Art@Hume
Banner, above: Permeable, by Jasmine Reid. Part of the permanent collection at Hume.
We want to display your art!
The Hume Center loves showcasing student art and we're looking to refresh our display! If you or someone you know has a piece of art, physical or digital, that you'd want to see featured at Hume or on the website, please send us an email. All art is returned to the artist after its residence.
Repurpose. Redefine. Reimagine.
This year’s theme invites artistic creations that reimagine new uses for old concepts or materials, giving them new life and meaning. Repurposing sometimes arises out of necessity. When resources are limited, creativity and ingenuity become tools for making something new and useful out of something undesirable. Likewise, in the face of denigration or despair, the resilient repurpose space, redefine or reclaim language, and reimagine community as they build toward better futures.
Art must be 2D; all mediums are accepted (oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography, drawings, etc.). Students may submit up to three pieces. To be considered, submit a digital scan of your artwork. Selected artwork will be displayed in our busy first-floor gallery and returned after the exhibition. Submissions are requested by Friday, March 21, 2025.
Art @ Hume 2025 Exhibition: Submission Form
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The Hume Gallery is located in the lobby of the Hume Center for Writing and Speaking. From 2013-2015, the gallery featured student artwork created as a part of Your Art Here, a program of the Stanford Arts Institute, and has continued to host works on a yearly rotating basis. We are currently in the process of considering works for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year.
If you are part of a student group interested in curating and displaying your art, please email us at humecenter@stanford.edu.
2025 - Repurpose. Redefine. Reimagine.
This year’s theme invites artistic creations that reimagine new uses for old concepts or materials, giving them new life and meaning. Repurposing sometimes arises out of necessity. When resources are limited, creativity and ingenuity become tools for making something new and useful out of something undesirable. Likewise, in the face of denigration or despair, the resilient repurpose space, redefine or reclaim language, and reimagine community as they build toward better futures.
Join us in celebrating creativity and resilience, as we transform the familiar into the extraordinary and envision new possibilities for our shared future.
Anushikha - The Garden From My Dream
Through this painting, Anushikha offers a glimpse into a garden not yet found: a space of peace, growth, and possibility. Her work reflects the belief that we do not have to wait for the worlds we long for; we can imagine them, build toward them, and gradually step into the futures we create.
Christina Ba - Swimming
"Swimming" offers a fresh perspective on portraiture by reimagining a familiar subject—human expression—through the distortion of water. By capturing the interplay of light, movement, and reflection, this piece transforms a traditional portrait into something fluid and unpredictable. It embodies the theme of "Repurpose, Redefine, Reimagine" by taking a classic artistic subject and reshaping it into something entirely new. Water, often a symbol of renewal, serves as both a medium and metaphor for transformation, inviting viewers to see the ordinary in an unexpected way.
Pragati Rastogi - The Gaze Within
"The Gaze Within" challenges the idea that strength and vulnerability are opposites. The woman’s steady gaze redefines confidence—not as something loud or forceful, but as quiet, unshaken self-assurance. Her bare shoulders and open posture make her vulnerable, yet her gaze is unwavering. She does not hide, nor does she shrink—she meets the world head-on, unafraid. Growing up, Pragati saw grace treated as quiet power. Strength is not just in armor or volume; it’s in the ability to be seen as you are and still hold your ground. This painting reclaims that truth, showing that vulnerability and confidence are not opposites, but two sides of the same resilience.
Angelina Sophia Ambrosiou - Achilles
This piece emerged from a 3-week Chemical Engineering & Art ‘SoCo’, where artist Angelina challenged herself to "repurpose, redefine, reimagine" materials sourced exclusively from campus into natural dyes and glazes. Drawing from Angelina’s Greek-Cypriot heritage, Achilles is depicted in charcoal and gold leaf against a vibrant backdrop made with pigments from prickly pear, tree sap, moss, aloe vera, cherry nuts, and more, combining sketching, watercolor, and pottery. The process pushed Angelina beyond conventional boundaries and reflects one of her most experimental and meaningful works to date.
Aayush Jain - Herself
In "Herself," Aayush’s mother remains hidden behind a fragmented, textured mask, symbolizing how immigrants conceal parts of themselves to survive in unfamiliar spaces, redefining their identities between assimilation and preservation. The patterned hand reaching toward the mask represents the cultural forces shaping self-perception, exposing the tension between authenticity and expectation.
