Statement:

The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery at SUNY Fredonia is the final venue for “Tradition Interrupted,” a traveling exhibition that explores the methods used by artists to conflate contemporary ideas with traditional art and craft in a range of media, from rugs and quilts to metal and ceramics.///

The exhibition was organized by Bedford Art Gallery, at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, Calif., and has traveled to 10 other museums and galleries across the United States.

“Tradition Interrupted” opens on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and will be on display through Friday, Nov. 22. A reception with hors d’oeuvres and beverages takes place on Friday Sept. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

The Marion Art Gallery is located on the ground floor of Rockefeller Arts Center on the Fredonia campus at 280 Central Ave, Fredonia.

Participating artists are: Anila Quayyum Agha, Pakistan; Faig Ahmed, Azerbaijan; Camille Eskell, U.S.; Mounir Fatmi, Morocco; Ana Gómez, Mexico; Shirin Hosseinvand, Iran; Dinh Q. Lê, Vietnam; Steven Young Lee, U.S.; Jaydan Moore, U.S.; Ramekon O’Arwisters, U.S.; Jason Seife, U.S.; and Masami Teraoka, Japan.