Department: Stanford Arts Institute

Code Name Description
ARTSINST100 The Questions of Clay: Craft, Creativity and Scientific Process Students will create individual studio portfolios of ceramic work and pursue technical investigations of clay properties and the firing process using modern scientific equipment. Emphasis on development of creative process; parallels between science...
ARTSINST100B The Questions of Cloth: Weaving, Pattern Complexity and Structures of Fabric Students will learn to weave on a table loom while examining textile structures from historic, artistic and scientific perspectives. Emphasis on analyzing patterns and structures generated by weaving, with elementary introductions to information-sci...
ARTSINST11Q Art in the Metropolis This seminar is offered in conjunction with the annual "Arts Immersion" trip to New York that takes place over the spring break and is organized by the Stanford Arts Institute (SAI). Enrollment in this course a requirement for taking part in the trip...
ARTSINST12AX Los Angeles Arts Immersion In this Arts Intensive, students will learn about the dynamic art histories of Mexican American/Chicanx and Black American artists in Los Angeles. Students will visit museums, galleries, and community centers dedicated to nurturing, showcasing, and a...
ARTSINST141 Network Performance Practice JackTrip software, developed at Stanford, provides the means for ultra-low-latency, uncompressed sound transmission for live music-making. Remote ensemble rehearsals, coaching, music lessons, jamming and concert broadcasting make use of the technolog...
ARTSINST142 Drawing with Code This studio course will engage coding practices as drawing tools. What makes a good algorithmic composition? How do we craft rule-sets and parameters to shape an interesting work? What changes if we conceive of still outputs, ongoing processes, or in...
ARTSINST150G Performing Race, Gender, and Sexuality In this theory and practice-based course, students will examine performances by and scholarly texts about artists who critically and mindfully engage race, gender, and sexuality. Students will cultivate their skills as artist-scholars through written...
ARTSINST151C Ethical STEM: Race, Justice, and Embodied Practice What role do science and technology play in the creation of a just society? How do we confront and redress the impact of racism and bias within the history, theory, and practice of these disciplines? This course invites students to grapple with the c...
ARTSINST197 Industry Immersion: Film and Media This course is designed to give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the exciting and ever-changing TV, Film, and emerging media industries. The entertainment industry as a whole is facing issues and trends surrounding inclusivity and eq...
ARTSINST197B Industry Immersion: Fashion This course is designed to give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the expanding and evolving fashion industry. Currently the three most relevant issues and trends impacting the fashion industry are designing for diverse audiences, sus...
ARTSINST198 Matter and Mattering: Transdisciplinary Thinking about Things Things sit at the nexus of cross-cutting heterogeneous processes; tracing the entanglements of any prominent thing or class of things demands a transdisciplinary approach that recruits expertise from the natural sciences, social sciences and humaniti...
ARTSINST200A Interdisciplinary Arts Capstone Workshop First in a three-quarter series required of all Honors in the Arts participants or Interdisciplinary Arts Minor graduating seniors. Students initiate and develop interdisciplinary creative projects with the support of peers and mentors in a small, wo...
ARTSINST200B Interdisciplinary Arts Capstone Workshop Second in a three-quarter series required of all Honors in the Arts participants or Interdisciplinary Arts Minor graduating seniors. Students initiate and develop interdisciplinary creative projects with the support of peers and mentors in a small, w...
ARTSINST200C Interdisciplinary Arts Capstone Workshop Third in a three-quarter series required of all Honors in the Arts participants or Interdisciplinary Arts Minor graduating seniors. Students initiate and develop interdisciplinary creative projects with the support of peers and mentors in a small, wo...
ARTSINST20AX Arts Immersion Independent Study This 1-unit independent study allows students who have taken an arts immersion as part of the summer Arts Intensive program to further develop the project they began in AI. Successful completion of this course following completion of a summer arts im...
ARTSINST215 Metaspore: The Networked Sensorium Metaspore is a research initiative founded by conceptual artist Anicka Yi to generate "spores" of social trust and interdisciplinary exploration for the 21st century. Recognizing a planetary paradigm shift fueled by the multivalent advances and crise...
ARTSINST280 Art, Meditation, and Creation Art and meditation invite us to be fully present in our minds and bodies. This class will give you tools to integrate mind and body as you explore artworks on display at the university's museums and throughout campus. In your engagement with activity...
ARTSINST298 Matter and Mattering: Transdisciplinary Thinking about Things Things sit at the nexus of cross-cutting heterogeneous processes; tracing the entanglements of any prominent thing or class of things demands a transdisciplinary approach that recruits expertise from the natural sciences, social sciences and humaniti...
ARTSINST6F Professional Development in Music Open to majors and non-majors. This course is designed for students who are considering careers in performance or the music industry to explore their personal and artistic identity. Weekly guest speakers provide real world insight on topics related t...
ARTSINST6G Entrepreneurial Development for Classical Musicians Open to majors and non-majors. This course is designed for students who are interested in professional opportunities in classical music, whether conservatory bound or just exploring possible careers in classical music performance or related interests...