The Ceramics concentration provides a dynamic studio

workshop environment to explore claywork as craft and

fine art.  Students are introduced to clay as a vehicle

for functional, sculptural, and conceptual expression.

Instruction is offered in wheel throwing and

handbuilding.  Different clays, glazes, and firing

techniques are employed, including Raku, stoneware

and earthenware.  Students investigate ideas through

studio and gain expertise in all ceramic techniques. 

The program is enriched through field trips to local 

pottery workshops, artists' studios, regional ceramic

conferences, galleries and museums.  In-class

presentations on historical and contemporary ceramics

round out the coursework.  Ceramic graduates are prepared

to follow a career in studio pottery, to teach introductory

ceramic classes, and/or enter a graduate degree program.