Surveying a relationship between the field of ceramics and contemporary approaches to art making, theory, and criticism, the Ceramics program offers a diverse approach to materials and processes, emphasizing work that is both technically proficient and conceptually diverse. Through advanced study, students gain an understanding of the technical concerns involved in ceramic production such as mold-making and clay and glaze calculation, while simultaneously developing the critical and historical skills necessary to apply those processes to finished works.<br><br>The ceramics studio offers a wide assortment of materials and equipment including a fully-stocked supply of raw ingredients for clay and glaze mixing, digital scales, test kilns, electric wheels, extruders, slab rollers, an industrial spray booth, slip casting equipment, and a variety of both updraft gas and computer-controlled electric kilns.