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Alexa Burrell, photo by Robbie Sweeny

Queer|Art

MFA Art Practice student Alexa Burrell (Class of 2026) has been named the winner of the 2025 Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant, presented by Queer|Art. The annual award supports visionary moving-image art by self-identified…

Professor Shane Denson has published a new book, Bride of Frankenstein (Lever Press, 2025), the inaugural volume in the publisher’s film|minutes series. To mark the release, a book launch and film screening will be hosted by Gray Area in San…

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Kepler's Literary Foundation

Art History alum Alexandra Brown Chang (BA, ’22) recently celebrated the release of her debut young adult novel, By Invitation Only, which she discussed during a special Kepler’s Literary Foundation event on October 4. The conversation featured…

Fathom | Henrik Kam

Stanford Arts Institute

The new artsCatalyst Fellows program brings together an annual cohort of course instructors to discuss arts integration pedagogy, workshop course ideas and syllabus strategies, and develop bigger ideas around roles for art in teaching…

Photo: Niloufar Emamifar

Gold Art Prize

Congratulations to Morehshin Allahyari, assistant professor of art practice, for receiving the 2025 Gold Art Prize!

Founded in 2021 by art advisor Kelly Huang and Gold House, the Gold Art Prize supports artists of the Asian diaspora.…