Stanford Arts
We are a constellation of institutions, departments, programs, and people that aims to unleash the full potential of the arts on campus and in our communities.
The balancing act: Mia Clark finds purpose on the field and in the dance studio
The recently named field hockey captain says that embracing both the artistic and athletic sides of herself has strengthened her as a thinker and a learner.
Designing Taste: Stanford’s Chef-in-Residence Program Explores Food as Art
What happens when the path from farm to table runs through the lab? In this profile, Vayu Hill-Maini and visiting artist-chef Ramon Perisé explore food as a creative and cultural medium shaped by experimentation, aesthetics, and human experience.
A home for artists who make change in the world
The Institute for Diversity in the Arts is celebrating 25 years of cultivating the next generation of artists and cultural leaders. Take a visit to Harmony House — a vibrant hub where art making, learning, and community come together — to see how IDA empowers students and artists through interdisciplinary collaboration and mentorship.
Art installation inspires curiosity and creativity in education
At the newly remodeled Graduate School of Education, artist Jacob Hashimoto’s playful centerpiece represents the possibilities that come from teaching and learning.
A Visionary Approach to Legal Questions
55 years ago, Stanford Law School offered the country’s first-ever art law course. Now a new edition of the seminal textbook Law, Ethics, and the Visual Arts reflects the field’s interdisciplinary nature while responding to shifts in the legal and cultural landscape, such as the rise of artificial intelligence.
Sensing the Unseen
Glass, data, and motion collide in Fathom, a stunning new public artwork by Camille Utterback that animates the five-story stairwell of Stanford’s CoDa building. With etched panels and interactive projections that shift from day to night, the piece turns passing movement into a living stream of information.
Music Meets Medicine
How can music inspire healing and community? Join acclaimed cellist and curator Joshua Roman as he shares his profound journey through long COVID, transforming personal challenge into artistic expression with "Immunity"—a performance intertwining art, resilience, and collective healing. During his immersive week at Stanford, experience Joshua Roman’s dynamic collaboration with the Stanford Medicine Orchestra as they rehearse for the show at Bing Concert Hall. Through reflective dialogues, discover how artistic expression transcends boundaries—melding music, medicine, and human connection to reimagine healing.
From Sea to Studio
Doerr School of Sustainability Visiting Artist collaborates with Oceans researchers at Hopkins Marine Station
In a stunning blend of art and oceans research, Stanford's interactive exhibit promises to ignite a wave of optimism for ocean conservation. The installation immersed viewers in a dynamic, sensory experience that highlighted the beauty and fragility of our marine ecosystems.
Encounters: Where Creative and Scientific Inquiry Meet
A new limited series podcast from Denning Visiting Artist Janani Balasubramanian
What happens when art meets science? Stanford alumni and host Janani Balasubramanian returns to campus to explore the dynamic intersection of these two disciplines throughout their residency in the Denning Visiting Artist Fund. Discover how interdisciplinarity drives breakthrough, from the physics of the interstellar medium to the myths of ancient times, featuring leading researchers and innovators.
Upcoming Events
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ExhibitionNext: Monday, September 21 @ 9:00 AMElectric Contrasts: the Art of the Detail
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Social Event / ReceptionMonday, September 21 @ 11:15 AMSeptember Museum Minis: Storytime at the Anderson
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, September 22 @ 10:00 AMA Vision of Paris: The Roxane Debuisson Collection at Stanford
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Film / ScreeningTuesday, September 22 @ 3:45 PMGeorgian Cinema Now: Self-Portrait Along the Borderline (2023), It Will Be Better Before (2024)
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OtherTuesday, September 22 @ 4:30 PMAUDITIONS | Chocolate Heads “Oceanic Body”
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OtherTuesday, September 22 @ 6:00 PMAUDITIONS | GRAD REP 2027
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Film / ScreeningTuesday, September 22 @ 7:30 PMGeorgian Cinema Now: Taming the Garden (2021)
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Social Event / ReceptionWednesday, September 23 @ 4:00 PMSOCIAL EVENT | TAPS Kick-Off BBQ
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Lecture / TalkThursday, September 24 @ 5:00 PMJane Casey: “Establishing Chronology in Tibetan Art: A Study of Taklung Paintings”
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Class / SeminarThursday, September 24 @ 7:00 PMThree L.A.S.E.R. talks: Real and Artificial Minds, AI for Artists, Satirical Art
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TourNext: Friday, September 25 @ 11:30 AMPublic Tour | Auguste Rodin
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OtherFriday, September 25 @ 12:00 PMDrop-In Drawing @ The Anderson
