Laura Ritchie

Laura Ritchie (she/her) is a curator and arts organizer in Durham, NC. She is a founder of The Carrack, a community-supported art space that hosted zero-commission exhibitions and donation-based performances, workshops, and events from 2011-2019. Laura grew up in Salisbury, NC and studied at UNC-Chapel Hill (BFA), the Institute for Curatorial Practice at Hampshire College, and Duke University (MA). Her work includes curatorial projects at The ArtsCenter, Durham Art Guild, McColl Center, North Carolina Museum of Art, and Ackland Art Museum (Spring 2022). Laura has served on the Board of Directors at Elsewhere in Greensboro and Duke Performance’s Advisory Board and is currently a member of Durham's Public Art Committee and Cultural Advisory Board.

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