The New Director of Stanford’s Institute For Diversity in the Arts on How Art Breeds Social Change
A-lan Holt’s job is to help young people understand the immense power of art. In her new role as the Director of Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA), she helps train …
Read MoreNew leadership at Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts
Adam Banks, Faculty Director and A-lan Holt, Director are making the arts a core part of the learning experience.
Read MoreAnnouncing The 2020 Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellows
It was with great pride that we announced the Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowship, at the Institute for Diversity in the Arts this past January, a new fund that gives Stanford Undergraduates the opportunity to spend a summer working full time in the arts with a focus on racial/social justice. This program is named and…
Read MoreA Message from IDA’s Director on Racial Violence and Social Justice
Dear IDA family I wanted to write to you more personally today, not just as director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts, but also as a Black woman, a mother, an artist, and as someone deeply committed to justice for the long haul. This quarter has been a rough one for our community.…
Read MoreIDA Fellow Natalie Johnson awarded a VPA Senior Grant
We are so excited and proud of our IDA fellow Natalie Johnson on her VPA Senior Grant. She was awarded funding from a highly competitive pool of close to 30 selected applications to execute an art project in the year after graduation. Natalie will spend the summer writing a speculative fiction novella, extending her creative…
Read MoreUPDATE: Spring Class & COVID-19
To our IDA community During this time of change, we want to send you our love and solidarity. Today, as always, we take our cues from the most vulnerable of our communities. We send our support to BIPOC students, FLI students, Queer students, all those who might feel uprooted during this time. We send our…
Read MoreIDA Announces Annual Spring Class
UNLEARNING RACISM, REDEFINING IDENTITY:Culture Workers and the Frontlines of Change AAAS / CSRE 170AUnits: 1-4Letter / Credit / No CreditDATE & TIME : Wednesdays, 6:00 PM – 7:50 PMIDA Instructors: A-lan Holt & Amara Tabor-SmithGuest Instructors: TBA The fabric of racism is inextricably woven and constructed into the founding principles of the United States. As such, the…
Read MorePoetry Workshop with Safia Elhilo
In the last month, IDA has had the honor to host three rising and prominent poets of color for workshops with the community. We are so grateful to have been able to work with these amazing poets to foster a space for creativity and storytelling on campus. On January 24th, we shared space with Safia…
Read MoreAnnouncing The Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowship 2020
New fund gives Stanford Undergraduates the opportunity to spend a summer working full time in the arts with a focus on racial/social justice issues. January 16, 2020 It is with great pride that we announce the Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowship, at the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University. This program is…
Read MoreArtist in the Spotlight: Introducing Student Fellow Angel Smith
Angel is a multimedia artist and an IDA fellow. She seeks to create Art that honors her ancestors (the past) as well as what kind of ancestor she would like to be (the future). And while all these are important in her practice, her Art is also deeply rooted in the Now, for her own…
Read MoreLunch and Conversation with Kimberly Drew
On Tuesday, October 22nd, Kimberly Drew, writer, social activist, and curator of “black art and experiences” graced us with her presence to reflect on her experiences working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and her decision to leave that space to focus on writing her first book. Ever so accessible and attentive, she shared a…
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