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SUMMARY:Reception | People of Chelsea - Darlene DeVita & Sarah Putnam
DESCRIPTION:We cordially invite you to The Griffin @ Lafayette City Center Place
  to celebrate the exhibition People of Chelsea\, and the artists
  Darlene DeVita and Sarah Putnam. 
 
 We look forward to seeing you in Downtown Crossing on Sunday September
  21st at 2pm to meet the artists and see the stories of the community
  represented in words and photos. 
 
 About the People of Chelsea project -
 
 The People of Chelsea Project was born from a deep love of the city of
  Chelsea\, for its rich culture\, vibrant beauty\, and resilient
  community. Just across the harbor and only a bridge away from Boston\,
  yet culturally distinct from its larger metropolitan neighbor\,
  Chelsea is too often overlooked.This project features and celebrates
  its residents\, businesses\, and institutions - from activists to
  entrepreneurs\, from city officials to students\, from old timers to
  newcomers. The People of Chelsea project is a positive mirror to the
  community and an homage to those who make the city work every day\,
  across ages\, experiences\, and languages. Particularly during the
  mire of COVID-19\, the project was a meaningful departure from the
  disaster-oriented media narratives about Chelsea\, and each showing of
  this work became a source of civic pride. Through strong local
  collaborations\, we have highlighted a community that is so much more
  than its pandemic losses: a Chelsea that is resilient\, creative\,
  courageous and just.As the project has reached new audiences in and
  beyond Chelsea\, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. People
  have been delighted to see their own images and stories as well as
  those of their friends\, family\, and neighbors. That momentum
  continues to grow as the project evolves. There are many more stories
  to be shared and people to be made visible. 
 
 About Darlene DeVita and Sarah Putnam -
 
 Darlene DeVita has been a professional photographer for 30 years\, and
  a resident of Chelsea\, MA for two decades. She began the People of
  Chelsea Project in 2016. Her early career as one of the pre-eminent
  wedding photographers in the Boston area fine-tuned her skills
  photographing people\, and this\, combined with her innate love of
  community\, is evident in the passion she brings to the People of
  Chelsea Project. More recently\, Dar's professional photography
  illuminates the work of local non-profits\, schools\, and
  corporations. Her clients have included The Boston Foundation\,
  Athenahealth\, La Colaborativa\, Vinfen\, MAB Community Services\,
  Wentworth Institute of Technology\, among others. 
 
 Sarah Putnam joined Darlene DeVita on the People of Chelsea Project in
  2018\, primarily to help in Spanish-speaking situations\, conducting
  and editing interviews\, and collaborating on the photographs by
  providing another set of eyes. Sarah has been in her own right a
  writer and freelance photographer for national publications and
  organizations for decades. Her writing has ranged from feature stories
  to interviews to reviews\, her photographs have appeared in magazines
  and books\, been included in both group and solo exhibitions\, and she
  has produced multimedia pieces for the web. She was a Bunting Fellow
  at the Radcliffe Institute. 
 
 The Griffin @ Lafayette City Center Passageway is located at 2 Ave de
  Lafayette in Downtown Crossing\, Boston. The passageway connects
  Macy's\, the Lafayette Tower offices and the Hyatt Regency\, Boston.
  For more information please contact the museum at 781.729.1158
LOCATION:Griffin Museum of Photography\, 67 Shore Road\, Winchester\, MA 01890
URL:https://griffinmuseum.org/event/lcc_chelsea_reception/
CATEGORIES:Cultural\,Community
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