Events

Join us in celebrating this exhibition which showcases the work of 16 incredible women artists! The Anderson Collection is delighted to present The Journey Continues, an exhibition celebrating contemporary women artists who bring new insights that expand and redefine the narrative and shape of contemporary art. Featuring both established and emerging artists, the exhibition includes […]

An Expanded Lens invites viewers to reimagine their relationship to artwork in the Anderson Collection by providing new interpretations of the permanent collection through historic arrangements and contemporary pairings on loan from the Anderson family. This exhibition showcases the voices and curatorial collaboration of Stanford art history PhD candidates Emily Chun, Christian Gonzalez Ho, and […]

CCRMA WAVE (Wall for AudioVisual Expression) presents I SEE YOU SEE EVERYTHING by Scarlett Kim & Anthony Storniolo. The exhibition runs in the CCRMA Lobby. Our building is currently open only to current CCRMA affiliates. If you would like to visit the exhibition and you currently do not have access to the building, please contact […]

Despite a population of fewer than 1.5 million, Estonia has emerged as a global leader in e-governance. From ID cards and digital voting to online tax declarations and thriving tech startups, Estonia’s remarkable digital evolution is a testament to visionary decisions and strategic leadership. This transformation wasn’t inevitable. After regaining independence in the early 1990s, […]

The Art of Science Competition is a campus wide event to celebrate the aesthetic beauty of science. Last year we received nearly 100 submissions representing more than 40 departments across the university, encompassing the schools of Medicine, Humanities and Sciences, Sustainability, and Engineering. Join us to celebrate the 14th Art of Science this year! An […]

Pochoir fashion plates and advertisements are part of the allure of early 20th-century Parisian fashion magazines. Art history major, Sita Antel, '26 investigates the role of fashion in her Spring exhibition. On view in Bowes Art & Architecture Library, April 1 - June 20th. M-Th 9-7, Fri 9-5, Sun. 12-6.

"Americans can learn geography and be saved; they can forsake it and forever be lost." —Richard Edes Harrison Global view maps show the Earth’s curved surface as if seen from space. Spheres of Influence, an exhibition curated by California Map Society Student Exhibition Contest winner Champ Turner, traces the evolving uses of this unique type […]

Visitors to Hoover Tower are invited to embark on a special journey through the Pacific theater of World War II via the newest exhibition presented by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. The Battalion Artist: A Sailor’s Journey Through the South Seas traces the wartime experiences of Natale Bellantoni, a gifted artist and member of […]

Trigger warning: This exhibition examines sensitive topics including depression, self-harm, and suicide. “You know what your problem is? You're boring, you have no personality, you're ugly, you're a virgin, you'll never have a boyfriend, you're pathetic, you're worthless, you should just kill yourself and do the world a favor” (Chai , 2025). Conversational AI agents […]

The Department of Art & Art History introduces Present Histories, the 2025 MFA Thesis Exhibition, featuring the thesis artwork of our graduating Art Practice MFA students: Damon Casarez, Elina Frumerman, Emily Harter, & Cooper Salmon. The four artists in the 2025 MFA exhibition, Present Histories, share a common thread: to infuse the materials of their […]

The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University acquired Untitled (LC.012, Wall of Masks) in 2020. These 233 masks, which originally hung on the exterior of Ruth Asawa’s family home in Noe Valley, have never been shown in their entirety outside their original context. After two years of conservation treatment and careful planning, they were mounted […]

Two landscape films relate a story of exile in this single-gallery exhibition. These twinned works convey the escape of artist Tiffany Sia’s family from Cold War-era Shanghai to Hong Kong and vivify what Sia refers to as “no place,” locales made spectral through violence and forgetting. A Child Already Knows is recounted as if from […]

In She Never Dances Alone, Jeffrey Gibson pays homage to the matriarchal roots of many Indigenous communities and the healing power of art. The video features acclaimed jingle dancer Sarah Ortegon performing to the song “Sisters” by The Halluci Nation, whose hypnotic beats echo the video’s pulsating, kaleidoscopic visuals. Jingle dances are performed by women […]

Just over twenty years ago, scientists introduced the term Anthropocene to denote a new geological epoch marked by human activity. Comprised of forty-four photo-based artists working in a variety of artistic methods from studios and sites across the globe, Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene explores the complexities of this proposed new […]

Handle with Care is a collections-based exhibition focusing on a typically overlooked part of many objects such as vessels, cutlery, weapons, hand mirrors, and so on: the handle. How does this crucial design element invite us into the world of objects—their look and feel, their orientation, their weight? How do handles engage and leverage our […]