Jennifer Lorena Velarde and her brother Marco Velarde, Ecuador | Copyright © Mark Chester

A selection of portraits from the series of more than 400 naturalized U.S. citizens of the Commonwealth, The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape, benefitting The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA).

June 15 at 11:00 AM join us for a talk by the artist Mark Chester and special guest, Bay State portrait subject and immigration attorney, Jennifer Velarde.

The DCR Fall River Heritage State Park Community Gallery is located in the Visitor Center; a free public parking lot is at 5 Water Street.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Fall River Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.