Ceramics At Penn State

The ceramics area welcomes both functional and sculptural approaches to the art form.

Ceramics at penn state.

Porcelain stoneware and an array of glazes and slips are available as well as gas and electric kilns for oxidation and reduction firings. The penn state m f a. They may add to the sum total of scientific knowledge but the road from idea to product is a long and torturous one. In art education dual m s.

The ceramics facilities are equipped for wheel throwing hand building mold making and casting and for work ranging from functional ware to sculptural and architectural projects. Email protected visit the makerspace. Ancient peruvian ceramics as part of its impressive ceramics collection the palmer museum of art houses an extensive array of peruvian pottery ranging from the early centuries b c e. New methods of processing advanced ceramic materials are being discovered by penn state scientists for use in lasers optical communications implants spark plugs and microelectronics.

The studio is the second door on your left. Visit penn state abington. A bit of central pennsylvania is currently displayed at rockefeller center in new york city thanks to the efforts of penn state ceramics faculty and students who in early spring semester 2020 provided central pennsylvania clay used to dye flags for an art installation. Courses at all levels in this concentration develop an understanding of ceramic history as well as an appreciation for contemporary works.

The ceramics area welcomes both functional and sculptural approaches to the art form. Enroll in the art major. Visit us 1600 woodland road abington pa 19001 3990 campus map 215 881 7600. Penn state enjoys a reputation of having some of the best minds in ceramics research known to the field today.

The hallway to the studio begins under the stairs. Ceramics studio memberships three month studio memberships are available during fall and. December 9 2013 by williamcromar. That has certainly been the case with penn state s research on textured ceramics which the messing lab has worked on since the late nineties.

The palmer s collection of ceramics is varied and impressive encompassing both ancient and contemporary styles and both western and non western traditions. The ceramics studio is located in the hub robeson center ll 008 the same floor as the bookstore. The studio has eight electric wheels three electric oxidation kilns clay clay tools and a variety of glazes. Up to the sixteenth century.