School of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics
Ceramics refers to any kind of art or design that is made from clay and fired into permanent objects. The Ceramics Concentration offers students a broad training in all processes of ceramic fine art and design/production including hand-building, wheel-throwing, mold-making, slip-casting, and clay and glaze formulation. Our studio offers all types of firing methods including oxidation, reduction, soda, and raku. Partnerships with local community studios include internships, part-time teaching jobs, and the occasional opportunity to wood fire.
The Mudslingers student organization gives ceramics students the opportunity to sell work on and off campus, and to plan and lead masterclasses in the ceramics studio for other students. Lower and intermediate classes in the concentration focus on techniques, while advanced classes focus on content, surface, and professional development in the student’s chosen path within ceramics.
Each student can tailor their education in the upper levels to suit their own unique goals and aspirations, so that we can best prepare them for the specific career of their choice within the broader field of ceramics. The faculty are nationally renowned artists with backgrounds in figure sculpting, wheelthrowing, digital design for ceramic production, and slipcasting. Alumni have gone on to be highly successful international fine artists and designers, local business owners, teachers in both public and private schools, art professors, and owners or managers of community studios in the region.
Ceramics Academic Program Map
