Art Space and Creative Playground in the Heart of Downtown Durham
WHO WE ARE
Formerly known as the Durham Fruit and Produce Company, a century ago this 22,000sf warehouse complex housed giant coolers for fruits and veggies arriving by train. Today, The Fruit is a social enterprise dedicated to making and experiencing visual and performing arts that include dance, painting, photography, and drama.
WHAT WE DO
The Fruit exists to engage, inspire, entertain and challenge audiences. We are an art space with highly intentional visual and performing arts programming. We love hosting alternative and emerging artists among world class artists.
We are a great rental space for art exhibits, photo and video shoots, warehouse parties, music performances, weddings, theatre, group meetings, workshops, retreats, conferences, album releases, fundraisers, film screenings and a host of other events.
We are a great rental space for art exhibits, photo and video shoots, warehouse parties, music performances, weddings, theatre, group meetings, workshops, retreats, conferences, album releases, fundraisers, film screenings and a host of other events.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Events are currently on hold until further notice. We are hosting photoshoots, video shoots, and streaming performances. Please see "Shoot the Fruit" page for more info. In theory, we are allowed to host conference or seated programs for up to 100 people, but we strongly feel such events should not be happening. The Fruit has been financially brutalized by Covid restrictions, and we want the disease to clear our community as soon as possible. We are taking tentative bookings starting in April, but we're thinking regular programming won't start until the summer or fall. We are willing to do courtesy holds on dates in the late spring for bookings of plays, modern dance, etc.
To see what we used to do, there's a taste on the blog pages, or feel free to click on the calendar link below (view all) and enter a back date range.
To see what we used to do, there's a taste on the blog pages, or feel free to click on the calendar link below (view all) and enter a back date range.
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OUR LOCATION
305 S Dillard St., Durham NC 27701
*Find us at the intersection of Dillard and Ramseur, near Durham Cider Works and before
Ponysaurus, about four blocks east of DPAC and American Tobacco.
*During the work day there is free on-street parking in the area and there are a few spaces on-site. Evening and weekend parking is available in the County Human Services lot across the street.
*Find us at the intersection of Dillard and Ramseur, near Durham Cider Works and before
Ponysaurus, about four blocks east of DPAC and American Tobacco.
*During the work day there is free on-street parking in the area and there are a few spaces on-site. Evening and weekend parking is available in the County Human Services lot across the street.