GreenRoots and a team from Boston University conducted a a participatory research project on the heat island effect in our community. Through PhotoVoice residents in Chelsea and East Boston took photos throughout the summer to document their experience with heat in the city. The exhibit includes photographs and text of interviews. 

Thirteen participants in the Cambridge Health Alliance Youth Community Health Program worked with artist Sury Chavez and Neighborways Design to create a series of colorful panels that celebrate how communities can stay healthy together.

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Alissa Schopp
Bryan De Souza
Crystal Phan
Elisha Elie
Enaica Voltaire

Fahitza Quessa
Henrique De Lara
Kayla Cadet
Leandra Germain
Monica Claros Olivares

Monica Vila Quispe
Long “Soup” Nguyen
Tulasi Vithiananthan

Street photography of the Boston area by 52 local photographers showcasing everyday life. Curated by Nyx Breen. 

"Connecting the Past to the Present"  and "Hidden Figures from Black History" is a display presented as part of the programs of Chelsea's recognition of Black History Month.  This year's theme is "Health and Wellness throughout the African Diaspora." Find details on the virtual events happening every Thursday through February, 2022 here.

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Presented by the Chelsea Black Community in recognition

After his parents fled enslavement in Virginia in 1842, Lewis Latimer was born in Chelsea.  At age 15 he served in the US Navy during the Civil War. Returning home, he learned drafting and engineering while clerking at the patent law firm of  Crosby & Gould. He went on to develop a number of inventions himself and to collaborate within the top industrial pioneers of the time. Working iwth Edison, he revolutionized the world by developing the filament that makes the electric light bulb possible.  

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Presented by the Lewis Latimer Society.

A team of art students from Endicott College partnered with teams in Chelsea to develop compelling materials to communicate public health messages around the pandemic.  They created branding for the Promotores de Salud and creating a "Did you Know or Sabia Que" branded campaign.

A king-size quilt made from the scraps of thousands of fabric face masks made and donated by the Boston Mask Initiative. Sewn in memory of those lost, sewn in honor of those struggling to survive, sewn to commemorate the hours of unpaid labor of thousands (maybe millions) of women around the world who cut, stitched, threaded elastic, packed, delivered, and repeated this every day/week/month of 2020.

Part of Teatro Chelsea's program of El Camino De Cuentos Encantadores (The Path of Enchanting Tales), three local artists display their work.

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Trippylandia

Mateo Corondo

Max Pro

Mark Morelli is a Chelsea based editorial photographer. For over 20 years he's documented the urban landscape. In this exhibit he uses a special digital display to bring his large portfolio to life. The collection of tiny moments of his travels through his home city create a rich portrait of a city ever in flux.  

Chelsea Black Community (CBC) celebrates Black history with an exhibit on civil rights and the celebration of Black voices.

The annual Chelsea Empty Bowls fundraiser of the Chelsea Hunger Network will be virtual this year. View the display of bowls decorated by members of the community that you can purchase on-line to support the group's essential work. In companion posters, learn more about the crisis of food insecurity in our city.

A presentation by the Jewish Arts Collective (JArts), this exhibit shares the message of hope in times of darkness. The highlight of the exhibit is a light sculpture by Clint Baclawski, a Boston-based contemporary artist working with photography, technology, light, and space. The exhibit will be on display during the days of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. 

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Read about the show in an article by Cate McQuaid in the Boston Globe.

Inspired by Nuestra Mesa and complex feelings of loss around the pandemic, a team of Chelsea youth composed a series of poems.  They used the same framework of Nuestra Mesa by looking through nine aspects of nature to explore nine experiences of mourning.  They'll presenting their poetry in several forms: as posters, in spoken word videos, and in a mini 'zine.

Participating Artists:

Branden Garcia

Lydia Debendecitis

Lana Pineda

Aleksa

Gloria

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Assisted by:

Amanda Arsenault

Max Pro

Claudia Paraschiv

Included:

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- Chelsea Seniors Talent Showcase

- Matt Frank Solo Show

- Frank Bernard, Cartoonist Retrospective

- Welcome to Chelsea Photo Contest Winners

- Chelsea LGBTQ Coalition Celebrates Pride