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2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

ART 146 - Ceramics 2

3 credit hours - Two hours of lecture and two hours of studio weekly; one term.
Build upon knowledge acquired in ART 145  or ART 145H . Develop a personal artistic direction through interpretation of assigned projects. Study glaze mixing, formulation, kiln-loading and firing. Learn through individual studio work, slide lectures, field trips and critiques. Lab fee $70.

Prerequisite(s): ART 145  or ART 145H  or permission of department chair.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ART 146H ; credit is not given for both ART 146 and ART 146H .

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Design and produce ceramic artworks using traditional and innovative forming methods.
  2. Explore various surface decoration and design techniques.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the process for advanced forming techniques, glaze testing and kiln firing methods.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to analyze the relationships among design elements and to explore an artist’s intent to arrive at an overall evaluation of a work of ceramic art.
  5. Apply the principles of analysis and evaluation to personal ceramic artwork.