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Lecture / TalkFriday, September 25 @ 5:30 PMPatty Chang: surfacing | Artist Talk
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TourNext: Sunday, September 27 @ 11:30 AMPublic Tour | Papua New Guinea Sculpture Walk
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PerformanceSunday, September 27 @ 4:00 PMMorton Feldman Centenary: music and musings on time and timelessness
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, September 29Korean Indigenous Futures: The Art of Kim Bong-Jun 김봉준 판화전: 토착적 미래- K아트, 디아스포라, 세계
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, September 29 @ 1:00 PMTangling the Digital: Weaving, Printmaking, Computing
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Film / ScreeningTuesday, September 29 @ 3:45 PMGeorgian Cinema Now: Temo Re (2025)
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Film / ScreeningTuesday, September 29 @ 7:00 PMGeorgian Cinema Now: Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023)
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Lecture / TalkWednesday, September 30 @ 12:00 PMChasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire – Dr. Simukai Chigudu
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PerformanceWednesday, September 30 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Voice Students of Nova Jiménez
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Lecture / TalkWednesday, September 30 @ 4:30 PMConversations on Korean Modern and Contemporary Art
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Lecture / TalkWednesday, September 30 @ 5:00 PMSensing Nankeen: Skilled Perception as an Alternative to Centralized Production
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Lecture / TalkThursday, October 01 @ 12:00 PMLunchtime Curator Talk | JANE!
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Lecture / TalkThursday, October 01 @ 5:00 PMWild & Bright: Designing for Belonging | Artist Talk with Yiying Lu, in Conversation with Thomas S. Mullaney
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Film / ScreeningThursday, October 01 @ 6:00 PMLATE FAME: Screening and conversation with director Kent Jones and Professor Alexander Nemerov
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Class / SeminarFriday, October 02 @ 11:30 AMFirst Fridays Collab Lab
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TourNext: Friday, October 02 @ 2:00 PMGallery Conversations | JANE!
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Social Event / ReceptionFriday, October 02 @ 5:00 PMFirst Fridays at IDA (Social)
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Lecture / TalkMonday, October 05 @ 4:30 PMRon Alexander Memorial Lectures in Musicology – Matthew D. Morrison, Stanford University
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, October 06 @ 1:00 PMTouch Me Not: 12th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition
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WorkshopTuesday, October 06 @ 3:30 PMHow to: Plan Your Arts Project
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Lecture / TalkWednesday, October 07 @ 12:30 PMNYC Spring Break Arts Immersion – Info Session
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PerformanceWednesday, October 07 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Guitar Students of Charles Ferguson
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WorkshopWednesday, October 07 @ 3:30 PMHow to: Host a Pop-Up Exhibit
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Class / SeminarThursday, October 08 @ 12:00 PMDAAAS Fall Faculty Research Seminar(s)
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Lecture / TalkThursday, October 08 @ 12:30 PMLA Spring Break Arts Immersion – Info Session
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WorkshopThursday, October 08 @ 3:30 PMHow to: Audio
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TourNext: Thursday, October 08 @ 4:00 PMTour Denning House, home to Knight-Hennessy Scholars
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Social Event / ReceptionThursday, October 08 @ 4:30 PMOpening Reception and Dance Performance for Korean Indigenous Futures: The Art of Kim Bong-Jun
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Lecture / TalkThursday, October 08 @ 5:00 PMShih-shan Susan Huang: “Buddhist Book Roads: The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture in China and Beyond”
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PerformanceThursday, October 08 @ 6:00 PMForms & Frequencies | Temporary Body by Jerron Herman
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Lecture / TalkFriday, October 09 @ 12:00 PMArt & Boba Talk with Carolyn Lazard & Jerron Herman | STANFORD AFFILIATES ONLY
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PerformanceSunday, October 11 @ 10:00 AMArt for All Family Day, Fall 2026
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TourNext: Sunday, October 11 @ 2:00 PMPublic Tour | Cantor Highlights in Chinese
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PerformanceSunday, October 11 @ 2:30 PMKronos Quartet with Mahsa and Marjan Vahdat: Placeless
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, October 13 @ 2:00 PMSpecial, Unique, and Rare: MONSTERS
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ExhibitionNext: Wednesday, October 14 @ 1:00 PMTNT Traysikel: Never Gonna Give You Up!
