Location: Corner of Fulton Avenue & Tippah Park Court, Charlotte, NC The story behind the work: Joy In The Shadows is about finding light in everyday places and coming together to transform something overlooked into something meaningful, beautiful, and cared for. This streetscape project grew out of both personal memories and the Plaza Midwood community's commitment to caring for its neighborhood. Years ago, while living in Plaza Midwood with my young son, we spent countless

On October 4, 2025, the Plaza Midwood community came together for a Community Paint Day, marking the official beginning of the streetscape installation. Neighbors of all ages gathered at Fulton Avenue and Roland Street to put paint to pavement and begin transforming the neighborhood entrance together. Hosted in partnership with the Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association and funded through the City of Charlotte, the event gave community members the opportunity to move from sim

Artist Elizabeth Palmisano engages residents in a first of its kind, sculptural mural, funded by Grubb Properties CHARLOTTE, NC (March 21, 2023) -- Make a wish and become part of a historic Charlotte public art project led by local artist Elizabeth Palmisano. The over 23,000 sq ft, multi-dimensional, sculptural mural, #NoDaCloudWall, will transform the parking deck and surrounding buildings on Grubb Properties’ new Link ApartmentsSM NoDa 36th. By summer’s end, light rail rid

Charlotte local Elizabeth Palmisano is a boundary-pushing fiber artist who combines abstract painted surfaces with textiles and collage...

In order to make a wish, you have to have a dream. And in order to have a dream, you have to have hope. Hope is what helps people keep...

As a Community Partner for We Rock Charlotte, Palmisano decided to use Wishes to raise awareness and support their mission of inspiring...

Immersive Van Gogh Charlotte commissioned thirteen local artists to paint Van Gogh-inspired picnic tables set up outside the venue at...

Throughout 2021 and 2022, Palmisano organized workshops for both youth and adults to teach the basics of spray painting. The product of...

The Belmont Utility Box design at the corner of 6th and E. Catawba was a collaborative public art project with the residents of Holy...

I enjoy community collaboration – it is a big part of my process. Encouraging others to join me in creative flow and play is my greatest...

"The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper and reimagines the world." - Malcolm Gladwell This generative reimagining is exactly...

Elizabeth Palmisano and long-time friend, Glisel Rivas, have a lot in common: busy hands that find joy in sewing and altering found...