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Empathy by Keith Negley
Campus Stories

The transformative power of film

Ali Namayandeh, photo courtesy of Harrison Truong.
Art + Justice, Meet Artists

Ali Namayandeh: Wildfire Impacts on California Farmworkers

Stanford’s new Doerr School of Sustainability is integrating theater and environmental justice with the premiere of “Hidden Strawberries,” a play by Ali Namayandeh. Debuting from October 16-19 at the Stanford Live Bing Studio, the production focuses on the experiences of California farmworkers affected by escalating wildfires. The inspiration for the play emerged from research in…

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“Amulets” by Alia Farid on Meyer Green. | Andrew Brodhead
Campus Stories

Meyer Green welcomes ‘Amulets’

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

Art & 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

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