Ceramics Option - Studio Arts BFA | College of Art and Design

Overview

The ceramics degree option lets you explore your artistic expression in a dynamic environment. The curriculum focuses on intellectual development and practical knowledge within the context of art, craft, and design. You will learn the fundamental processes within ceramics, such as wheel-throwing, hand-building, mold-making, glazing, and material science. Individual critiques and group discussion will develop your personal aesthetic and enhance your critical thinking skills. RIT’s ceramics degree option prepares you with the professional and practical skills needed to establish a career in your field. This option is part of the Studio Arts BFA program.

The ceramics option provides a dynamic environment where intellectual discourse and craftsmanship thrives. Students focus on intellectual development, technical skill, and practical knowledge. The curriculum supports a range of fundamental topics within ceramics, such as sculpture, pottery, mold-making, glazing, firing, and material science and personal aesthetic development with individual critiques and group discussions. Students selecting this option are equipped with the professional and practical skills necessary to operate a studio business.

Industries

Performing and Fine Arts
Design
Higher Education
Museum

Typical Job Titles

Art Critic	Artist-in-Residence
Ceramic Artist	Clay and Glaze Chemist
Commercial Designer	Curatorial Assistant
Gallery Owner	Independent Designer
Materials Specialist	Slip-casting Technician
Sculptor	Studio Manager
Studio Technician

Featured Work

Sculpture and Self Portraiture

Jacob Dambra

The elephant ceramic sculpture was completed for the sophomore animal project, an assignment to create a sculpture representing a human-animal relationship.

Ceramic Sculpture

Marian Draper

“Teddy” (above) “The rhinoceros I created is named Theodore, or Teddy for short,” Draper said. “He is the result of a project that we did in the first semester of my sophomore year. My...

Expressive Surface Designs

Carly Trine

“My work is about exploring many different utilitarian forms in the traditional practice of wheel throwing, playing with scale and manipulating those objects using surface designs," Ceramics...

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Admission Requirements

This option is part of the Studio Arts BFA. Please visit the degree program page for admission requirements.

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Faculty

Jane Shellenbarger

Associate Professor

Peter Pincus

Assistant Professor

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