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.
Public Art Mobile App
Explore Stanford's expansive public art collection on campus or virtually with our newest mobile features: Public Art Tours and Art Map. You can also view the Public Art guide on the web.
Calendar
Experience the creativity and imagination of the arts at Stanford. See what performances, exhibitions, concerts, and more are happening during the weekend.
Friday, February 27
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.: Concert: Cello Students of Christopher Costanza
7:00 p.m.: Young Choreographers Festival
7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.: Hysterical: Marsha Warfield
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.: Stanford Philharmonia
Saturday, February 28
7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.: A Night at the Piano Bar with Brandon James Gwinn
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.: Student Recital: Ali Akbar Moradi
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.: Stanford Wind Symphony
8:30 p.m.: FashionX Runway 2026: The Mirror Stage
Cantor Arts Center
Serving the Stanford campus, the Bay Area community, and visitors from around the world, the Cantor Arts Center provides opportunities for all visitors to connect with a diverse collection of art, special exhibitions, and public programs.
The museum is free and open to the public.
Rodin Sculpture Tour: Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cantor Highlights Student-Guided Tour:
Friday and Saturday from 3:00 to 4:00 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.
Family Weekend Private Guided Tours: Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. and Saturday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Public Guided Anderson Highlights Tour: Saturday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Drop-In Drawing: Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
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.
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.