Ceramics Program

Important note about our programs

5/20/20: We are pleased to announce our Summer 2020 series of online courses.

3/11/20: In accordance with the University’s decision to suspend on-campus classes for the remainder of the term, all Ceramics Program on-campus programming and classes are suspended indefinitely as of Monday, March 16. The Ceramics Studio will also be closed to the public during this time. We will keep you posted on any updates, and we look forward to resuming classes and other activities as soon as we are permitted. To stay informed, please check the Ceramics Program FAQs; sign up for the Ceramics Program newsletter, and read about University protocols on the Harvard University Coronavirus website.

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A creative studio and laboratory study environment for the Harvard community, international artists, scholars & scientists.
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Courses available in wheel throwing, image on clay, murals, mold and multiples, exploring clay and much much more!
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Exhibitions in Gallery 224 showcase the work from Harvard-based, local and international artists.

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Ceramics in the Harvard Arts Blog

Raising glasses

Raise a Glass detail For an Office for the Arts Ceramics Program exhibition, modern artists respond to ancient artifacts. In conjunction with an exhibition at Harvard Art Museums, the new ceramics creations offer insights, commentary and reflections to viewers.

By Sasha Barish ‘20... Read more about Raising glasses

Row, row, row your art

Caroline in boat What would you do for your art? Caroline A. Coolidge ‘22 rowed out into a pond to mount her installation for an outdoor sculpture exhibition.

Guest post by the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts... Read more about Row, row, row your art

Passion for the potter's wheel

vase When formal academic studies began to get in the way of a ceramics artist's vision for his creativity, he hit the road for a year's apprenticeship with a 15th generation potter in Japan.

Guest interview by the Ceramics Program

Upcoming Events

2020 Jul 24

Visit an Artist and Demonstration - Nicki Green

3:00pm to 5:00pm

Location:

Zoom

Nicki Green Ceramic Artist

Join us for a virtual field trip to an artist's studio! We will visit contemporary ceramic artists for a guided tour of their space, a demo of their process, and discussion about their work and how it has progressed throughout their career. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in the discussion.

During this 2-hour event, we will travel to San Francisco to the studio of Nicki Green. Nicki will be featured soon at LaiSun Keane Gallery in Boston. Gallery owner, Lai Sun Keane will be in conversation with the artist.

2020 Jul 31

Visit an Artist - Linda Lopez

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location:

Zoom

Linda Lopez, Ceramic Artist Join us for a virtual field trip to an artist's studio! We will visit contemporary ceramic artists for a guided tour of their space, a demo of their process, and discussion about their work and how it has progressed throughout their career. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in the discussion.

This week we will visit the studio of prolific sculptor and Assistant Professor of Art, Ceramics and Foundations at University of Arkansas Linda Lopez!

2020 Aug 01

Visit an Artist Surface Special with Suze Lindsay

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location:

Zoom

SUze Lindsay Pottery Join us for a virtual field trip to an artist's studio! We will visit contemporary ceramic artists for a guided tour of their space, a demo of their process, and discussion about their work and how it has progressed throughout their career. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and participate in the discussion.

We had a wonderful visit with Suze Lindsay in Session 1 and many of you reached out for a second visit to focus on surface! Once again, we travel to the beautiful mountains of North Carolina to visit the one and only Suze Lindsay for a special 2-hour edition of our series! Suze (scheduled to be a Demonstrating Artist at this year's National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts this past March) and her husband Kent McLaughlin work out of their studio Fork Mountain pottery, featuring the salt kiln that Suze uses for the beautiful surfaces of her work. Suze will welcome us to her studio for demonstration, discussion of her surface work and her career as a studio potter and educator.