Interdisciplinary Faculty Research Funds

New funds will support competitive grantmaking through the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts (SICA) to teams of Stanford faculty from multiple fields for innovative arts programming, research, and projects.

Arts Curriculum Enhancement Funds

Funds will allow SICA to develop new courses, including undergraduate offerings in the existing Introduction to the Humanities, Introductory Seminars, and Sophomore College programs, as well as the addition of arts elements to courses outside the traditional arts departments.

Commissions, Performances, and Events

New funds will allow SICA and the Stanford Lively Arts series to convene performances, festivals, symposia, lectures, and other events that bring together multiple Stanford departments, artists, and presenting organizations to create arts experiences for the entire campus and the surrounding community. This includes commissions for new works through Stanford's partnerships with national and international arts organizations.

Graduate Program Funds

Donors may support specific arts programs, such as the Film and Media Studies Program, which includes a popular new undergraduate major and a world-renowned graduate program in documentary film.

The Cantor Arts Center

Within the Cantor Arts Center, opportunities exist to support collections development, academic initiatives, and a community K-12 education project.

Student Programs

Donors may support a variety of arts experiences for student performers and audiences, including sponsored travel for student arts groups, "Off the Farm" arts excursions, grants for student arts projects, and arts programs in student residences.

For more information, please contact:

Barbara Frerichs
Director of Development
The Arts Initiative
650.723.9354 (T)
E-mail: barbara.frerichs@stanford.edu