Campus Stories - Art & Art History
Student photo exhibition showcases art’s role in culture and community
The exhibition was the result of a summer seminar in Jamaica where students explored art in all its forms including music, sculpture and photography.
‘Home for artists’ marks 25 years of nurturing creativity
The Institute for Diversity in the Arts has spent a quarter century empowering talent through interdisciplinary collaboration and mentorship. “What we all unite on is art and the different ways we express it.”
Faculty Seed Grants Bloom into Artistic Breakthroughs
For the third round of these seed grants in 2025, the OVPA announces two recipients: Ioanida Costache and amara tabor-smith
Exhibition spotlights civic engagement of artists
The Cantor’s Archive Rooms series returns with the special collections of artists Ruth Asawa and Ester Hernandez, who shared a commitment to advocacy and activism.
From Loss to Light: Bhu Kongtaveelert (’25) on Memory, Climate, and New Futures
I first met with Bhu Kongtaveelert last December on a rainy Friday right before campus closed for break. He was holed up in the basement studio space beneath the Stanford Art Gallery, pulling out fragments of salvaged objects, fabric materials, and assorted works in different states of completion. The work was still coming together for his…
Art &: A New Podcast from Stanford Arts
The unexpected ways art drives innovative and collaborative research throughout the Stanford ecosystem Art & explores arts-driven collaborations across Stanford University’s dynamic research ecosystem with host Ellen Oh, Director of Interdisciplinary Arts Programs at Stanford Arts. Sculpture & Oceanography. Design & Synthetic Biology. Theater & Immersive Technology. Music & Sociology. Through lively conversations at the intersection…
Doerr photo contest illustrates life’s complexity
Winning images from this year’s Doerr School of Sustainability photo contest convey what’s at stake in our struggle toward sustainability – along with human efforts to enact change.
‘Second Nature’ photo exhibit examines a world reshaped by human influence
In a photography exhibition at the Cantor Arts Center, 44 artists from six continents document the profound environmental, social, and political upheaval of our transformative age.
