The goals of the University of Kentucky ceramic area is to promote critically engaged art studio practice; facilitate ceramic laboratory research; create unique educational and scholarship opportunities for our students; and promote the University of Kentucky as the major site for ceramic research in the region. Through studio intensive courses, supplemented with demonstrations, critiques, and lec
tures, students 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 Specializing in Ceramics
•Bobby Scroggins, Associate Professor, M.F.A, Southern Illinois University
•Bob Shay,Professor, M.F.A, University of Wisconsin
•Hunter Stamps,Associate Professor, M.F.A, Indiana University
•Dr. Andrew Maske,Associate Professor, PhD Asian Studies, Oxford University
•Jeremy Colbert, Facilities Specialist, M.F.A Florida State University
