Ceramics

A fixture in U.S. News & World Report’s top ten ceramics programs in the country, our curriculum helps you balance knowledge and skill-building with the freedom to explore broadly and develop an individual voice as an artist.

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Program Features

BFA

Ceramic BFA students will be introduced to a range of possibilities in forming and firing technologies. Working at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels, BFA students help to create and represent the studio community, with opportunities to take courses with ceramic graduate students on kiln building, glaze and clay body chemistry, and ceramics history. Through leadership and studio tech responsibilities we prepare our BFA students for artist residencies, assistantships, apprenticeships and internships leading to a professional career or graduate study.

MFA

Our Ceramic MFA program is well-rounded, offering specialized courses on kiln building, glaze and clay body chemistry, and ceramics history. Graduate students have opportunities to assist and teach undergraduate courses, work studio tech jobs, run and organize Clay Club and the studio at large while leading by example to foster community and excellence.

Graduate students share spacious, well-lit studios mainly on the second floor and ground level of Richards Hall and take advantage of a wide range of studio equipment.

Inspiring, Comprehensive Facilities

Located in Richards Hall, ceramics facilities include an indoor electric kiln room, a covered outdoor kiln pad, a glaze mixing kitchen, a well-ventilated clay mixing room and an organized tool and maintenance area. Classes are held in spacious hand-building and wheel-throwing studios with dedicated space for advanced undergraduate students.

Prestigious Visiting Artists

The Hixson-Lied Visiting Artist Series brings six to eight nationally known artists to campus each semester. Visiting artists teach a lecture class, give a presentation and provide critique.

Study Around the World

Take classes around the world taught by our School of Art faculty. Previous faculty-led trips included London, Paris, Tokyo, Italy and Greece.

Notable Facilities & Equipment 

• Private graduate darkroom with 4x5" enlargers, archival washer, and a grad-only Jobo film processor
• Alternative process space and UV exposure units
• Graduate-only digital darkroom
• Critique space with configurable LED track lighting and magnetic walls
• Large open lab area with digital projector and framing/finishing space
• The School of Art, Art History & Design’s Digital Lab for equipment check-out and use large format scanners and printers
• Lighting equipment including strobes, cool lights, and flashes with wireless transmitters
• Light modifiers including softboxes, umbrellas, grids, and gels
• Studio equipment including smoke and haze machines, light stands, V-flats, backdrops, tripods
• Sony alpha full-frame mirrorless cameras and lenses
• Hasselblad and Fujifilm digital medium format cameras
• Analog small, medium, and large format cameras and lenses

About Lincoln

Students will immerse themselves in a vibrant arts community in the heart of the city of Lincoln, where creativity and opportunities abound that will shape your education and future career as an artist.

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