The Arts at Stanford
Experience the creativity and imagination of the arts at Stanford. Additional content and links will be added as we get closer to Family Weekend and details are confirmed. Links with an arrow indicate an external site.
Stanford Arts Map
Use this comprehensive map of outdoor art, art venues and art departments on campus to explore the arts at Stanford.
Winter Performing Arts Festival
Winter Performing Arts Festival (WPAF) brings together student arts groups to celebrate various art forms (dance, music, poetry, theatre, etc.) and share their passion in performances.
All Stanford students, faculty, staff, and affiliates are welcome to join us for the live performance.
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Time: 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. : DJ; 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. : Performances
Location: Roble Gym (375 Santa Teresa St)
Stanford Events Calendar
See what exhibits, performances and other events are happening at Stanford and online.
Cantor Arts Center
Serving the Stanford campus, the Bay Area community, and visitors from around the world, the Cantor Arts Center provides an outstanding cultural experience for visitors of all ages.
The museum is free and open to the public.
Public Tours at Cantor and Across Campus
Family Weekend Highlights Tour: Friday from 1:00pm-2:00pm & Saturday, from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Rodin Sculpture Tour: Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cantor Collections Highlight Tour: Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Walk: Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Public Sculpture Walk: Sunday, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Anderson Collection
Stanford University is the home to the core of the Anderson Collection, one of the world’s most outstanding private assemblies of modern and contemporary American art.
The museum is free and open to the public from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, Wednesday–Sunday. Please check-in at the front desk upon arrival.
Student and Docent-Led Tours
Friday, February 21, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 22, 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m.
Tours are approximately one hour, are free, and do not require a reservation. Tours meet on the second floor at the top of the staircase. Note: these tours are open to the public and not exclusive to Family Weekend.
Department of Music
The Department of Music at Stanford brings together music-making and scholarly research in composition, conducting, performance, music history, ethnomusicology, music theory, cognitive science, intermedia, and computer-based technologies.
Stanford Live
Stanford Live presents a wide range of the finest performances from around the world fostering a vibrant learning community and providing distinctive experiences through the performing arts. See the Stanford Live events that are happening during Family Weekend and learn more about the organization.
Department of Art and Art History
Art History is a discipline that strives to understand works of art, architecture and design from a variety of perspectives, including the original context of their making and reception as well as their subsequent circulation, collection, conservation, and display. See the Department of Art & Art History calendar of events for current exhibitions, screenings, and more.
Department of Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS)
At TAPS, theory and practice are inextricably linked and mutually reinforcing. We prepare our students to become scholar-artists fluent in both of these languages.
Institute for Diversity in the Arts
The Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA) is a student-facing and serving organization at Stanford University. IDA trains and supports undergraduates in visionary arts leadership through stewarding the power of the arts toward social justice. We believe that the arts are a powerful means for empowering difference, dismantling oppression, and building more sustainable futures.
Stanford Arts Institute
The Stanford Arts Institute (SAI) offers interdisciplinary arts curricula and research programs such as the undergraduate Honors in the Arts, drawing on the wide-ranging intellectual resources of Stanford University.
Stanford Arts
Making the arts a fundamental part of a Stanford education and building the resources and programs required to realize that vision.
Creative Writing Program
The Creative Writing Program offers nearly 100 courses a year and host dozens of readings, one-day workshops, and events. Through the English Department, we offer an English major with a Creative Writing emphasis.