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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.
Meet Stanford Arts’ 2025-26 Visiting Artists
Stanford Arts is excited to introduce three remarkable artists joining us for the 2025-26 academic year. Each brings a bold perspective on how the arts can illuminate, provoke, and transform our understanding of the world around us. Hanif Abdurraqib Poet | Cultural CriticDenning Visiting Artist, 2025-26 Hanif Abdurraqib arrives at Stanford this fall as our…
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…
Artist Spotlight: Scarlett Kim
Step into the virtual world of theater-maker and Royal Shakespeare Company Interdisciplinary Fellow Scarlett Kim, where motion capture meets imaginative performance. From embodying a rat to rethinking what theater can be, Scarlett brings bold, tech-infused creativity to Stanford.
Stanford Live announces 2025-26 season, ‘Amplifying Voices’
More than 60 music, dance, and theater events will bring Grammy, Tony, and Pulitzer Prize winners to venues across campus.
Photo contest showcases vivid snapshots of life across the globe
With cameras and smartphones in hand, members of the Stanford Global Studies community documented meaningful experiences from their adventures around the world – from a lively soccer match in Guinea-Bissau to a peaceful demonstration in Cuba – each image a window into the everyday and extraordinary moments that defined their global journeys.
Art installation illuminates the history of encoded data
With Fathom, the interactive work at the center of the new CoDa building, artist and faculty member Camille Utterback invites visitors to engage with the physicality of recorded information.
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.
10th-anniversary Anderson Collection exhibition redefines the narrative of contemporary art
An exhibition and film screening pay homage to the contributions of women and nonbinary artists and filmmakers, welcoming visitors into a world of “contemplation, paradox, and play.”
Stanford Live announces summer concert series
Programs at Frost this July include TAMASHA: An Extravaganza of Desi Fusion, curated by theater and performance studies PhD student Karishma Bhagani. Tickets go on sale to the public Friday, April 18.
