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.
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The Anderson Collection celebrates 10 years
Since its opening in 2014, the Anderson Collection at Stanford University has become a home to thousands of students, faculty, staff, artists, and community members. Two anniversary exhibitions invite visitors to share the Anderson family's love of living with art and experience masterworks in a welcoming environment.
‘Spirit House’ illuminates the spiritual and spectral boundaries between life and death
A major survey at the Cantor Arts Center showcases an intergenerational range of emerging and established contemporary visual artists of Asian descent.
The Cantor Arts Center presents Spirit House, a major group exhibition foregrounding how contemporary artists of the Asian diaspora challenge the boundary between life and death through art. On view from Sept. 4, 2024, to Jan. 26, 2025, the exhibition comprises nearly 50 works of art by 33 artists, including large-scale paintings, digital media, ceramic sculpture, photography, and significant new acquisitions within the museum’s permanent collection.
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.
From Sea to Studio
Doerr School of Sustainability Visiting Artist collaborates with Oceans researchers at Hopkins Marine Station
A new visiting artist program at Stanford is bringing together a sculptor and ocean scientists to create a sculpture based on the Southern Ocean ecosystem. Their collaboration aims to raise awareness of the impact of human activity on the environment.
Upcoming Events
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Exhibition
Victoria Yau: “I slept in the mountain cloud” at Lathrop Library
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To Trust or Not to Trust: Authenticity by Design at Hohbach Hall
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Whodunnit? Mystery and Detective Fiction at Hohbach Hall
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De la Tierra: Indigenous Ceramics from West Mexico Transcending Time and Space at Stanford Archaeology Center
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The New Deal & The Federal Writers’ Project at Green Library, Bing Wing
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SCRABrraaNNG! The Explosion of Futurist Poetry at McMurtry Building
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When The Angels Came… 10th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition at Stanford Art Gallery
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Arnold J. Kemp | First Comes Dark Notes at McMurtry Building
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TT Takemoto: Remembering in the Absence of Memory at Cantor Arts Center
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Urban Ghana Photography Exhibition Opening Reception at McMurtry Building
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Bringing It Home at Anderson Collection
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An Expanded Lens at Anderson Collection
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Archive Rooms Selections from Special Collections at Stanford Libraries at Cantor Arts Center
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Livien Yin: Thirsty at Cantor Arts Center
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Spirit House at Cantor Arts Center
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The Faces of Ruth Asawa at Cantor Arts Center
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Dwelling: New Acquisitions at Cantor Arts Center
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Silicon Valley Talks: Weyodi Oldbear, “As Many Ships as Stars” at Hohbach Hall
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Arts + Justice Student Grants – Info Session
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Fall Ivy+ Mixer with Chauvet Arts Nashville at Chauvet Arts
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
DJ Lynnée Denise: (A)BlackQueerSound, Archiving Sonic Cultures from NYC to Joburg at Humanities Center
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Performance
Hidden Strawberries at Bing Studio
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Other
AUDITIONS | Graduate Repertory 2025 at Roble Gym
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Performance
CCRMA Presents: Transitions 2024 – Night 1 at The Knoll
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Lunchtime Curator Talk | Spirit House with Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander at Cantor Arts Center
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Tour
Spotlight Tours Thursday at Anderson Collection
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Tour
Spotlight Tours Thursdays at Anderson Collection
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Book Talk with Roberta Wolfson at Building 360
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What is a Public Intellectual Today: Melissa Febos at McMurtry Building
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Performance
CCRMA Presents: Transitions 2024 – Night 2 at The Knoll
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Workshop
For a Future Now: Participatory Script Reading with visiting artist Amanda Curreri at Lathrop Library
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Public Tour | Spirit House at Cantor Arts Center
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
OCD Awareness Week: An Evening with Marc Summers at Campbell Recital Hall
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Remi Wolf |Big Ideas Tour | with slimdan at Frost Amphitheater
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Highlight Tour at Anderson Collection
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Public Tour | Cantor Highlights: 1 PM at Cantor Arts Center
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Conference/Symposium
10th Anniversary Getting Played Symposium on Equity in the Entertainment Industry and Awards at Berkeley Public Library
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Performance
Stanford Medicine Orchestra Concert, Cultural Echoes at Dinkelspiel Auditorium
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Highlight Tour at Anderson Collection
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Public Tour | Cantor Highlights: 3 PM at Cantor Arts Center
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Performance
The Dynamic Miss Faye Carol featuring Talib Kweli: Blues, Baroque & Bars at Bing Concert Hall
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Lou Henry Hoover Carillon Performance at Hoover Tower
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Meeting
Textile Talisman – a collaborative weaving project with visiting artist Amanda Curreri at Roble Gym
