Ceramics: Intermediate and Advanced Projects

Quarters
Winter Open
Location
Olympia
Class Standing
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Bruce Thompson

Designed for students with some ceramics experience, this course delves deeper into the art of ceramic expression. Prior completion of a college-level ceramics course is highly recommended. Students will refine their skills in both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques while cultivating a unique thematic style. Through lectures and demonstrations, the course explores various ceramic processes and contemporary approaches that showcase clay as a powerful medium for expression. Assignments will challenge students to master intermediate wheel-throwing techniques and explore larger sculptural forms. Emphasis will be placed on craftsmanship, attention to detail, and concept development, with regular group critiques providing valuable feedback on completed projects.

Anticipated Credit Equivalencies:

4 - Ceramics: Intermediate, or

4 - Ceramics: Advanced

Registration

Academic Details

Visual arts

4
20
Sophomore
Junior
Senior

$100 fee covers clay and tools ($50) and required studio art fee ($50)

Schedule

Winter
2026
Open
In Person (W)

See definition of Hybrid, Remote, and In-Person instruction

Evening
Schedule Details
Olympia