Opening Reception - Hot! & Ready to Serve

Saturday, March 29, 2025 • 4–6 PM • In Person

Join us for the opening reception for Hot! & Ready to Serve: Celebrating Functional Ceramics, a new exhibition featuring objects created for the rituals of daily life.

This exhibition celebrates ceramic objects’ dual roles as utilitarian tools and expressions of cultural and personal identity. From humble tea bowls to elaborate dinnerware, functional ceramic pieces fulfill our practical needs while bringing beauty, good design, and well-crafted objects into our lives.

4:00 PM: Doors Open

4:30 PM: Opening Remarks

Admission to the event and Museum galleries is complimentary with advance registration. Light refreshments will be served. Information about at-the-door prices can be found at AMOCA.org/visit

Pictured: 1. Homer Laughlin China Company, Newell, West Virginia. Fiesta, designed by Frederick Hurten Rhead (1880-1942, born in Stoke-on-Trent, UK). Introduced in 1936. 2. Chris Gustin, Teapot. 1991. Stoneware with sandblasted glaze. 3. California Petalware by Alwin (1902-1986) and Doris (1903-1998) Suman, Sierra Madre, CA. dinnerware set, c.1943+ 4. Schmid Porcelain International. LaGardo Tackett (1911-1984), designer. Tack dinnerware set, 1960 (manufactured in Japan). Glazed porcelain.

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