Jeremy Frey (b. 1978, Passamaquoddy Indian Township Reservation, Maine) is one of the most celebrated Indigenous weavers today. A seventh-generation Passamaquoddy basket maker, Frey learned traditional Wabanaki weaving techniques from his mother and through apprenticeships at the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. Building on these cultural foundations, Frey produces conceptually ambitious and meticulously crafted baskets from foraged raw materials, such as sweetgrass, cedar, spruce root, and porcupine quills, while engaging with new materials across video, prints, and installation. 

Join us for a conversation between Frey and co-curator of Jeremy Frey: Woven, Ramey Mize (Susan G. Detweiler Associate Curator of American Art at the Philadelphia Art Museum). The two will discuss and reflect on cultural agency, resilience, and the artist’s commitment to honoring this ancestral art form through breathtaking formal innovations and his unique artistic vision. 

This program is presented in conjunction with Jeremy Frey: Woven on view at the Cantor through July 20, 2026. The exhibition is organized by the Portland Museum of Art, Maine.

All public programs at the Cantor Arts Center are always free! Space for this program is limited; advance registration is recommended. Those who have registered will have priority for seating.

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Parking

Free visitor parking is available along Lomita Drive as well as on the first floor of the Roth Way Garage Structure, located at the corner of Campus Drive West and Roth Way at 345 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305. From the Palo Alto Caltrain station, the Cantor Arts Center is about a 20-minute walk or the free Marguerite shuttle will bring you to campus via the Y or X lines. 

Disability parking is located along Lomita Drive near the main entrance of the Cantor Arts Center. Additional disability parking is located on Museum Way and in Parking Structure 1 (Roth Way & Campus Drive). Please click here to view the disability parking and access points.

Accessibility Information or Requests

Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University is committed to ensuring our programs are accessible to everyone. To request access information and/or accommodations for this event, please complete this form at least one week prior to the event: museum.stanford.edu/access.

For questions, please contact disability.access@stanford.edu or Kwang-Mi Ro, kwangmi8@stanford.edu, (650) 723-3469.

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Photo credit: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation