interdisciplinary research on visual culture in all its diverse forms, across visual materials, media and visual storytelling, to the creation and curation of visual data and resources
We offer an engaging, open environment for connection and conversation, bringing together expertise from across all disciplines within and beyond our University, to share insights and seed new collaborations.
Our programme of events for 2024-25 includes symposia, seminars and workshops in innovative digital, technical and creative visual methods for researchers at all career stages.
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Upcoming events
Film-making Course for Researchers, 16-20 September 2024, Durham Campus
Monday 16 September 2024 - Friday 20 September 2024
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Durham Campus, venue TBC
BFI-CVAC Video Essays workshop - with film Journalist and video essayist Leigh Singer
Thursday 26 September 2024 - Thursday 26 September 2024
9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Room W007, Geography building, Science Site, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE
CVAC Welcome and programme launch 2024-2025
Monday 7 October 2024 - Monday 7 October 2024
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Hotel Indigo, 9 Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HL
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Get in Touch
Enquiries about the Centre for Visual Arts and Cultures should be sent via the email below.
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Centre for Visual Arts and Cultures
Durham University
Elvet Riverside
Durham, DH1 3JT