Sept 2011-Sept 2012 "City of Champions" in Downtown Brockton

With a generous grant from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, Mary Beth's "City of Champions" installation has launched, with twelve photographs gracing the exteriors of buildings in the downtown core of Brockton, Massachusetts. The installation will be in place for one year, with related programming and community-wide events. READ MORE at www.cityofchampionsproject.com.

The Mathers Family, Photo by Marc Vasconcellos / The Enterprise

New and Old Faces of Brockton Share Stories

by Amy Carboneau, The Enterprise, 9.24.11

CITY of CHAMPIONS Outdoor Photo Installation Opens With Walking Tour

On Saturday, Sept. 24, Mary Beth was joined by approximately 100 viewers for on the inaugural walking tour of "City of Champions: A Portrait of Brockton," an outdoor installation of photographs. With support from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities and Stonehill College, Saturday kicked off the year-long installation. Tours will continue each Saturday at 11:00 during October. For downloadable map of walking tour and more information, check here.

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brockton photo exhibit aims to start dialogue

By Lauren Frohne, The Boston Globe

Installation, Photo by Marc Vasconcellos / The Enterprise

walkable downtown gallery kicks off

By Maria Papadopoulos, The Enterprise, 9.23.11

MARY BETH WINS 2012 RISCA FELLOWSHIP in PHOTOGRAPHY

Based on a portfolio of images from her Undocumented series, Mary Beth was awarded the 2012 Fellowship in Photography from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts.

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City of Champions: A Portrait of Brockton has been awarded the Crisis, Community, and Civic Culture grant from the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, to launch a large-scale public installation in downtown Brockton. Mary Beth will collaborate with Stonehill College to mount 12 photographs as 12-foot banners in the city's downtown core, kicking off a year of interactive projects involving the entire community.

flash forward boston festival highlights "City of CHampions"

Mary Beth is the kickoff speaker at Flash Forward's 2011 Boston Photography Festival, presenting her project "City of Champions: A Portrait of Brockton."

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Flash Forward Festival Boston

New Yorker Editor Whitney Johnson selects "Undocumented" for the Photographic Resource Center's Exposure 2011 exhibition.

"Undocumented" wins a Rhode Island Council for the Humanities grant

Funds will support a travelling exhibition of the body of work in the Fall of 2011, to begin at the Flanagan Gallery, Community College of Rhode Island. Read more:

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