What’s new this spring at the Cantor Arts Center
News
Exhibitions featuring contemporary multimedia works and traditional Wabanaki basketry reveal how deeply humans and nature are entangled.
Iris Cantor, philanthropist behind Stanford’s Rodin collection, dies at 95
Obituary
With gifts spanning nearly three decades, Iris Cantor and her husband, B. Gerald Cantor, indelibly shaped Stanford’s arts district while leaving their mark on institutions and museums across the globe.
How to appreciate art when you’re on vacation
Tips & Takeaways
If you’ve ever stood in a crowded museum gallery wondering if you were doing it right, these seven tips from Stanford experts will help.
‘Chaos Kosmos’ sculpture bridges art and medicine on campus
News
The new public artwork invites seeing and discovery from different perspectives.
What’s new this season at Stanford art museums
News
Fall exhibitions invite visitors to contemplate color, courage, and cultural touchstones.
Exhibition spotlights civic engagement of artists
News
The Cantor’s Archive Rooms series returns with the special collections of artists Ruth Asawa and Ester Hernandez, who shared a commitment to advocacy and activism.
Exhibition invites a closer look at the design element that ‘cuts to the core of what it means to be human’
News
A curated selection from the Cantor Arts Center’s collections examines the humble handle as a medium through which we connect with the world of objects.
‘Second Nature’ photo exhibit examines a world reshaped by human influence
Event
In a photography exhibition at the Cantor Arts Center, 44 artists from six continents document the profound environmental, social, and political upheaval of our transformative age.
‘Spirit House’ opens at the Cantor Arts Center
News
A new group exhibition featuring nearly 50 works explores how contemporary artists of the Asian diaspora are challenging the boundary between life and death.
Veronica Roberts’ love letter to creatives
Q&A
The Cantor Art Center’s director opens up about the evolving field of museology, art as a lens for understanding world problems, and what university collections can do that public museums can’t.