{"id":502,"date":"2017-10-15T16:41:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T16:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/?page_id=502"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:13:25","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: -95px;\">\n<h1>Upcoming IMoDD Events<\/h1>\n<h1>What&#8217;s Happening at IMoDD:<\/h1>\n<h1>New Exhibition:<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8945\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8945 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiesta-Ashtrays2-1024x721.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiesta-Ashtrays2-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiesta-Ashtrays2-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiesta-Ashtrays2-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiesta-Ashtrays2-1536x1081.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fiesta-Ashtrays2-2048x1441.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Homer Laughlin China Company, Frederick Hurten Rhead, designer, round <em>Fiesta<\/em> ashtrays in the original six colors, 1936-1938, IMoDD purchases.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8947 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-1024x264.png\" alt=\"Ashtray\" width=\"610\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-1024x264.png 1024w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray-1536x397.png 1536w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ashtray-Text-3-Lighter-Gray.png 1747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1><em>Ashtray<\/em><\/h1>\n<h5>February 7 &#8211; June 29, 2026<\/h5>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/ashtray\/\">Click here for more about <em>ASHTRAY<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<h2><em>Dining Grails<\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This ongoing exhibition includes fabulously designed objects by leading designers for industry as well as masterpieces by contemporary artists in the tabletop genre such as Eva Zeisel, Russel Wright, Roy Lichtenstein, Eddie Dominguez and Pop-up book illustrator Robert Sabuda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"#dininggrails\">Click here for more about <em>Dining Grails<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1>New IMoDD Videos:<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ashtrays the Wright Way! Every design tells a story: the ashtrays of Russel and Mary Wright\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a5UMzcP9o8c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>March 11, 2026, 6:30 pm Eastern time<\/h5>\n<h2><b>Ashtrays the Wright Way!<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b><i>Every design tells a story: the ashtrays of Russel and Mary Wright.<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<h5>Presented by Scott Vermillion and Annie Wright<\/h5>\n<h5>part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware lecture series<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Russel and Mary Wright<\/strong>, the pioneering husband-and-wife design team behind the iconic&nbsp;<i>American Modern<\/i>&nbsp;dinnerware and the 1950 book&nbsp;<i>Guide to Easier Living<\/i>, transformed mid-century modern life with stylish, affordable, and highly functional housewares for everyday use. Beyond these famous works, they created many other products\u2014including numerous distinctive ashtrays. Join the International Museum of Dinnerware Design for a fascinating conversation about the Wrights\u2019 ashtray designs and related stories, featuring Annie Wright\u2014Russel and Mary\u2019s daughter\u2014in discussion with collector and historian Scott Vermillion.<\/p>\n<p><b>Scott Vermillion&nbsp;<\/b>has enjoyed a 40+ year career in industrial and graphic design and holds a BS from the Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design. A lifelong collector and historian of American pottery, dinnerware and decorative arts, Mr. Vermillion has co-written several books on the subject. He is the Facebook administrator for multiple Art Deco and Mid-Century dinnerware groups and, for many years, served as co-editor of the&nbsp;<i>Eva Zeisel Forum<\/i>&nbsp;newsletter. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, with his husband, Scott.<\/p>\n<p><b>Annie Wright<\/b>, Russel and Mary Wright\u2019s daughter, protects and promotes the legacy of her parents\u2014two of the most prominent and successful designers of the 20th century. She is a co-founder of Manitoga: The Russel Wright Design Center in Garrison, New York. A nutritionist by profession, Annie co-wrote&nbsp;<i>Russel Wright\u2019s Menu Cookbook: A Guide to Easier Entertaining<\/i>&nbsp;in 2003. She resides in New York State.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ubiquitous Ashtray\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DRYpLRAdVms?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5>February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM Eastern time<\/h5>\n<h2><b><i>The Ubiquitous Ashtray<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n<h5>Presented by Margaret Carney<\/h5>\n<h5>part of the IMoDD Unforgettable Dinnerware lecture series<\/h5>\n<p><strong><i>The Ubiquitous Ashtray<\/i><\/strong>&nbsp; will focus on the latest curated exhibition at the International Museum of Dinnerware Design, <i>Ashtray<\/i>, which opens on February 7 and 8&nbsp;in Kingston, New York. When the museum was established in 2012, it was only logical to have ashtrays in the collection of dinnerware. Carney, who grew up in a household where both parents were heavy smokers, knew the placement of ashtrays at both ends of the dining table. This presentation will share the hi-lights (pun intended) of the <i>Ashtray<\/i> exhibition, with all its peaks and valleys.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Margaret Carney<\/strong> is a ceramic historian with a Ph.D. in Asian art history. She\u2019s held the role of curator and director at a number of museums for decades. Her knowledge about the topic of ashtrays comes largely from inhaling secondhand smoke. Those who know her, see her as a person obsessed with food, including marzipan and vegetarian reubens. Contrary to popular belief, she is not known as a gracious hostess or a party-goer. And perhaps she over-shares.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><b>Dorothy Wilson Perkins Lecture at Alfred University presented by IMoDD Director Margaret Carney: <\/b><strong><em>Binns @ Alfred: <\/em>n<em> degrees of separation<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>September 16, 2025 4:30 p.m., Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center Alfred University Campus, Alfred, New York.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"#perkinslecture\">More about <em>Binns @ Alfred: <\/em>n<em> degrees of separation <\/em>with link to video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1>Current Exhibitions:<\/h1>\n<h1 id=\"dininggrails\"><em>Dining Grails<\/em><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This exhibition includes fabulously designed objects by leading designers for industry as well as masterpieces by contemporary artists in the tabletop genre such as Eva Zeisel, Russel Wright, Roy Lichtenstein, Eddie Dominguez and Pop-up book illustrator Robert Sabuda.