Art & Art History
Humanities at home
From their kitchen tables and their living rooms, faculty in the School of Humanities and Sciences translate poems, compose music, share childhood memories, read meaningful texts, examine visual artworks, and more.
What has been on the minds of Stanford professors as they navigate this turbulent and anxious time? Where do they find comfort and solace, challenge and struggle, beauty and grace? While many aspects of campus life are now mediated through a computer screen, the extended time apart has offered us a rare chance to hear from faculty informally,…
Read More Eamon Ore-Giron Named to Presidential Residency at the Anderson Collection
Celebrated abstract painter explores the visual possibilities of cross-cultural aesthetics and expression through large-scale geometric works.
In the Stanford tradition of providing a home for art and artists who advance dialogue on contemporary issues, the Anderson Collection at Stanford University will welcome visual artist Eamon Ore-Giron to campus for the 2020-2021 Presidential Residency on the Future of the Arts. “The Anderson Collection seeks to be a destination for discourse around modern and contemporary…
Read More Paul V. Turner, art history professor emeritus, named 2020 Fellow by Society of Architectural Historians
A generous and inspiring teacher and scholar, Paul Venable Turner has contributed to the field of architectural history through award-winning scholarship, his influence on generations of students, and nearly fifty years of involvement with the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH).
The Board of Directors names as Fellows of the Society of Architectural Historians individuals who have distinguished themselves by a lifetime of significant contributions to the field. These contributions may include scholarship, service to the Society, teaching and stewardship of the built environment. The 2020 Class of Fellows include Paul V. Turner, Professor Emeritus of the…
Read MoreStaff and students collaborate to showcase student art
Organizers of the annual Spring Arts Fair discover that a virtual gallery has some advantages.
This year’s Spring Art Fair, like most campus events, is virtual by necessity. Initially conceived as an exhibition in Roble Arts Gym organized by the Office of the Vice President for the Arts (VPA) and the student group Professional Art Society of Stanford (PASS), the fair is now a virtual experience. Claudia Dorn, VPA manager…
Read More “Here and Elsewhere,” a virtual exhibition and tour
The Department of Art and Art History presents the 2020 senior exhibition.
Here and Elsewhere highlights the work of sixteen graduating students of art practice. During this unprecedented time, students have continued their studies from as far away as New York, Ohio, Arkansas, Massachusetts, and Florida. With impressive resoluteness, they have continued to push forward to make the works presented in this exhibition. Using the 3D modeling program SketchUp to…
Read MoreSolidarity, anguish and action
Stanford Office of the Vice President for the Arts stands in solidarity with Black students, colleagues, artists and activists fighting against the racial violence, inequality and systemic injustice.With yet another Black person, George Floyd, killed at the hands of the police, all across this country protestors have swarmed into streets, risking disease and death. When the words of a people are consistently unheard, their bodies will speak. They will march on the streets, they will declare their pain, and they will make…
Read MoreStanford’s art museums present new digital teaching resources
Each year hundreds of classes and thousands of students and scholars from across campus rely on the Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection at Stanford University for access to the art, artists and ideas comprising more than 40,000 objects in the museums’ collections. Though there is no substitute for experiencing art in person, the Cantor and Anderson Collection are…
Read More “A Geography of Dreams,” a virtual exhibition and tour
The Department of Art and Art History presents the 2020 undergraduate honors thesis exhibition.
This exhibition, curated by Professor Xiaoze Xie, is the culmination of the yearlong honors thesis program in art practice, this group exhibition showcases works by: Rawley Clark, Harry Cole, Ashley Michelle Hannah, Maxwell Menzies, Pham Minh Hieu and Nicholas Robles.
Read MoreStudent photographs showcase the beauty and diversity of the world around us
A snapshot of a shrub growing amidst the smooth sand dunes of the Gobi Desert – where signs of life are largely absent – is the winner of the 2020 Stanford Global Studies Student Photo Contest. Captured by international relations major SERENA ZHANG when she was interning in China one summer, the winning image, Life, Rooted, inspires a feeling…
Read MorePainting your mantra workshop
A profile of one of the COVID-10 Creative Response Grant projects.
The Office of Vice President for the Arts has created a grant program that cultivates artistic engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Creative Community Response Grant is open to students, faculty and staff, in recognition of the impact COVID-19 has had on the entire Stanford community and the need for everyone to find new modes of…
Read MoreOnline recorder choir welcomes all
A profile of one of the COVID-19 Creative Response Grant projects.
The Office of Vice President for the Arts has created a grant program that cultivates artistic engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Creative Community Response Grant is open to students, faculty and staff, in recognition of the impact COVID-19 has had on the entire Stanford community and the need for everyone to find new modes of…
Read MoreStanford, but in Minecraft
A profile of one of the COVID-19 Creative Community Response Grant projects.
The Office of Vice President for the Arts has created a grant program that cultivates artistic engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Creative Community Response Grant is open to students, faculty and staff, in recognition of the impact COVID-19 has had on the entire Stanford community and the need for everyone to find new modes of…
Read MorePodcasting from an empty campus
A profile of one of the COVID-19 Creative Community Response Grant projects.
The Office of Vice President for the Arts has created a grant program that cultivates artistic engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Creative Community Response Grant is open to students, faculty and staff, in recognition of the impact COVID-19 has had on the entire Stanford community and the need for everyone to find new modes…
Read MoreVirtual senior recitals
Many long-awaited senior music recitals and musical theater performances were unfortunately canceled due to COVID-19. Among these were Tim Isaacs and Tim Sherlock’s senior vocal recitals, Léa Bourgade’s senior violin recital, and Ram’s Head’s production of Pippin, all of which were originally scheduled to perform the week of April 13. In lieu of…
Read MoreCOVID-19’s impact on Stanford arts events
Stanford University has been closely monitoring the rapidly evolving events surrounding COVID-19, also known as novel coronavirus. The university is working to take steps that inhibit, rather than accelerate, the ability of infection to spread. Events that bring participants to campus have been canceled or postponed. This includes a range of arts performances, public lectures,…
Read More Layer Cake: First Year MFA Exhibition at the Coulter Art Gallery
February 4 to March 15, 2020.
The Department of Art and Art History presents Layer Cake, an exhibition of works by five first-year MFA students in art practice: Amy Elkins, Gabriella Grill, Joshua Moreno, Miguel Novelo, and Gregory Rick. This is a very accomplished and diverse group in terms of their media and content, including drawing, digital art, painting, video, installation, and sculpture.…
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