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Social Event / ReceptionWednesday, October 14 @ 4:30 PMCenter for African Studies Welcome Reception
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Lecture / TalkThursday, October 15 @ 12:00 PMLunchtime Curator Talk | Solid Pictures
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Lecture / TalkFriday, October 16 @ 12:00 PMArt History Lightning Talks
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Social Event / ReceptionFriday, October 16 @ 2:00 PMArt & Art History Reunion Open House
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PerformanceSaturday, October 17 @ 7:00 PMChinaka Hodge’s All Greg’s Kids Come Home, a staged reading
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Social Event / ReceptionMonday, October 19 @ 11:15 AMOctober Museum Minis: Storytime at the Anderson
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TourNext: Monday, October 19 @ 1:00 PMCurator Led Talk | surfacing
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PerformanceWednesday, October 21 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Violin Students of Robin Sharp
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Lecture / TalkWednesday, October 21 @ 4:00 PMFoxes and Lions: Renaissance City-States in the Age of Machiavelli
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TourNext: Thursday, October 22 @ 4:00 PMTour Denning House, home to Knight-Hennessy Scholars
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Film / ScreeningThursday, October 22 @ 5:30 PMABOUT A HERO (2024): Film Screening & Panel Discussion
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Lecture / TalkMonday, October 26 @ 4:30 PMRon Alexander Memorial Lectures in Musicology – Joy H. Calico, UCLA
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Lecture / TalkTuesday, October 27 @ 5:00 PMAn Evening of Poetry with Fady Joudah
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Social Event / ReceptionWednesday, October 28 @ 10:00 AMRock Painting at Branner Library
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PerformanceWednesday, October 28 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Cello Students of Christopher Costanza
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Lecture / TalkThursday, October 29 @ 5:00 PMInterPlay Salon | October 2026 | Stanford Affiliates Only
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Lecture / TalkThursday, October 29 @ 5:30 PMWeintz Art Lecture Series: Elizabeth Dospěl Williams
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OtherThursday, October 29 @ 6:00 PMAUDITIONS | “Angels in America Part One: Millennium Approaches”
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PerformanceThursday, October 29 @ 8:00 PM
DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE | 404 Not Found
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PerformanceFriday, October 30 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Cello Students of Stephen Harrison
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PerformanceFriday, October 30 @ 7:30 PM2026 Halloween Concert
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Class / SeminarWednesday, November 04 @ 12:00 PMYou Belong Here: A Student Workshop
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PerformanceWednesday, November 04 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Laura Dahl
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Lecture / TalkWednesday, November 04 @ 3:00 PMDigital Mirrors of Materiality
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Wednesday, November 04 @ 6:30 PMStegner Fellow Reading with Daniel Lurie and Katerina Ivanov Prado
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Lecture / TalkThursday, November 05 @ 12:00 PMDocumentary Objectives: Filming Africa from Colonialism to Independence – Rachel Gabara
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Lecture / TalkThursday, November 05 @ 12:00 PMLunchtime Curator Talk | California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area
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Film / ScreeningThursday, November 05 @ 4:30 PMNo Ideas But in Things
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Class / SeminarFriday, November 06 @ 11:30 AMFirst Fridays Collab Lab
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PerformanceFriday, November 06 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Melinda Lee Masur
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Lecture / TalkSaturday, November 07 @ 6:00 PM16th Bita Prize for Persian Arts: Sima Bina
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PerformanceSaturday, November 07 @ 7:30 PMStanford Philharmonia
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, November 10 @ 2:00 PMSpecial, Unique, and Rare: CITIES
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PerformanceWednesday, November 11 @ 12:15 PMLunchtime Recitals & Communi-Tea
