Between Us, A Resonance: Stories of Cultural Memory, Community, and Belonging

September 3 – 12, 2025
Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 3, 6:00–8:00 PM

EFA Studios
323 West 39th St., New York, NY, 3rd Floor
Hours: Tue–Fri, 12–5 pm

Ziyi Zhang
Yiting Liu
Wei-chen Lou

Curated by Cheryl Huang

The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, in partnership with ALT Alliance, is proud to present Between Us, A Resonance: Stories of Cultural Memory, Community, and Belonging—a group exhibition featuring AAPI artists Ziyi Zhang and Wei-chen Lou from the four-week artist residency program at EFA, alongside artist and Guqin musician Yiting Liu. The exhibition explores the evolving relationship between individual cultural memory and collective experience through community-centered, interdisciplinary practices.

Throughout the residency, artists engaged deeply with themes of cultural memory, personal identity, and belonging, working across multimedia forms to create works that reflect both intimate narratives and shared community dialogue.

What makes Between Us, A Resonance unique is its emphasis on engagement and participation. Throughout the residency, the artists engaged closely with the community, inviting members into their creative process through workshops, conversations, and story-sharing that now form an integral part of the exhibition. These interactions shaped the final works on view, transforming the gallery into a space of exchange and reflection.

Between Us, A Resonance reveals the layered beauty and complexity of this process, not only through what the artists have created, but through how they’ve created it.

About ALT Alliance

ALT Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to fostering dialogue and innovation at the intersection of art, law, and technology. Through exhibitions, workshops and community-centered programs, ALT empowers artists to create socially engaged, forward-looking work.

Read more about the residency artists here.

Contact: deric@efanyc.org