Mayor to Unveil Mosaic During Graffiti Dedication

City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick will unveil a commemorative mosaic during the April 7 dedication ceremony for “Get-Up State,” three days of live mural painting, being held in conjunction with “Hip-Hop: Unbound From the Underground—an Ithaca Community Celebration.”

The unveiling and dedication will take place at 1 p.m. at the Cornell University Press Services Building, 770 Cascadilla Street, and will celebrate the work of more than 40 of the world’s most respected and recognized graffiti artists.  The artists will work to transform the stark gray building into a colorful work of graffiti art from April 4 through 7.

 

Graffiti artists from around the world signed-on to participate in “Get-Up State,” at their own expense largely because of the importance and reputation of Cornell University Library’s Hip-Hop Collection and the magnitude of the event, which is being coordinated by Cap Matches Color. 

 

“Get-Up State” was made possible by Cornell University, Cap Matches Color, Ironlak AVT Paints and the Tompkins County Tourism Project.

 

The commemorative mosaic is being created by Le Rouge Designs, a gallery specializing in one-of-a-kind, custom stone and tile mosaic art and installations.  Christian Auble, who runs the mosaic gallery at 207 Elmira Road, Ithaca, said Le Rouge artists were excited to work on a piece recognizing the culture of Hip-Hop.

 

“As Hip-Hop enthusiasts and artists, we are very excited to design and create a Hip-Hop inspired custom mosaic,” Auble said.  “We are honored to have the opportunity to create a piece of art for our community, inspired by a culture that we have grown up with and can identify with.”

 

For more information about “Get-Up State” visit http://tcpl.org/events-exhibits/hip-hop/index.html#getupstate.  For more information about Unbound From the Underground, visit http://unboundfromtheunderground.com/.