Elizabeth Hamilton

Elizabeth Hamilton has been invited by the Immigrant Affairs Department of City Hall to create a Mini Museum exhibit in Chinatown and host a free community art making workshop in June as part of Immigrant Heritage Month. Mini Museum is a project that focuses on exhibiting miniature art works, no greater than 6 x 6 inches. The works are created during free community workshops and installed in publicly accessible areas, dismantling boundaries around who can be exhibited and what it means to “be in a museum.” Funds will be used for weather-proof exhibition installation materials, framing and presentation, documentation, and workshop supplies.

Elizabeth will work with grieving communities to create a series of illuminated gardens that will be installed throughout the city. The project will address mental health issues by acknowledging grief as an emotional, physical, cognitive, and social disability that can be isolating and confusing for the mourners, their loved ones, and the larger community. The gardens, both in their creation and public display, will advocate for emotional and physical space for grief while raising awareness for the lack of support systems in economically challenged communities. Elizabeth hopes to offer comfort and shine a light on the need for grief awareness in communities that are too-often under resourced.