Heart Gallery
The Heart Gallery is a striking exhibit of portraits of children in the state’s foster care system in need of adoption. Professional and amateur photographers volunteer their expertise to create remarkable images of the children. Most of the youth have been waiting at least one year to find a family to call their own, and include school-aged children, sibling groups, children of color, and those with emotional, intellectual, and physical difficulties.
 The goal of the Heart Gallery is to raise awareness about adoption from foster care and to find adoptive homes for the more than 600 Massachusetts’ children who wait. The portraits can be seen in various venues across the Commonwealth and permanent displays are in all four Jordan’s Furniture stores. We are grateful to Jordan’s for its commitment in helping to find permanent families for children in foster care.
Click here to view the 2010 Heart Gallery online.
Since the inception of the Heart Gallery in Massachusetts in 2005, over 200 children have been photographed. MARE has been developing new ways of using these portraits and is displaying them in large and small venues. A site can feature anywhere from one photo of a waiting child to more than 10. Some Heart Gallery portraits will be up for specific dates, while others may be up for an indefinite period of time. See the Events Page - Heart Gallery for specific locations.
How YOU can help children in need:
MARE is always looking to bring Heart Gallery portraits to new and exciting locations in an effort to raise awareness of the need for foster and adoptive families. Do you know of a perfect place to feature a waiting child? Maybe in your office building? Or a local church? If so, then contact Kristin Erekson, public relations and fundraising associate, at 617-542-3678 or at kristine@mareinc.org.
OUR 2010 VOLUNTEER HEART GALLERY PHOTOGRAPHERS
Agnes Kane
Amy Yanover
Ashley Kinion
Beth Reynolds
Brian Sullivan
Brooke McNamara
Cheng Liu
Chris Muise
Collette Thomas
David Barron
Ed Eich
Eric Hubball
Erin Curran
Frank Siteman
Gerald Groccia
Jaclyn Mastromatteo
Jaime Caron
Jessica McDaniel
Katherine Ryan
Karen Wong
Kristyn Nordstrom
Laura Irwin
Liz Linder
Mike Ritter
Noble Johnson
Patricia Basha
Penny Pesaturo
Sarah Feinberg
Susan Currie
Scott Proposki
Stephanie Studley
Teri Billington
Thom Burden
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