The ceramics area, located in Richards Hall, includes an indoor electric kiln room, a covered outdoor kiln pad, a glaze mixing kitchen, a well-ventilatedclay mixing room and an organized tool storage area. Classes are held in spacious hand-building and wheel-throwing facilities with dedicated space for both advanced undergraduate and graduate student studios.
Graduate studios are 300-400 square feet and are semi-private (two students per). Students compete for private studios in their third (final) year.
Notable Facilities & Equipment
Gas kilns
- One 75 cu ft. downdraft kiln for larger work
- One 50 cu. ft. downdraft kiln
- Two 10 cu. ft. downdraft kilns
- One 17 cu. ft. downdraft Geil kiln
- New 17 cu. ft. Geil downdraft gas kiln with digital controller
- One 48 cu. ft. Soda kiln
- One 9 cu. ft. Soda kiln
- One 16 cu. ft. Salt kiln
Electric Kilns
- Four 10 cu. ft. cone 10 capable Cone Art kilns
- Three 7 cu. ft. cone 10 capable Cone Art kilns
- One 16.5 cu. ft. Cone Art oval kiln
- One 10 cu. ft. cone 10 capable L&L kiln
- One 7 cu. ft. cone 9 capable L&L kiln
Test Kilns
- Two L&L 1.5 cu. ft. Cone 10 Capable test kilns
- Two Skutt 0.8 cu. ft. Cone 1 capable test kilns
Clay Mixing
- Soldner Mixer
- Bluebird Mixer
- Peter Pugger Pug Mill
- Shimpo Pug Mill
Access to a fully equipped 3-D Fabrication Space that includes:
- A wide range of wood fabrication equipment
- Prusa 3-D printers
- Plaster mold-making facility
- 3-axis digital router
- Laser cutters
Learn more about Ceramics in the School of Art, Art History and Design
