Where artists thrive at Stanford.
Celebrating 25 years of cultivating the next generation of artists and cultural leaders.
The Institute for Diversity in the Arts supports visionary arts leadership by stewarding the power of the arts toward social action.
What We Do
![[STANFORD, CA] — October 25, 2025: ALOK brings their stand-up comedy show ‘Hysterical: Hairy Situation’ to Stanford Live’s Bing Concert Hall. The evening also included performances by the Stanford Spoken Word Collective and a talkback with Alok moderated by IDA A-lan Holt. (Photo by Nikolas Liepins/Ethography for Stanford IDA.)](https://ida.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/2025.10.25_StanfordIDA_ALOKatBing-NikolasLiepins-60-portrait-740283047dc532d548d0666aa5f4a2ae-d89suc0k7e6x.jpg "ALOK at Bing")
Public Programs
Conversations, performances and seminars rooted in community and open to all.
Upcoming Events
Our Creative Community
amara tabor-smith
Artist-in-Residence, Committee on Black Performing Arts
Chinaka Hodge
TV Showrunner + Poet, IDA Visiting Artist
Adam Banks
Professor of Education, IDA Faculty Director
Transformative Stories
Screenwriter teaches the art of creative community — Stanford Report
Visiting artist Chinaka Hodge’s winter quarter course explored screenwriting basics through a Bay Area lens. Ask anyone who’s worked with Chinaka Hodge, the poet, screenwriter, and executive producer behind Marvel’s Ironheart television series, and the words you’ll hear on repeat are charismatic, confident, and authentic. But ask Hodge about herself, and she’s more likely to…
What’s next for Stanford’s artist incubator
As Stanford’s Institute for Diversity in the Arts celebrates its 25th year, directors A-lan Holt and Adam Banks look toward a future of nurturing student artists and deepening relationships with Bay Area communities. Part of what makes Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA) Director A-lan Holt such an effective champion of the organization is…
Hanif Abdurraqib on Art, Survival and the Heart’s Work
Poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib joined Matthew D. Morrison, Associate Professor of African and African American Studies at Stanford, for an expansive conversation on art, feeling, and the everyday work of care. Abdurraqib reflects on the abundance of everyday intellect that exists outside academia, his cherished Ohio roots, the discipline behind his writing,…
Inspiring the Next Generation of Artists
The Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA) at Stanford University is celebrating 25 years of artistic excellence. IDA has been a transformative home for artists across multiple generations, providing mentorship, community, and creative freedom to shape future arts leaders. In this video, Students, faculty, and staff reflect on what makes IDA special, from interdisciplinary…
Partnerships and Collaborations
