Stanford Arts

Beginning tomorrow, a four-day online festival will celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. with musical performance, documentary films, and webinar discussions.

We're excited to welcome Pamela Z, Amelia Winger-Bearskin, and Betty Shamieh to Stanford as Denning visiting artists. Their residences in the winter and spring quarters will include guest lectures, workshops, and performances for students and the broader community.

As we wrap up 2020, we're sharing some art created by Stanford students this year. Follow @stanfordarts on Instagram for more details about each of these works!

In Jamil Hellu's Introduction to Photography course this past fall quarter, students responded to the impact of the pandemic on their lives. View more at the Stanford University Department of Art & Art History's Open Studios: https://stanford.io/3hoHvTe

The pandemic has forced Stanford Live to shift from in-person performances to a series of films. Some of the artists who have been a part of this season reflect on they have adapted to perform for a camera rather than a crowd.

Our smartphones automatically correct polluted skies in our photos, as many in the Bay Area experienced this past September, making it too easy to forget the impact of climate change on our daily lives, Kim Beil writes in The Atlantic.

From a quiet campus, we're wishing everyone a peaceful and relaxing holiday.

"When we think of joy as an act of resistance, it takes on power." Watch the full conversation with Thelma Golden of The Studio Museum in Harlem and artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby here: https://stanford.io/3343WY5

Thelma Golden, director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, shares how artists have helped her during this difficult year. Watch her full conversation with artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby here: https://stanford.io/32P1l3W