Ceramics
Get Fired Up
Explore new materials and techniques, and develop your own artistic voice with clay. Your courses explore wheel-throwing, hand-building and mold-making processes; clay and glaze materials; firing processes; history and design. Coursework includes study in functional pottery, non-functional vessels and a wide range of sculptural expressions. You’ll learn command and appropriate choice of technique, ceramic technology and a general knowledge of ceramic art history.
Ceramics Equipment
Cast your eyes on our tools to shape your future.
Beginning students fire their own bisque kilns while upper-level students mix their own clay and glazes, as well as load and fire kilns. Professional equipment can help breathe life into your work. Our ceramics studio includes:
- Electric & kick wheels
- Extruders
- Slab roller
- Three electric kilns
- Raku kiln
- Three gas reduction kilns
- Temporary wood-fired kiln
- Glaze spray booth
- Ventilated glaze room
Meet a
Phoenix
"I chose to attend UW-Green Bay because of my time spent at UWGB art camps. I took the ceramics class at the camp for 3 years in high school. After I graduated, I started assistant teaching at the camp alongside Dean Hoegger. Here I fell in love with UWGB’s impressive ceramics studio, raku firing and being a part of the UWGB community."
Molly Gwitt '21
Studio Manager at Clay Studio
More to Explore
Engage with art in other ways or check out other art studio areas.
Space to Ponder Art
Expand your understanding of art through our art exhibits—including student artwork—glean insight about the human experience and get inspired to create!
In Their Studio
Dive into the minds of artists and get inspired from their grappling with creativity. Our "In Their Studio" podcast features interviews with faculty, students and featured artists.
Other Studio Areas
Sculpture and metals and painting, oh my! No matter your interest, we have the tools and studio space to create your best work in a wide range of media.
Have Questions?
Professor Alison Gates answer them. He has a passion for ceramics and holds a lifetime membership in the International Academy of Ceramics.