SCHOOL OF ART AND VISUAL STUDIES

STUDY IN CERAMICSThrough studio intensive courses, supplemented with demonstrations, critiques, and lectures, students in the University of Kentucky ceramics area are exposed to clay’s diverse and complex relationships to the contemporary world of art as well as its long historical lineage. Within this framework, students make and discuss utilitarian, functional and sculptural ceramic objects.

Throughout the curriculum students have the opportunity to learn a wide spectrum of hands-on ceramic applications such as hand building, wheel throwing, slip-casting, surface decoration, clay and glaze formulation, glazing application, and electric, pit, raku, gas, soda, and wood kiln firing processes. Students are also introduced to technical terminology, material studies, professional documentation of artwork and proper studio procedure, maintenance and safety. Professors energetically engage with students in an open dialogue format to inspire self-motivated creative inquiry, intellectual rigor and a strong work ethic.

FACULTY AND STAFF:Bobby Scroggins, M.F.A, Southern Illinois University

Bob Shay, M.F.A, University of Wisconsin

Hunter Stamps, M.F.A, Indiana University

Andrew Maske, PhD Asian Studies, Oxford University

Jeremy Colbert, M.F.A Florida State University (facilities specialist)

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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT:Studio Equipment: 20 electric wheels, 10 kick wheels, 40 inch Bailey slab roller, 2 extruders, Bailey de-airing pug machine, Industrial foundry mixer, Bluebird clay mixer

Kilns: 4 computerized Skutt electric kilns, 1 manual Cone Art electric kiln, 36 cu ft. Geil Electric Car Kiln, 2 Raku kilns, 35 cu. ft. Geil Gas Kiln, 60 cu. ft. Soda Kiln, 115 cu. ft. Anagama wood kiln, 26-ton lob-splitter, and a wood-fired pizza oven

Mold making, slip casting and mixed media facility with a large vacuum-forming machine

Fully stocked glaze and clay lab with new ventilation systems

Our BFA students often work side-by-side with graduate students in individual and communal studios.

Student League of Independent PottersOur student organization participates in charitable outreach events, promotes SA/VS at community booths, and organizes trips to annual conferences.

SELECT VISITING ARTISTS Recent visiting artists have included: Randy Johnston, Tom Bartel, John Balistreri, Zhu Legeng, Fang Lili, Linda Lighton, Shoji Satake, Elizabeth Fowler, Anne Drew Potter, Fong Choo, and Keith Smith.

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPSA number of opportunities are available for undergraduate students in ceramics ranging from $250 to $15,000. Visit our website for details.