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Link to: <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/dining-grails\/\">Dining Grails<\/a><\/em><\/strong> exhibition page<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7511\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/Dining-Grails\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7511 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-View-Dining-Grails-scaled-e1732046054909.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-View-Dining-Grails-scaled-e1732046054909.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-View-Dining-Grails-scaled-e1732046054909-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-View-Dining-Grails-scaled-e1732046054909-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-View-Dining-Grails-scaled-e1732046054909-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-View-Dining-Grails-scaled-e1732046054909-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gallery-View-Dining-Grails-scaled-e1732046054909-2048x1154.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dining Grails<\/em> is an ongoing exhibition featuring work from the permanent collection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"perkinslecture\"><b>Dorothy Wilson Perkins Lecture at Alfred University presented by IMoDD Director Margaret Carney<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>September 16, 2025 4:30 p.m., Nevins Theater, Powell Campus Center Alfred University Campus, Alfred, New York<\/p>\n<p>Margaret Carney presented a lecture on the legacy of Charles Fergus Binns titled \u201cBinns@Alfred: <i>n<\/i> degrees of separation.\u201d The lecture is given in support of the exhibition<b> <\/b>\u201cHistory: A Legacy in Motion \u2013 Alfred Ceramic Art 1900 \u2013 2025\u201d at the Alfred Ceramic Art Museum. The exhibition presents the extraordinarily diverse practices of artists who held (or continue to hold) full time teaching positions at the New York State College of Ceramics School of Art and Design since its creation by Binns in 1900.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Alfred Ceramic Art Museum established the Dorothy Wilson Perkins Ceramic History Lecture Series in 1998, thanks to a generous endowment to the Museum by Dr. Lyle Perkins in memory of his wife, Dr. Dorothy Wilson Perkins. Since then the series has brought in exceptional speakers discussing a wide range of topics relating to ceramic history, culture and contemporary practice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ceramicsmuseum.alfred.edu\/perkins-lecture-series\/carney\/index.html\"><b>https:\/\/ceramicsmuseum.alfred.edu\/perkins-lecture-series\/carney\/index.html<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Margaret Carney | Binns@Alfred: n degrees of seperation | Perkins Lecture 2025 | Alfred University\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/En3E8YaAM8I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1>Unforgettable Dinnerware Zoom Lecture Series<\/h1>\n<p>The International Museum of Dinnerware Design&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>Unforgettable Dinnerware<\/em> on-line lecture series includes tours of private collections and artist studios, allows one to meet directly with dinnerware designers and contemporary artists, and shares presentations by researchers and authors on major dinnerware manufacturers, including Mid-Century Modern dinnerware. These conversations are presented via Zoom. Our Fall 2025 IMoDD Zoom series began in September 2025 and continues on the second Wednesday of each month through December.<\/p>\n<p>Did you miss any of our Unforgettable Dinnerware lectures? They are available to view on line! &nbsp;Videos of all of our Unforgettable Dinnerware lectures are available as YouTubes through our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/imodd-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMoDD-Videos Page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #383838; font-family: Lora; font-size: 17px;\">Not an IMoDD member? Join Here:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=3Z6Z52JF6G9V2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Join-Online-Buttoncobalt-300x81.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Join-Online-Buttoncobalt-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Join-Online-Buttoncobalt.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1>Recent Events:<\/h1>\n<h2><strong>Mixology Event and Pop-Up Exhibition:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bogie-and-Baradio-image-2-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8066\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bogie-and-Baradio-image-2-212x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bogie-and-Baradio-image-2-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bogie-and-Baradio-image-2-725x1024.jpeg 725w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bogie-and-Baradio-image-2-768x1085.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bogie-and-Baradio-image-2-1087x1536.jpeg 1087w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bogie-and-Baradio-image-2-1450x2048.jpeg 1450w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bogie-and-Baradio-image-2-scaled.jpeg 1812w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>Barware<\/h1>\n<h4><strong>Mixology Event and Pop-Up Exhibition<\/strong>&nbsp;at the International Museum of Dinnerware Design, 524 Broadway in Kingston<\/h4>\n<h5>Exhibition Open: May 22 &#8211; June 1, 2025<br \/>\nOpening Event: Thursday, May 22 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm<\/h5>\n<p>IMoDD\u2019s <em>Barware<\/em> exhibition includes international barware in the Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern eras (late 1920s-1960s+) from the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and France and American made glass, chrome, wood, rattan, and plastic cocktail implements and related barware.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/barware-exhibition\/\">[LINK] for more information<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr>\n<h1>The International Museum of Dinnerware Design<br \/>\nMembers Preview Party<\/h1>\n<h5>524 Broadway, Kingston, NY<br \/>\nSaturday, October 26, 2024, 4:30 to 7:30 pm.<\/h5>\n<p>IMoDD invited museum members and honored guests to a celebration to preview our inaugural exhibitions in advance of the formal opening of the museum on November 2.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<h2><a style=\"color: #c70000; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer;\" href=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preview-Party-Sponsors-copy-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7398 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preview-Party-Sponsors-copy-1024x412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preview-Party-Sponsors-copy-1024x412.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preview-Party-Sponsors-copy-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preview-Party-Sponsors-copy-768x309.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preview-Party-Sponsors-copy-1536x618.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dinnerwaremuseum.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/Preview-Party-Sponsors-copy-2048x824.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming IMoDD Events What&#8217;s Happening at IMoDD: New Exhibition: Ashtray February 7 &#8211; 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