A creative year in review: Stanford Arts looks back on memorable moments

This year the arts once again left its mark on the larger Stanford canvas by bringing creativity to classrooms, community spaces, and collaborative research projects across campus.

Some of the many memorable moments included Stanford Live teaming up with Stanford Athletics to put on two sold-out Coldplay concerts at Stanford Stadium, a successful first for the university; the Graduate School of Education unveiling Jacob Hashimoto’s celestial, 6,500-kite public art installation, The Gravity of the Sun, as part of their new campus remodel; and both art museums hitting major milestones by hosting landmark shows and reimagining existing collections.

At the intersection of art and research, cellist and composer Joshua Roman partnered with Stanford medicine to draw connections between music and how health practitioners understand wellbeing; and Scarlett Kim — an inaugural member of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s IF Fellowship — hosted students and researchers in explorations of performance, virtual identity and immersive environments.

“It has been an amazing year of art making, engagement and stewardship across campus and beyond,” said Deborah Cullinan, vice president for the arts at Stanford University. “I continue to be inspired by the myriad ways the transformative power of the arts sparks curiosity and expands the bounds of what’s possible.”