Ceramics

Ceramics

Study with expert ceramic artists at Santa Fe Community College’s outstanding ceramics facility as you earn your Art and Design AAA, Fine Arts AA Degree, or a Certificate in Ceramics. SFCC employs a hands-on approach to learning as you hone your techniques in wheel throwing and/or hand building. Other courses or opportunities we offer to expand your ceramic knowledge include Glaze Formulation, Indigenous Pottery, Surface and Form, Studio Practices, a clay club with an annual sale and numerous workshops. Aesthetic investigation into form and function, healthy and safe studio practices, and environmental concerns are embedded in all our ceramic classes. To augment your clay practices, classes are also offered in in Art History, Media Arts, Drawing and Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Printmaking and Jewelry.

The Ceramics Program seeks to engage you in critical thinking in the designing of your ceramic objects to make your work relevant in the contemporary fine art ceramic market. You will focus on expanding the craftsmanship, originality, and professionalism in your work.

In this ceramic degree program, you can earn an Associate in Art and Design degree, a Fine Arts AA or a Ceramics Certificate which can give you entrepreneurial and design skills for a career in ceramic art. You will complete your studies by creating a portfolio of your unique craft objects that can help create a pathway to employment or self-employment as a professional artisan.

Craft and fine artists earn a median annual salary of $49,120, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job market for craft and fine artists is expected to grow 14 percent between 2020 and 2030, which is higher than the average for all occupations.