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Ceramics

Our Ceramics facilities are considered one of the best in North America. Students will have access to state-of-the-art kilns and technologically advanced studio spaces that will take your art from mud to masterpiece.

What To Expect

Clay and play collide in our Ceramics studios. Students learn the versatility of clay, how it can be used, and the intimacy of the material as a medium of artistic expression.

Our comprehensive classes allow you to turn your ideas into physical objects. From the foundations of wheel throwing to learning how to make your own clay and glazes, students become self-reliant and find confidence in their creative process.

Facilities

As one of the best Ceramics program in the world, all levels of the studio are supported by the most sophisticated kiln facilities in Canada.

The ceramics department houses the following facilities:

  • Multipurpose studio space for advanced/studio level students
  • Breakout Space/presentation space
  • Ceramics MFA studio space
  • Moldmaking/Plaster Room
  • Glaze Lab
  • Glaze Application room
  • Kiln room
  • Clay mixing room
  • Ram Press Room
  • Collection library of ceramic works by past visiting/ demonstrating artists

Equipment

The Ceramics program offers a range of traditional, analogue and cutting-edge equipment to support production. Knowing how to use the equipment correctly is essential to producing gallery-ready work of the highest quality.

Kiln Room
Glaze application room/ Glaze lab
Ram Press Room
Moldmaking room
Clay mixing room
Intro Handbuilding/Throwing Room  

Our technicians

George Cho
George Cho
Ceramics Technician
gcho@nscad.ca