Watch “The Game God(S),” by Adrian L. Burrell
This morning the New Yorker Documentary premiered “The Game God(S)” by IDA visiting artist Adrian L. Burrell. The New Yorker reports that the film “pries open myths of modern Blackness and ties one of America’s greatest beliefs back to its greatest sin.” Watch the film and read the accompanying article below. Shaking The Foundations of the…
Read MoreMeet IDA’S Visiting Artist: Adrian L. Burrell
This year the Institute for Diversity in the Arts welcomes interdisciplinary artist adrian l. burrell as our 2022 IDA Visiting Artist.
Read MoreIntroducing the 2021 Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellows
It is with great excitement that we introduce the 2021 Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowship recipients, at the Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA). The Lyric McHenry Community Arts Fellowship is a 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…
Read MoreCongratulations to IDA! Recipient of an inaugural Office of Community Engagement (OCE) Award
Stanford’s Office of Community Engagement (OCE) has granted IDA one of its competitive awards to deepen community engagement with youth and arts in partnership with the EPACENTER for the arts. One of eight 2021 OCE funding awards IDA was recognize for its work with the center to expand opportunities for East Palo Alto youth through art…
Read MoreAnnouncing our IDA Annual Spring Class, Unlearning Racism, Redefining Identity with very special Guest Instructors
We are truly exciting to offer our IDA annual spring class looking at the arts and social justice. Entitled AAAS /CSRE 170A: Unlearning Racism, Redefining Identity – Culture Workers and the Frontlines of Change, this class will examine how the fabric of racism is inextricably woven and constructed into the founding principles of the United…
Read MoreCongratulations to Prof. Allyson Hobbs, Faculty Director of AAAS and former VPUE Harry Elam
Recipients of the Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching and The Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching The Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching Professor Allyson Hobbs, an associate professor of history in the School of Humanities and Sciences, was awarded the Walter J. Gores Award which recognizes undergraduate and graduate…
Read MoreArtistic Director of CBPA and IDA Artist-in-Residence Amara Tabor-Smith, Inaugural recipient of the Rainin Fellowship
Amara Tabor-Smith was recently awarded an unrestricted $100,000 grant as well as supplemental support tailored to address specific artistic needs and goals. Administered by United States Artists, the Kenneth Rainin Fellowship recognizes artists working across Dance, Film, Public Space, and Theater who push the boundaries of creative expression, advance their field and are seen as cultural “anchors” for…
Read MoreINTRODUCING THE 2020 IDA AND CBPA FELLOWS
This year, IDA will be offering two fellowships for students interested in exploring the arts at the intersection of race and social justice: our ongoing IDA Fellowship Program and a newly added fellowship with the Committee on Black Performing Arts, the CBPA Fellowship Program. And it’s with great joy and excitement that we introduce our…
Read MoreProf. Adam Banks, Faculty Director of IDA, appointed Bass University Fellow
The Bass University Fellows in Undergraduate Education Program recognizes faculty members for their extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education. New and reappointed Bass Fellows Adam Banks, a professor in the Graduate School of Education and faculty director of the Program in Writing and Rhetoric, was appointed The Hazy Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education. Read the…
Read MoreApplication Deadline Extended – IDA + CBPA 2021 Undergraduate Fellowships
Applications are now due September 22nd at 5pm The Committee on Black Performing Arts (CBPA) was started in 1969 as Stanford’s first program dedicated to the arts and racial justice. CBPA preceded and birthed the Institute for Diversity in the Arts. IDA honors this 50-year legacy and is excited to announce a new fellowship led…
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