Master of Fine Arts in Studio
Ceramics saic.edu/ceramics Offering one of the few programs that focuses on experimental, contemporary ceramics, both traditional and innovative processes and technologies are embraced. Students are encouraged to move fluidly across media, materials, and methods to create bold work that subverts the ordinary.
Technique meets innovation Our approach draws on a wealth of technical and cultural traditions—from clay, sculpture, and studio pottery to hightech, industrial applications across a wide range of media. This provides a springboard for creating work that is both highly personal and urgently contemporary. Work often incorporates multidisciplinary elements, including installations, mixed media, performance, time arts, and community practices.
Freedom to explore Students individualize their ceramics study with courses across departments—from Architecture to Fiber and Material Studies to Performance, adding a rich dimension of influences to inform their work. Students participate in seminars along with peers in the Sculpture department to widen their perspectives and provide for collaboration. Critiques with peers, panels of faculty, and visiting artists provide essential feedback to inform refinement and growth.
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Shea Burke Body Vessel