Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art - Ceramics

University of Cincinnati

The ceramics department builds upon understanding of the clay medium through working with technical processes and contemporary conceptual development. We offer courses on technical material skills such as hand building, wheel throwing, clay and glaze calculation, tile making, mold making, and object design through a curriculum that also emphases historical understanding, experimentation, and critical discourse.Students will gain a well-rounded knowledge of the material and how it works, allowing them to experiment with a range of clays in a variety of temperatures and atmospheres, including terracotta, stoneware, and porcelain, that students mix in our fully renovated and updated ceramics lab. All clay and glaze materials are kept in stock, with spaces for mixing both. There is a dedicated workroom for mixing and casting with plaster. In addition to mixing their own clays and glazes, students also learn to fire gas and electric kilns, in oxidation and reduction firing atmospheres. We have eight electric kilns, with three large gas kilns housed in an adjacent gas kiln room, including a new Blauuw. The ceramics department builds upon understanding of the clay medium through working with technical processes and contemporary conceptual development. We offer courses on technical material skills such as hand building, wheel throwing, clay and glaze calculation, tile making, mold making, and object design through a curriculum that also emphases historical understanding, experimentation, and critical discourse.