"Time for Tea: A Pour of Art and Craft"
May 2, 2026 - August 2, 2026
East Gallery
Pour yourself into this lively exploration of the teapot, where function meets imagination in surprising and delightful ways. Drawn primarily from the Bruno and Mary Moser Collection, with additional works from Jim Sondgeroth, and selections from the museum’s permanent collection, this exhibition brings together a wide-ranging array of teapots and companion pieces.
Working across ceramics, metal, glass, and mixed media, artists reimagine the teapot as more than a humble household object. Some pieces nod to tradition and the rituals of tea, while others twist, stretch, and reinvent the form entirely, playing with scale, balance, humor, and abstraction.
Zouhary, Caleb
Teapot
Wheel thrown and hand built, wax resist, water etched, underglaze, overglaze, gold luster, multiple firings, Gilded Rainbow Monarch Teapot. Purchased at Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL.
Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
Featured Work
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Dooley, Scott
Teapot
c. 2021
Abstract teapot by Scott Dooley, an internationally recognized potter who lives in Ohio and is a Professor of Art at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio. Purchased from Sherrie Gallerie, Columbus, Ohio. Made of slabs of clay put together like sheets of metal to form an abstract teapot.
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Ark, Arabella
Tea Fortress
porcelain
c. 2012
Handbuilt raku "Lime Tea Temple" or tea fortress by Arabella Ark, formally known as Gail Bakutis, Ark Ceramics, Maui, Hawaii. Purchased at her home, Hale Pumehana (House of Warmth and Affection). Clay is porcelain infused with calcined porcelain and kyanite to withstand thermal shock. It is a symbol of contemplation (the temple, poetry, the tea house) and protection (the Fortress). She is a very well-educated and connected person in the area and an internationally recognized ceramic artist.
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Peltzman, Doug
Teapot
porcelain
C. 2016
White background and blue design by Doug Peltzman of Commack, NY. Purchased from Red Lodge Clay Center, Red Lodge, MT. This piece was part of a teapot exhibition.
Bruno and Mary Moser Collection
