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A black and white collage of Hershman's artwork and Bing's portrait

‘Archive Rooms’ at the Cantor is a window into artists’ work

A pilot presentation featuring objects from the Department of Special Collections at Stanford University Libraries looks to journals, sketchbooks, postcards, and other ephemera for insight into artists’ inspiration and processes.

Second Nature: Photography in the Age of the Anthropocene

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University February 26–August 3, 2025

The first major exhibition of contemporary photography examining a world changed by human impact brings together an international cohort of 44 artists from six continents

S.F. artist Ruth Asawa awarded National Medal of Arts

San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa was announced as one of the recipients of the National Medal of Arts, the highest award conferred on artists and arts patrons by the United States. President Joe Biden presented the honors on Monday, Oct. 21.