Graduate Studies, Ceramics MFA in Ceramics Philosophy The Ceramics program at the University of Florida is one of the major ceramics programs in the southeast. The program is designed to promote growth in aesthetics, technical knowledge, and conceptual approaches. Individual tutorials, group seminars, and critiques provide a variety of settings for development and exchange of ideas relevant to the arts in general, and ceramics in particular.
Experimentation is encouraged.
The curriculum addresses the broad range of perspectives found in contemporary Ceramic art, from sculpture to vessel-reference works, to pottery, and includes historical and contemporary references. Program Ceramics Graduate Seminar meets weekly in addition to mid-term and final critique meetings and addresses contemporary issues in Ceramics, individual studio issues, and other topics of interest pertaining to the ceramic arts. The faculty believes that the ability to evaluate and discuss works should extend beyond one's personal studio involvements, and students alternate semester tutorials with each faculty professor, regardless of personal studio orientation. An active visiting artists' program supplements the offerings of the Ceramics area. The Florida Potters' Guild, a student organization, has actively supported these educational programs.