Gallery 125’s most recent Call for Artists is for their upcoming exhibit, 4 ELEMENTS: Graffiti Show. Artists have been a little confused by the title. Should they enter things related to earth, wind, fire and water? Are they supposed to do graffiti on top of anything they submit? On your behalf, we contacted Joanne Donnelly at Gallery 125. She said that it IS a graffiti show – but artists are encouraged to think about and represent “graffiti” any way that they want to interpret it.

Still, inquiring minds at this blog figured there needed to be something more to the name of this show. We did a little digging, and are sharing the “aha” moment with you. According to the National Museum of Hip Hop, there are, indeed, “Four Elements” of hip hop culture. They are: b-boying (aka: break dancing), djing (DJ-ing), graffiti, and rap. Aha!

4 Elements Graffiti Show
June 11 through August 7, 2010
Deadline for entries - April 16, 2010

Juror: Will "Kasso" Condry, a Trenton-based graffiti artist (image above is his painting titled “My Son Unique.”)

All work must be submitted on CD images as .jpg files preferably 4" x 6" at 300 DPI, and must include (on paper):
*Artist's name, home address, phone number and email address
*Brief bio/resume
*Submit up tp five JPEG images on one CD. JPEGs should be 300 dpi 4" x 6"
*Title, (**title of piece on paper must have the SAME title as the file on CD), medium, year created AND *dimensions of each entry
All submissions must include a *$20 check payable to: TDA/Gallery 125. The $20 allows you to submit up to five images for consideration.

Send your application package to Gallery 125, 125 S. Warren St., Trenton, NJ 08608. Please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope if you wish to have the visuals returned. Selected works will be announced on website www.gallery125.com by April 23, 2010

Call the gallery at 609-989-9119, or email gallery125@trenton-downtown.com with any questions.