BFA in Studio Art- Ceramics in Tallahassee United States | Florida State University

The undergraduate ceramics program is located adjacent to sculpture on the ground floor of the Fine Art Building. Students enrolled in ceramics courses can utilize facilities for glaze mixing, plaster mold creation, a slab roller, an extruder, twelve electric wheels, and digital electric kilns. A dedicated Critique/Seminar Room is available for reviewing artwork and hosting presentations. Additionally, students have access to a laser cutter and other digital fabrication tools through the fablab. Clay preparation and specialized atmospheric firing techniques, including raku and soda kilns, are conducted off-campus at the MFA Warehouse for community firings of student projects.

FSU's Ceramic program emphasizes the development of each student's unique artistic practice within the intersecting domains of contemporary art, craft, and design. Students explore both traditional and modern applications of ceramics within an interdisciplinary studio art curriculum. Through structured technical and critical investigation, students discover their artistic voice, experimenting with unconventional approaches alongside established ceramic techniques to produce innovative works.
At FSU, ceramic artworks can range from monumental to miniature. Sculptural pieces may exist as physical objects or integrate into site-specific installations. Ceramics can adorn architecture as colorful tiles, serve as vehicles for political commentary, or function as instruments of craftivism when aligned with social causes. The medium can be employed in performance art, mirroring the plasticity of the human form. We recognize ceramics' deep roots in material culture through everyday use. We marvel at its futuristic potential, encompassing extruded wet clay and high-definition dry ceramic 3D printing, while maintaining reverence for its extensive history. Ceramics has evolved into a versatile medium unbound by traditional constraints, capable of capturing ephemeral processes or achieving permanence through high-temperature firing.