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the moss room
Kasmin Gallery and Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center are pleased to announce THE MOSS ROOM, a two-person exhibition of outdoor sculpture by Alma Allen (b. 1970, Utah) and Bosco Sodi (b. 1970, Mexico City) situated in the woodland quarry landscape of the National Landmark, Manitoga. Curated by Kate Orne, founder of Upstate Diary.
Untitled (Schindler House, 11), 2018 by Sam Falls. Ph: Carlton Davis
‘GEORGE PLATT LYNES: bILLY’ AT A. THERIEN AND ‘THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING’ AT MANITOGA, UPSTATE DIARY BY DAVID EBONY
David Ebony describes The Source of Everything at Manitoga as “a sensitive intervention of contemporary works - of modest scale - into the national treasure that is Manitoga, the meticulously preserved home and studio Dragon Rock and 75-acre verdant grounds designed and realized by the mid-twentieth-century uber-modernist Russel Wright.”
Installation view, The Source of Everything (Sagarika Sundaram, Sight Unseen, 2024). Photo by Carlton Davis
The source of everything featured in 10 Must-See Shows During Upstate Art Weekend 2024, Art & object by paul laster
Art & Object has selected 10 must-see shows that should be on everyone’s list for the 5th annual edition of Upstate Art Weekend, including The Source of Everything, curated by Kate Orne of Upstate Diary as a favorite exhibition this year.
Gathering Together: 8 Kitchens at the Heart of Historic Homes
the national trust for historic preservation
Restoration of the kitchen and dining area at Dragon Rock was featured in this article amongst other Historic Artists Homes and Studios and National Trust for Historic Preservation Historic Sites.
The Art + Design of Ceramics RECOMMENDED BY The New York Times
Manitoga’s 2023 Art + Design Residency Installation was mentioned in The New York Times’ “A Guide to Art Exhibitions in New York and Massachusetts”.
MANITOGA RECEIVES $1,000,000 GIFT FROM GARY AND LAURA MAURER
“After a decade leading this organization, I am honored by the Maurers’ generosity, engaged leadership, and belief in Manitoga to steward Russel and Mary Wright’s design legacy into the future,” shares Executive Director Allison Cross.
MANITOGA IN 1STDIBS’ introspective magazine
Actor and Manitoga educator Connie Hall penned a delightful piece for 1stDibs, welcoming visitors back for the 2023 season.
MANITOGA featured in new gestalten publication
Manitoga is featured in a beautiful new Gestalten publication The Avant Gardens: Visionaries and Gardens Beyond Wild Expectations which features 31 unique gardens around the globe. Our chapter "Revealing the Spirit of Place" is illustrated with seven evocative photos by CoolHunting’s Josh Rubin and begins with the sentence: Mary Small Einstein Wright and her husband and business partner Russel Wright were successful industrial designers who believed that good home design could improve people’s lives.
CERAMICS LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN
The Highlands Current features Manitoga’s 2023 Art + Design Residency Installation in an article by Alison Rooney.
Photo by Rick Darke.
MANITOGA IN CONDÉ NAST TRAVELER
Manitoga has been identifed as a “human-created wonder” in Jesse Ashlock’s article When It Comes to Summer, Nothing Beats the Northeast for Condé Nast Traveler.
LIT Lighting Design Award for the Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery
The Russel & Mary Wright Design Gallery was awarded the 2022 LIT Lighting Design Award for Visitor Experience & Museum Exhibition. Anita Jorgensen Lighting Design also won for the new Frick Modern installation in the former Whitney Museum.
A new publication: Manitoga 2020 RESIDENT ARTIST Anne Lindberg
Dürer Editions recently released publication ANNE LINDBERG includes her installation at Manitoga: Cycles of Seeing 01 / 02.
Manitoga in Architectural Digest
Manitoga is named one of "13 Historic American Houses Every Design Lover Should Visit In Person” on the eastern seaboard!