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Erika Chong Shuch: 1,000 Ways to Hold

Now Open:

1,000 Ways to Hold

A new work by Erika Chong Shuch

The culmination of a year-long participatory project by Stanford Arts’ 2025–26 Visiting Artist Erika Chong Shuch, rooted in conversation and clay

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“Impressive… Contemplative… Distinguished” – LA Times

Susan Rothenberg, Blue U-Turn, 1989, oil on canvas

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Experience a focused presentation of the work of celebrated contemporary artist Susan Rothenberg.

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Anderson Collection’s founding director steps down

Stanford Report | July 2, 2026
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New exhibition asks, ‘What have you held?’

Stanford Report | May 27, 2026

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Modern and contemporary American art including Martin, Nevelson, Pollock, Rothko, and more. The museum is always free!

Anderson Collection
Looking for a midday art break or a weekend outing Looking for a midday art break or a weekend outing?

Whether you're looking to recharge during your lunch break, get inspired, or spend your weekend surrounded by art, there's something happening at the Anderson Collection this week.

🔍 Thursday: Spotlight Tours (12:00 & 12:30 p.m.)

✏️ Friday: Drop-In Drawing (12–1 p.m.)

🖼️ Saturday: Highlights Tours (12:30 & 2:30 p.m.)

All programs are free and open to the public.

Visit the link in bio for more information.
There’s no #WorldChocolateDay without Wayne Thie There’s no #WorldChocolateDay without Wayne Thiebaud 🍫

Thiebaud is well known for his images of delectable delights. “Candy Counter”(1962), pictured here, is no exception. Here, Thiebaud heightens the color intensity, making the orange and green candies seem to vibrate with brightness. He virtually frosts the canvas with paint to suggest the rippling of fudge or the stickiness of caramel.

Quench your thirst for something new. Get a taste of “Candy Counter”, now on display,  at your next visit to the Anderson.

Always Free. All are welcome.

🖼Wayne Thiebaud, “Candy Counter,” 1962, oil on canvas, 55 1/8 x 72 in.
🇺🇸 Happy 250th Birthday, USA! As we celebra 🇺🇸 Happy 250th Birthday, USA!

As we celebrate Independence Day and the nation’s semiquincentennial, we’re highlighting “1946” by Christopher Brown from our collection.

Start your holiday with art!

“1946” by Christopher Brown is on view now. Come in and see it for yourself.

We are open today from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 

🖼️ Christopher Brown, “1946,” 1992
Looking for a creative midday break? Join us next Looking for a creative midday break? Join us next Friday for Drop-In Drawing at the Anderson Collection.

📅 Every 2nd & 4th Friday
🕛 12–1 PM
🎟️ Free

Whether you're a seasoned artist or just picking up a pencil for fun, this relaxed program invites you to experience the collection from a new perspective.

All materials are provided, including gallery stools. The program is loosely supervised, and all ages are welcome.

📸 We’d love to see your experience! Share your drawings and photos from the galleries and tag us. We will feature the best pictures on our Instagram. 

Come create with us. ✨
Looking for family-friendly things to do this July Looking for family-friendly things to do this July? ☀️🎨

Spend the season with us at the Stanford Art Museums. From hands-on artmaking to exhibition tours, there’s something for all ages.

📅 July 6, 1 PM
“1,000 Ways to Hold” Exhibition Tour with artist and curator Erika Chong Shuch

📚 July 13, 11:15 AM
Museum Minis
Stories, art, and activities designed for young learners and their caregivers.

✏️ Every 2nd & 4th Friday, 12 PM
Drop-In Drawing
Sketch, create, and explore artworks through drawing.

Come to the museum and get inspired! 🌻

Always free. All are welcome.

#StanfordArtMuseums #SummerAtStanford #StanfordArts
We couldn’t resist sharing an art-world dad joke We couldn’t resist sharing an art-world dad joke:

The Joke: "How well did Jackson Pollock do in his art classes?"

The Punchline: "He passed with flying colors!"

Happy World Joke Day! 🎨😄

🖼️Jackson Pollock, “Totem Lesson I,” 1944.

"Totem Lesson I" is on view now. Come in and see it for yourself. 

We are open this holiday weekend, July 3, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. and July 4 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Free parking both days!

#WorldJokeDay #JacksonPollock #AndersonCollection
Textures and Tones Sean Scully (@seanscullystudio Textures and Tones

Sean Scully (@seanscullystudio), born on this day in 1945, is an Irish-American abstract painter whose work helped redefine abstraction in the late twentieth century. After moving from London to New York in 1975, Scully developed a style that moved beyond the cool restraint of Minimalism, abandoning its reduced vocabulary in favor of a return to metaphor and spirituality in art. Today, he is recognized as one of the leading figures in contemporary abstract painting.

Happy Birthday, Sean Scully!

His artworks are on view now at Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection. Make sure to visit both museums to see all of Sean Scully's artworks at Stanford. 

🖼 Sean Scully, "Red Ascending," 1990.
🖼 Sean Scully, "Angel," 1983.
📷 Richard Beaven/The Guardian

#CantorArtsCenter #AndersonCollection #SeanScully #HappyBirthdaySeanScully
This holiday weekend, parking is on us! 🇺🇸🚗

Start your holiday with art at Anderson Collection.

We're open with special holiday hours:

📅 July 3 | 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
📅 July 4 | 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Enjoy free visitor parking both days.

📸 Installation photography courtesy of Anderson Collection
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