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Nora Valdez

Photo: Faizal Westcott

Location
Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, MA
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Project Title
IMMIGRATION NATION
Fiscal Year Awarded
2017
Grant or Program
Creative City Boston - Artist Grant
Grant Amount
$10,000
  • February – May 2017 | Workshops at Urbano Project and various locations across Boston
  • May 24, 2017 | Opening Reception | 6:00-8:00 PM
    Urbano Project | 29 Germania St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  • June 17, 2017 | Exhibition during Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation’s Bash at the Brewery | 12:00-3:00 PM
    ​​​​​​​Urbano Project | 29 Germania St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130


Immigration Nation is a community art project created in collaboration with community members and artists. The project uses suitcases as a vehicle to tell the story of individual immigrant journeys. Each suitcase will be transformed into a work of art that celebrates individual stories and represents a collective American experience. In partnership with the Urbano Project and Egleston Square Main Street, over 400 suitcases will be produced and exhibited in three locations in Egleston Square.

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