Campus Stories - Art & Art History
Anderson Collection’s founding director steps down
After 12 years at the helm of Stanford’s museum of modern and contemporary American art, Jason Linetzky says the spirit of possibility that animated the university’s emerging Arts District is still alive today.
Bad dancing class teaches students the art of awkward
Dance 123 invites students to expand their perception of what’s beautiful – by becoming the worst dancers possible.
Mia Clark finds her footing
The junior captains the women’s field hockey team and dances with three campus groups – experiences she credits with teaching her to let go.
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.
Photo contest brings global research into focus
Stanford Global Studies’ photo contest winners showcase research, internships, and study experiences around the world.
Cryptography PhD by day, ballroom president by night
Rohit Nema researches zero-knowledge proofs and advanced encryption – and runs the Stanford Ballroom Club.
Art & Season 2: A New Season of Conversations at the Intersection of Art and Science
The unexpected ways art drives innovative and collaborative research throughout the Stanford ecosystem The first installment of the latest season of Art & opens a wider window into the singular ways art drives inquiry, experimentation, and breakthroughs across Stanford University. Guided by host Ellen Oh, each episode illuminates how artists and their approaches propel new ideas and…
Stanford Live’s new season celebrates past, present, and future
The upcoming season brings more than 70 music, dance, art, and comedy shows to campus, with themes ranging from American history to the future of live performance.
Musical legends who played the Farm
From jazz greats to rock icons to K-pop royalty, Stanford’s concert history runs deep. Take a visual journey through the performances.
What’s new this spring at the Cantor Arts Center
Exhibitions featuring contemporary multimedia works and traditional Wabanaki basketry reveal how deeply humans and nature are entangled.
Screenwriter teaches the art of creative community
IDA visiting artist Chinaka Hodge’s winter quarter course explored screenwriting basics through a Bay Area lens.
Celebrating 100 years of rare book collecting on campus
An anniversary exhibition at Green Library showcases fine‑press works and the donors and librarians whose gifts and efforts led to the founding of Stanford’s Special Collections.
What’s next for Stanford’s artist incubator
As Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts celebrates its 25th year, directors A-lan Holt and Adam Banks look toward a future of nurturing student artists.
New art exhibition explores themes of perception and technology
The exhibition features 25 artworks that showcase unnoticed phenomena that shape how we see, feel and understand the world around us.
‘Chaos Kosmos’ sculpture bridges art and medicine on campus
The new public artwork invites seeing and discovery from different perspectives.
