ArtsWest
ArtsWest is an innovative program that aims to place a spotlight on Western arts through speakers, symposiums, film screenings, and exhibitions. The West boasts a rich tradition of distinctive and celebrated works of literature, photography, and visual and cinematic art. The West is a place of globally influential creativity and artistic vision as the epicenter for America’s motion picture industry, a mecca for seekers of the counterculture, and a home for daring artists and trends. ArtsWest aims to explore the contribution of the arts and humanities in the American West through programs for public and scholarly audiences and to extend the reach of the University into continuing education for adults in the arts and humanities.
Although many associate Stanford University with the science and technology of Silicon Valley, the strong influence of the arts and humanities on campus dates back to the university's founding. More recently, the opening of the Anderson Collection, McMurtry Building, and designation of the new Arts District surrounding the world class Cantor Center for Visual Arts have combined to place Stanford in the top tier of American universities emphasizing the visual arts.
ArtsWest seeks to leverage the excellence found on campus with a special emphasis on the contributions of Western-based artists, writers, and cultural leaders who are inspired by the lifestyle and landscape found in the West. Through a series of lectures, seminars, symposia and teaching, ArtsWest highlights historical contributions and forward-looking trends in the arts benefitting the campus and public at large.
Past Events
Stanford University
328 Lomita Drive @ Museum Way
328 Lomita Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Campus parking is free after 4 pm
A recent gift by the Capital Group Foundation has provided the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University with a collection of more than 1,000 photographs by seven American…
John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Building
366 Galvez Street
Stanford University
Campus parking is free after 4 pm
For the past six years, Binh Danh has been traveling across the West, making scenic daguerreotypes in a mobile darkroom he called Louis, after Louis Daguerre, the inventor of the…
Koret Auditorium
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
From small-town Oklahoma native to internationally acclaimed actor and musician, Wes Studi credits his passion and multi-faceted background for his powerful character portrayals that…
355 Roth Way
Stanford, CA 94305
A recap of this event is available on our website:…
355 Roth Way
Stanford, CA 94305
A recap of this event is…
424 Santa Teresa Street
Stanford, CA 94305
1275 Minnesota Street (@ 24th Street)
San Francisco
An ArtsWest Program Featuring the Guerrilla Girls
Photographs from the Event
Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center
326 Galvez Street
Stanford, CA
Ample parking space is available nearby and is free of charge after 4pm.