Summer Closure

The gallery is currently closed to the public as we are preparing for our fall exhibitions: Jiā yóu!: PROCEED WITH CAUTION & have you eaten? Our opening reception for these exhibitions will be on Friday, September 4th from 7-9pm!

Hamilton Artists Inc.

155 James Street North
Hamilton, Ontario

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Wednesday and Thursday

12-5pm

Friday

12-6pm

Saturday
12–5pm

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905 529 3355

Ash Milne's billboard, "Bloom", is on a grey brick wall on James Street North, with glass windows to the left of the wall. The billboard is on the right side of the brick wall and in the right side of the photo. It features three colourful, headless figures hugging each other. Flowers bloom from their heads. The background is green grass, with vines painted around the top edges of the painting.
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A close-up of Ash's mural. A pink, smaller figure in a blue tank top, with a purple flower instead of a head, faces away towards a larger, orange torso and hugs them. A purple figure holds their hand on the back of the blue tank top.
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Ash's painting "Bloom" on our James Street Wall. It features four colourful, headless figures with flowers instead of heads. The smallest figure, pink skin, faces away and towards an orange figure and hugs them. One purple figure is facing forward and has one hand on the back of the pink figure. A darker purple figure is behind them all and places their hands on the backs of the other purple and orange figure.
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Bloom

Ash Milne

- / James Wall Banner

Bloom is a love letter to my trans community. Friends, partners, peers, and strangers who gave  me the opportunity to flourish and grow. Those who sparked and furthered my love for queerness and myself. A lot of trans people struggle with seeing their transness as more than a hassle or burden. I want them to know there’s love for them out there. It can be hard to see when the world stifles that affection but you will find it through each other. Our joy needs to be saved and we are in charge of creating and protecting it. Show up for your community and hold them close. There's so much beauty in being trans; there is always time to bloom.

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