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Senate visits the arts district to discuss the humanities

…istrict and to take guided tours of the galleries. “I hope one thing that gets accomplished this afternoon is that you have the chance to see – for those of you who don’t spend time in this area – just how much the arts district is blossoming,” said Richard Saller, dean of the School of Humanities and Sciences. “The outcome of the last campaign, in terms of new programs, new facilities and, in some areas, new faculty, has…

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Site-specific student projects now on view!

…Sato, visiting lecturer from University of Tokyo. STUDIO 2 On view February 25 – March 14, 2016 Studio 2 is a portable art space constructed in September 2015 on-site at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve by Stanford students.  The studio was built from salvaged materials largely from scrap material available at the Jasper Ridge maintenance site. The 11 students were enrolled in David Szlasa’s Arts Intensive course “Tiny Eco Houses for Arti…

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Hot Art Bling the New Thing on the Peninsula

…here with this whole arts section, with the Anderson Collection, and bringing over the art department so that it is directly connected with the museums here is a huge thing,” Kenyon says. And all of Stanford’s art collection is available to the public for free. There’s more to the scene than the high profile glamour of Stanford and Pace. Municipalities on the Peninsula are also doing a fair bit to nurture local talent. A number of them, including…

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Anderson Collection at Stanford University announces the acquisition of two major works by Pollock, de Kooning

…cluding a multi-gallery installation of light and electronic pieces by Jim Campbell that opened last month – and is continually developing programming that involves students and scholars in the presentation of art and ideas in ways relevant to today’s issues. Accordingly, it has transformed into an essential resource for campus teaching and learning and as a hub for community engagement. The Anderson family hopes its ongoing support of the museum…

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Free Museums’ Membership for the Class of 2020!

The Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection at Stanford University miss seeing you. We are eager to welcome you back to campus, share art and connect over ideas. Now through August 31, 2020, we are offering all Stanford graduates in the class of 2020 one year of free Ambassador membership ($100 value*) to both museums. Each membership covers up to two adults and children within a single household. To get your FREE membership, fill out t…

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“Stellar Axis” at the Anderson Collection draws connections between Earth and sky

…part of the universal. For Albuquerque’s exhibition at the Anderson Collection, one of the surviving 99 spheres is on view amid a bed of salt, standing in for snow. It is accompanied by a selection of photographic works of the Antarctica installation by polar historian and artist Jean de Pomereu, a meditative 8-minute video of the ephemeral artwork by Lionel Cousin, and one painting from Albuquerque’s Auric Field series. “We’re at a moment in hi…