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WorkshopThursday, November 12 @ 3:00 PMDrop-In Samizdat* Workshop (*DIY Unofficial, Unsanctioned, Limited Edition Publication)
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TourNext: Thursday, November 12 @ 4:00 PMTour Denning House, home to Knight-Hennessy Scholars
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Lecture / TalkThursday, November 12 @ 6:00 PMArtist Talk | Holographic Girl, a talk by Charles Ray
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PerformanceThursday, November 12 @ 8:00 PM
MAIN STAGE | Our Town
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PerformanceFriday, November 13 @ 7:30 PMStanford Jazz Orchestra
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PerformanceFriday, November 13 @ 7:30 PMStanford Symphony Orchestra
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PerformanceSaturday, November 14 @ 7:30 PMStanford Wind Symphony
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PerformanceSaturday, November 14 @ 7:30 PMStanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble
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PerformanceSaturday, November 14 @ 8:00 PMStanford Chamber Chorale: Echoes
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PerformanceSunday, November 15 @ 2:30 PMStanford Symphony Orchestra
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Social Event / ReceptionMonday, November 16 @ 11:15 AMNovember Museum Minis: Storytime at the Anderson
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TourNext: Monday, November 16 @ 1:00 PMCurator Led Talk | surfacing
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PerformanceWednesday, November 18 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Flute Students of Melody Holmes
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Lecture / TalkWednesday, November 18 @ 7:30 PMReading with Martín Espada, part of the Lane Lecture Series
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PerformanceWednesday, November 18 @ 7:30 PMUniversity Singers
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Lecture / TalkThursday, November 19 @ 5:30 PMHolly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst: Protocol Art
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PerformanceFriday, November 20 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Sandra Shen
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PerformanceFriday, November 20 @ 7:30 PMStanford Symphonic Chorus & Peninsula Symphony
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PerformanceSaturday, November 21 @ 7:30 PMStanford Symphonic Chorus & Peninsula Symphony
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Lecture / TalkWednesday, December 02 @ 12:00 PMThe Future of Health in Africa: How U.S. Presidential Decisions Are Shaping a Generation of African Children – Dr. Ruth Gibson
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PerformanceWednesday, December 02 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Kumaran Arul
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Lecture / TalkWednesday, December 02 @ 4:30 PMBook Event with Roland Betancourt and T.L. Taylor, “Disneyland and the Rise of Automation”
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Lecture / TalkThursday, December 03 @ 12:00 PMLunchtime Curator Talk | California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area
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PerformanceFriday, December 04 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Elizabeth Schumann
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ExhibitionNext: Friday, December 04 @ 3:00 PMFall 2026 Open Studios
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PerformanceSaturday, December 05 @ 2:30 PM2026 Holiday Musicale
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, December 08 @ 2:00 PMSpecial, Unique, and Rare: HOME
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Film / ScreeningTuesday, December 08 @ 6:00 PM2026 Fall MFA Documentary Film Screening
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Lecture / TalkThursday, December 10 @ 12:00 PMLunchtime Curator Talk | Solid Pictures
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TourNext: Thursday, December 10 @ 4:00 PMTour Denning House, home to Knight-Hennessy Scholars
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PerformanceFriday, December 11 @ 7:30 PMAnnual Sing/Play Along Messiah
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TourNext: Monday, December 14 @ 1:00 PMCurator Led Talk | surfacing
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PerformanceWednesday, January 13 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Guitar Students of Charles Ferguson
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Lecture / TalkThursday, January 14 @ 5:00 PMEugene Wang: “Biocosmic Art; or How to Capture a Painter’s Brain?”
