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Bernice Bing in her North Beach Studio, c. 1958–1961 | Photo: C.R. Snyder. Image courtesy of Special Collections at Stanford University. © The Beat Museum
Campus Stories

‘Archive Rooms’ at the Cantor is a window into artists’ work

Meklit Hadero, photo credit: Anthony Chen/Ethography for IAJS
Art + Justice, Meet Artists

IAJS-sponsored visiting artist envisions new, human-centered narratives of migration

Saif Azzuz’s “Rooted in the Land” (2024). | Chris Grunder
Art + Health

Installation honors the medicinal traditions of the Muwekma Ohlone

Exhibition “An Expanded Lens” features works on loan in groupings with works in museum’s permanent collection. | Andrew Brodhead
Campus Stories

The Anderson Collection celebrates 10 years

“Spirit House” curator Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander and curatorial assistant Kathryn Cua view Tidawhitney Lek’s painting “Refuge” (2023) on loan from the Grouf Family Collection. | Andrew Brodhead
Campus Stories

‘Spirit House’ illuminates the spiritual and spectral boundaries between life and death

Tamara Dunn, MD
Art + Health

How mixing music and medicine keeps this doctor grounded

Poet Aracelis Girmay credit Yekaterina Gyadu
Meet Artists

For poet Aracelis Girmay, poetry is a way of thinking through complexity

The Middle East as depicted in graphic novels
Campus Stories

Studying Middle Eastern history through graphic novels

Encounters podcast from Stanford Arts
Videos/Podcasts

Encounters: Where Creative and Scientific Inquiry Meet

Encounters delves into the evolving nexus of creative and scientific inquiry at the dynamic research ecosystem of Stanford University with host Denning Visiting Artist Janani Balasubramanian. Each episode will discuss how art catalyzes cross-disciplinary play–from the physics and metaphors of the interstellar medium to how information theory connects to mythology from the ancient past–featuring leading…

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Dystopian rendered image of a man standing in a vast empty room
Campus Stories

Envisioning the future through a sci-fi lens

Art + Health, Meet Artists

Katie Han: Bridging art and design to reimagine the waiting room experience

If at any point you found yourself in the mix of Stanford’s diverse student arts scene over the past four years, there’s a good chance you crossed paths with Katie Han. A senior graduating this Spring from the d.School, Han arrived eager to find community while exploring converging interests in psychology, visual art, and design….

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Mark Baugh-Sasaki Portrait-Photo by Aubrie Pick
Art + Sustainability

Ocean science meets art in new visiting artist program

Faculty Create Projects Seed Grant
Campus Stories

The first two-year Creative Project Seed Grants are awarded to five faculty members by the Office of the Vice President for the Arts

An inaugural cohort of five faculty members from the School of Humanities and Sciences has been awarded two-year Faculty Creative Project Seed Grants to fund art projects that will significantly impact the campus and beyond. Creative research and productions during the 2023-25 grant period, along with anticipated public presentations, allow the community to celebrate faculty creativity…

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McMurtry Arts Initiatives Fund
Campus Stories

The Office of the Vice President for the Arts announces the McMurtry Arts Initiatives Fund recipients for 2023-24

Four Stanford academic community members have been awarded 2023-24 grants from the Burt McMurtry Arts Initiatives Fund to support interdisciplinary projects that will test new directions and possibilities in the arts at Stanford. Deborah Cullinan, vice president for the arts, is thrilled to see this five-year-old program continue to generate visionary ideas from all corners of campus….

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A sneak peek at Lisa’s workspace in her dorm room as she works on inking a page of her comic on her iPad.
Campus Stories

Student Arts Grants: A Year in Photos 2022-23

This year’s VPA Student Arts Grants supported a wide range of student-initiated collaborative projects across the Stanford campus. Projects included dance, conference programming, film, creative retreat, theater productions, wood carving, and shoe design work. AY23 Awarded Projects: Student Arts Grants for VSOs Student Arts Grants for Individual Students (Maker Micro Grant)

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a group of students standing in front of a yellow table with zines and artwork.
Campus Stories

artsCatalyst Grants 2022-23

During the 2022-23 academic year, the Office of the Vice President for the Arts awarded 58 artsCatalyst Grants to faculty members from across the University. These grants foster arts experiences that enhance classroom experiences for undergraduate students. Activities included field trips to Bay Area arts venues, guest speakers (in-person and virtual), and workshops with guest artists. The grants…

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