(TRENTON, NJ) -- Mercer County Community College’s (MCCC’s) James Kerney Campus Gallery (JKCG)'s next photography exhibit is entitled “The Road Home: Migrations, Displacement and Redefining Where We Live.” The show runs from March 1 through March 31, 2022 with in-person and virtual artist receptions Wednesday, March 2 at 12:00pm and again at 6:30pm live and on the Zoom conferencing platform. The public is invited. Proceeds of sales of limited works will go to supporting the artists or may be donated to a charity of each artist’s choice.
JKC Gallery Director, Michael Chovan-Dalton remarked, “The Road Home is a compilation of works from around the globe which showcases the photographers, journalists and visual storytellers who have experienced different forms of identity displacement. The show gives participating artists the option to sell their works to support themselves or to donate the sales to charity. JKC Gallery will make up to three prints of each work as they are sold.”
“This show is a true visual conversation which tells a story through images and words about the struggles of migration,” Chovan-Dalton said.
Featured artists include: Yshao Lin of Fuzhou, China; Tomas Ayuso, Honduran writer and documentary photojournalist; Rola Khayyat, Lebanese interdisciplinary artist; Spanish/Palestinian independent visual journalist Maysun; Brazilian-born photographer Jennifer Cabral of New Jersey; Spanish fashion designer and photographer Icía Vázquez; journalist and lecturer Fatima Martinez of Bogota, Colombia; Australian/Brazilian photographer/visual storyteller Camilla Martineli from Philadelphia; and photographer and installation artist Ara Oshagan. Photo shown at top is "Displaced" by Ara Oshagan.
Gallery hours are Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00am to 2:00pm by appointment. Please register your visit at least one day in advance at JKCGallery.online. Located at 137 North Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey, Mercer County Community College’s JKC Gallery is a gallery for photography and lens-based work from international- and regional-noted artists. Gallery hours are by appointment. Please note that all visitors are required to wear masks.