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TourNext: Monday, January 18 @ 1:00 PMCurator Led Talk | surfacing
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Social Event / ReceptionTuesday, January 19 @ 11:15 AMJanuary Museum Minis: Storytime at the Anderson
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Lecture / TalkThursday, January 21 @ 5:00 PMInterPlay Salon | January 2027 | Stanford Affiliates Only
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PerformanceWednesday, January 27 @ 12:30 PM
Noon Concert: Violin Students of Robin Sharp
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Wednesday, January 27 @ 6:30 PMStegner Fellow Reading with Cheyenne Fletcher and Yi Jiang
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Lecture / TalkThursday, January 28 @ 5:00 PMAnning Jing: “Borobudur and a Tantric Buddhist Maṇḍala Associated with Vajrabodhi (671–741)”
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PerformanceFriday, January 29 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Voice Students of Nova Jiménez
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PerformanceWednesday, February 03 @ 12:30 PM
Noon Concert: Violin Students of Debra Fong
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Lecture / TalkThursday, February 04 @ 12:00 PMLunchtime Curator Talk | California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area
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TourNext: Monday, February 08 @ 1:00 PMCurator Led Talk | surfacing
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, February 09 @ 2:00 PMSpecial, Unique, and Rare: THE NEWS
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PerformanceWednesday, February 10 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Flute Students of Melody Holmes
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Wednesday, February 10 @ 6:30 PMStegner Fellow Reading with Priscilla Wathington and Jonathon Atkinson
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Lecture / TalkThursday, February 11 @ 6:00 PMAlexander Nemerov: The Work of Helen Frankenthaler
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Social Event / ReceptionMonday, February 15 @ 11:15 AMFebruary Museum Minis: Storytime at the Anderson
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PerformanceWednesday, February 17 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Cello Students of Christopher Costanza
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Wednesday, February 17 @ 8:00 PMReading with Robin Coste Lewis, the Mohr Visiting Poet
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WorkshopThursday, February 18 @ 3:00 PMDrop-In Samizdat* Workshop (*DIY Unofficial, Unsanctioned, Limited Edition Publication)
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PerformanceFriday, February 19 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Laura Dahl
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PerformanceWednesday, February 24 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Cello Students of Stephen Harrison
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PerformanceFriday, February 26 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Kumaran Arul
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PerformanceWednesday, March 03 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Viola Students of Lesley Robertson
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MeetingThursday, March 04 @ 12:30 PMHonors in the Arts – Proposal Writing Workshop
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Conference / SymposiumFriday, March 05 @ 10:00 AMThe 2027 William & Louise Greaves Filmmaker Seminar
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PerformanceFriday, March 05 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Melinda Lee Masur
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, March 09 @ 2:00 PMSpecial, Unique, and Rare: GAMES
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PerformanceWednesday, March 10 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Elizabeth Schumann
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PerformanceFriday, March 12 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Piano Students of Sandra Shen
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Social Event / ReceptionMonday, March 15 @ 11:15 AMMarch Museum Minis: Storytime at the Anderson
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Lecture / TalkThursday, March 25 @ 6:00 PMEvening Curator Talk | California Current: Art and Histories from the Bay Area
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PerformanceFriday, April 02 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Voice Students of Nova Jiménez
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PerformanceWednesday, April 07 @ 12:30 PMNoon Concert: Guitar Students of Charles Ferguson
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ExhibitionNext: Tuesday, April 13 @ 2:00 PMSpecial, Unique, and Rare: DESIGN
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PerformanceWednesday, April 14 @ 12:30 PM
Noon Concert: Violin Students of Robin Sharp
Meet Artists
Poet Hanif Abdurraqib shares how to build a creative life
During a seven-month residency, the Denning Visiting Artist mentored students, drew packed audiences, and fostered conversations about poetry, music, and the work of being an artist.
Stanford's 1,000 Ways to Hold Project Explores Connection Through Clay
In this profile, the Anderson Collection and VPA Visiting Artist Erika Chong Shuch explores intimacy as a participatory and creative medium shaped by conversation, ceramics, and shared humanity.
Art &: Podcast Series
Listen to Season 2 now
Art & is a podcast exploring how artists and researchers are teaming up across Stanford to reimagine what’s possible. Hosted by Ellen Oh, the second installment of Season 2 is releasing May 2026.
From Stanford’s Classrooms to Its Stages
Uwade spends her days researching fables, poetry, and philosophy as a PhD candidate of Languages and Literature in Stanford’s Department of Classics. Alongside her academic work, she has also built a career as a professional musician. Discover Uwade’s journey from Stanford’s classrooms to its stages, leading to a performance with Stanford Live on April 4.
Stanford Arts’ 2025-26 Visiting Artists
Each brings a bold perspective on how the arts can illuminate, provoke, and transform our understanding of the world around us.
Maybe something new can emerge in the ruins.
As he graduates, Bhu Kongtaveelert (’25) reflects on memory, climate, and home. Read the full profile on his interdisciplinary art practice below.
Scarlett Kim
Step into the virtual world of theater-maker and Royal Shakespeare Company Interdisciplinary Fellow Scarlett Kim, where motion capture meets imaginative performance. From embodying a rat to rethinking what theater can be, Scarlett brings bold, tech-infused creativity to Stanford.
Ali Namayandeh
Stanford’s new Doerr School of Sustainability is integrating theater and environmental justice with the premiere of “Hidden Strawberries,” a play by Ali Namayandeh. The production focuses on the experiences of California farmworkers affected by escalating wildfires.
