The Durham Artist Archive
by A Podcast by Artists, About Durham
Latest episode
“I Be a Poem” - A poetry masterclass with Will Diggs
“I Be a Poem” - A poetry masterclass with Will Diggs
About this podcast
The Durham Artist Archive is an oral history podcast that interviews artists in the Durham, NC area. The project provides a platform for artists to share their stories and experiences while exploring the evolution of the city. The podcast will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in art, culture, or Durham history.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 34 episodes
- “I Be a Poem” - A poetry masterclass with Will Diggs · 55 min · Season 4 Episode 2“Sometimes, when I don’t wanna be a person, I be a poem.” — Will Diggs I’ve said it time and time again, but I love people who love their craft. Will Diggs, poet, playwright…
- Your favorite artists favorite artists · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 1And we’re back. This Spring I stepped away from the podcast to pour everything into the Sixpence Art Series, my one month gallery pop up in Downtown Durham. If you want to learn…
- "The Dream is the Truth" + An Exhibition Next Week! · 9 minJoin 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…
- Live reading of 'Sinners in the Sugar Shack': A history of Durhamite Ernie Barnes' Sugar Shack painting · 15 min · Season 3So 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…
- Getting Beyond the Mic with Songstress LaPrince-Miller Smith · 57 min · Season 3Authenticity is the most human part about you. Even your mistakes.— LaPrince Miller-Smith LaPrince-Miller Smith reminded me that authenticity is a practice you return to again…
- 3D Rendering the Spirit with Digital Artist Atigré Farmer · 47 min“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 Farmer In this…
- On Poems and Processes with Coach Toci · 56 min“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…
- On Turning No's into New Doors with Writer and Poet Khalisa Rae · 49 min“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…
- On Graffiti Culture and Art as Activism with Artist & Writer, Wonder · 58 min“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.”— Wonder In this…
- Rebellious Art with Illustrator Wutang McDougal · 41 min · Season 3“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 McDougal…
- At the Shoreline of Memory with Artist Huiyin Zhou · 54 min“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…
- Writing as Medicine with Dr. Zelda Lockhart · 44 min“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…
- BONUS: On Freedom with NC Poet Laureate with Jaki Shelton Green · 1 h 30 minOn 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…
- The Audio Collage · 11 min · Episode 20"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…
- Curating Community with Nori McDuffie · 45 min · Episode 19“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…
- Painting Care into Public Art with Muralist Mayanthi Jayawardena · 49 min · Episode 18 “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…
- The Art of Sonic Storytelling with Majesty Royale-Jackson · 47 minIn 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…
- Becoming Free Through Burlesque with JoRose · 45 min · Episode 16In 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…
- Memory, Migration, and the Art of Seeing with Photographer C. Bay Milin · 52 min · Episode 15In 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…
- BONUS: An Oral History of Durham with Dasean Burnette · 9 minIn 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…
