Immerse Yourself in the Arts of L.A.
This year, the Los Angeles Arts Immersion trip will take place in September as part of the Arts Intensive program. In this Arts Intensive, students will learn about the dynamic art histories of Mexican American/Chicanx and Black American artists in Los Angeles. Students will visit museums, galleries, and community centers dedicated to nurturing, showcasing, and archiving the art of people of color, including Black- and Latinx-founded art institutions. Students will meet curators, artists and other art professionals, be given private tours to view historical sites and modern and contemporary art, and will participate in at least one artist-led art-making workshop. Once back at Stanford, students will continue to explore the art histories of Black and Brown peoples through class discussions of primary texts, films, and artist interviews.
Only returning Stanford undergraduates are eligible to apply (sophomores, juniors and seniors in Autumn 2024). The selection process is done by instructor review of the application materials submitted. Please keep in mind that a course may reach capacity quickly, and highly encourage students to apply for up to three courses. We will continue to accept applications until all courses are filled.
Students can apply through the Arts Intensive website.
Students are expected to participate in all course activities. Unexcused absences will result in no credit and a potential ban from other arts immersion programs. Medical or injury-related absences may result in no credit if the student is unable to participate in more than 50% of the course.
Meet the Instructor: Rose Salseda
Rose Salseda is an assistant professor in the Department of Art & Art History and a faculty affiliate with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race & Ethnicity; African & African American Studies; the Center for Latin American Studies; and American Studies at Stanford University. Specializing in the fields of African American and U.S. Latinx art, and with a research background in the art of the African Diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean, Professor Salseda’s research explores the politics of race, identity, and representation. Her first book, Unrest: An Art History of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, foregrounds uprising as a response to the injustices of state violence. Closely reading artworks made by three generations of artists, she reveals how artists have challenged racially polarizing media portrayals and accounts of the 1992 uprising and underscored the complex intergenerational, cross-racial, and immigrant experiences of anti-Black racism and xenophobia in the United States and beyond.
In addition to her scholarly work on uprisings, Professor Salseda has interests in the intersections of visual and performance art with underground and popular music as well as the strategies of appropriation used by Black and Brown artists to critique discrimination and inequities in society. She is a founding co-director of the U.S. Latinx Art Forum, a non-profit and professional organization, where she has spearheaded and implemented data collections and research initiatives on the field of Latinx art, tracking its growth in academia, targeting areas for advocacy, and overseeing the development of resource lists on Latinx artists and institutions. She also gives talks, leads workshops, and consults art world and academic leaders on Latinx art, the state of the field, and its relationship to other areas of study.
Professor Salseda is the fourth generation of her family to have been raised in South Central Los Angeles and its surrounding neighborhoods. She is a first-generation college student whose family, art and community ties in Southern California continue to inspire and motivate her work.
Program Details
Arts Intensive has a $750 all-inclusive program fee, which may be reduced by half or waived entirely for eligible students. The fee covers tuition, room, board, books, and class-required travel arranged by the program. ALL students receive a scholarship and AI offers need-based assistance as well, making it totally free for many students.
For more information, visit the Arts Intensive website.
Contact:
Stanford Arts Institute
artsinstitute@stanford.edu
