A free, public reception for the 13 artists featured in the exhibition will take place, with a special musical performance, from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the gallery on the library's second floor.

Accomplished cellist Matt Haimowitz will open the reception with a specially commissioned short overture by contemporary composer Du Yun -- who uses folk music traditions from Greece, China and Eastern Europe as a source of inspiration -- followed by Bach's Suite No. 2 for unaccompanied cello.

"Tradition & Innovation" will feature a variety of media, including quilts with photographic and other narrative imagery, a sculptural Adirondack chair and a mailbox made from a tuba. The exhibition illuminates ways in which artists incorporate outside cultural influences, and is, in part, intended to cause the viewer to question the differences between high and low art, and between fine art and craft.

The show includes works from regional art institutions, SUNY Oswego's permanent collection and from the artists' own collections. Artists include Steve Bowers and John Monroe, Lauren Bristol, Mike Cousino, Sue Ellen Herne, Zeke Leonard, David MacDonald, Fred Morgan, Faith Ringgold, Donna Sharrett, Veronica Terrillion, Kara Walker, Rudolph Wiezel and Patricia Kennedy-Zafred.

The Richard S. Shineman Foundation recently awarded a grant to make the exhibition more available to local K-12 students.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Parking on the SUNY Oswego campus requires a permit; drivers without a current campus parking sticker can visit oswego.edu/administration/parking for information on obtaining a day-use permit.