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Dr. Indre Viskontas: Training the Musical Brain at Braun Music Center
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Other
AUDITIONS | “Witch” by Jen Silverman at Roble Gym
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Performance
Van Morrison at Frost Amphitheater
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Patty Chang : Learning Endings at Hopkins Marine Station
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Exhibition
Print on Purpose: Student Art Exhibition Opening at 408 Panama Mall
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Performance
Noontime Music at MemChu & CommuniTEA at Memorial Church
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NOON CONCERT: Cello Students of Stephen Harrison at Braun Music Center
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Preserving India’s Monuments – A 25-year journey at Encina Commons
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Performance
Kelli O’Hara at Bing Concert Hall
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Reading with L. Lamar Wilson, the Mohr Visiting Poet at Humanities Center
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Backyard Battlefields: Ashley Michelle Hannah, BA ’20 at McMurtry Building
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Digital Pop-Up Exhibition featuring Art & Art History Alums at McMurtry Building
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Tour
FULL—Tour Denning House, home to Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Denning House
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Film/Screening
UN Association Film Festival at Hohbach Hall
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Black Cyberculture and the 2024 Election at Building 160, Wallenberg Hall
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Performance
Forms & Frequencies | Hwayoung Shon at Cantor Arts Center
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Tour
McMurtry Building Tour at McMurtry Building
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Art & Art History Lightning Book Talks at McMurtry Building
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Film/Screening
Documentary Shorts by Erin Semine Kökdil, MFA ’18 at McMurtry Building
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Exhibition
Urban Ghana Photography Exhibition Closing Reception at McMurtry Building
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Film/Screening
Racist Trees at McMurtry Building
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Performance
Stephen Henderson at Bing Studio
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Other
Stephen Henderson – Alumni Show at the Bing Concert Studio at Bing Studio
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Carnival of the Animals: Wendy Whelan, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Francesca Harper at Bing Concert Hall
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UnHoly Sunday with Peaches Christ at Bing Studio
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Jazz Vespers: featuring Destiny Muhammad at Memorial Church
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Ron Alexander Memorial Lectures in Musicology: Cesar Favila, UCLA at Braun Music Center
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NOON CONCERT: Piano Students of Kumaran Arul at Braun Music Center
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Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, Brian Blade with special guest Mark Turner: Legacy of Wayne Shorter at Bing Concert Hall
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2024 Halloween Concert at Dinkelspiel Auditorium
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NOON CONCERT: Piano Students of Laura Dahl at Braun Music Center
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An Hour With Mozart at Braun Music Center
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Distractfold: New Works by Stanford Graduate Composers at The Knoll
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Hélène Grimaud at Bing Concert Hall
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CCRMA Presents: Homage to Ligeti at Dinkelspiel Auditorium
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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard at Frost Amphitheater
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Ioanida Costache, “Sounding ‘Other’ wise: Roma, Sound, Race” in conversation with Stephen Sano at Building 360
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NOON CONCERT: Flute Students of Alexandra Hawley at Braun Music Center
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NOON CONCERT: Voice Students of Nova Jiménez at Braun Music Center
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Katherine Goforth: Cabaret Songs at Bing Studio
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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale: Vivaldi, Venice, and the Four Seasons | Avi Avital, mandolin and leader at Bing Concert Hall
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PERFORMANCE | “Three Sisters” By Anton Chekhov at Memorial Auditorium
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Stanford Philharmonia at Bing Concert Hall
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Xavier de Maistre at Bing Concert Hall
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NOON CONCERT: Flute Students of Melody Holmes at Braun Music Center
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Nobuntu at Bing Concert Hall
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Stanford Jazz Orchestra with Dani and Debora Gurgel at Dinkelspiel Auditorium
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Stanford Symphony Orchestra at Bing Concert Hall
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Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert at Dinkelspiel Auditorium
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Stanford Wind Symphony at Bing Concert Hall
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Stanford Chamber Chorale: Choral Colors at Memorial Church
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Stanford Symphony Orchestra at Bing Concert Hall
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The Voice Studio of Kathryne Jennings – Sing On! at Braun Music Center
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The Variety 73 at Braun Music Center
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Lecture/Presentation/Talk
Daniel Shapiro Piano Masterclass at Braun Music Center
Meet Artists
Katie Han
If at any point you found yourself in the mix of Stanford's diverse student arts scene over the past four years, there's a good chance you crossed paths with Katie Han.