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Family Programs

Art for All is a fun and educational real and virtual space for audiences of all ages to discover and learn about artwork in the Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection through hands-on art-making activities.

 

Art for All program embraces the vision of Family Programs by providing accessible, inclusive, fun, and educational in-person and virtual resources for families and visitors of all ages to meaningfully engage with art at the Stanford art museums. 

Join us in-person or virtually to discover and learn about artwork in the Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection through hands-on art-making activities!


Support for Art For All Family Programs is provided by the Koret Foundation

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Art for All Family Day

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Art for All Videos

 

 

Art for All Family Day

 

 

Twice-yearly in-person Family Days bring children, families, and caregivers together for a day of free educational activities, art-making, and performances. Our next Art for All Family Day will take place on Sunday, October 11, 2026. Free ticket registration will open in August.

Family Day is made possible through the generous support of the Hohbach Family Fund

 

 

 

Art for All Videos

 

 

Family friendly bite-sized videos open up additional opportunities for families to experience art together and help children, their caregivers, and all museum visitors to make connections between art and things familiar to them in their everyday lives.

Support for Art for All videos is provided by the Koret Foundation
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Totem Pole Family Activity

Create your own unique family crest sculpture inspired by the House Post and Lintel with Family Crests carved and painted by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Calvin Hunt. You can see this artwork in person at the Cantor. It is as big as a house!

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Finding Form: Make an Owl Sculpture

Inspired by artist Lucy M. Lewis’ Acoma Pueblo pottery

Lucy Lewis was born around 1900 and spent all her life atop the high mesa of Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, making traditional pottery since the age of 7. Feel what it is like to use your bare hand to create a vessel form and make an owl of your own. This lesson can be adapted to make lots of different animal and vessel forms. Follow your imagination!

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An image of an owl and the words activity inspired by artist Lucy M. Lewis

 

 

 

Visit Us

The Cantor is open to the public, and we’re always free.

Come visit us!
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Directions

The Cantor Arts Center is located at the intersection of Museum Way and Lomita Drive in the heart of the arts district on the Stanford campus. The Cantor faces the Bing Concert Hall across Palm Drive, northwest of The Oval and the Main Quad.

328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way
Stanford, CA 94305-5060

How to Get Here

Parking

Parking is limited. Stanford has a new contactless process to pay for parking, using the ParkMobile app, website, or phone. Prior to your visit, we recommend you visit the Stanford Transportation website to learn more about the updated visitor parking process.

Parking Rates and Map
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