Exhibitions & Programs
Current Exhibitions
Floating Grotto, 2026
Image: Civil and Environmental Engineering students at Stanford use salvaged redwood and oak trees felled on campus to assemble a structure using traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery. Grotto: /noun/ an artificial recess or structure made to resemble a natural cave The Floating Grotto is both artificial and natural. By borrowing from nature to create an artifice, the […]
1,000 Ways to Hold
Image: A selection of ceramic bowls created during 1,000 Ways to Hold workshops, photographed by the Anderson Collection. 1,000 Ways to Hold is the culmination of a year-long participatory project by Stanford Arts’ 2025–26 Visiting Artist Erika Chong Shuch, rooted in conversation and clay. Developed in response to a moment shaped by loneliness, fragmentation, and […]
Spotlight
Susan Rothenberg, Wishbone, 1979. Acrylic and flashe on canvas. Anderson Collection at Stanford University, Gift of Sean Scully, 2024.1 The powerful work of celebrated artist Susan Rothenberg is brought into focus in a dedicated gallery alongside an accompanying photographic portrait by Leo Holub. About the Artist Susan Rothenberg (1945–2020) was a trailblazing painter whose bold […]