# Courses ## Courses Ceramics We offer courses on ceramic arts for adults of all skill levels over three terms per year. Registration is open to anyone over the age of 18 unless otherwise noted. ![collage of 4 images representing Summer 2026 courses](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/2026-04/SU26.png?itok=V6HHz7OO) ## expand\_more Registration for our courses is open to anyone 18+ except where otherwise noted. ***Please visit our*** [***Registration Policies***](https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics/registration-policies) ***page for detailed instructions on how to register.*** [***Sign up for our email newsletter***](https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/subscribe-ceramics-newsletter) ***to receive updates & reminders on this and future registration periods.*** ## Summer 2026 Courses Registration is now closed for Summer 2026 courses. Registration remains open for [summer workshops & events](https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics-visiting-artists). [### 3D Printing Mural ](/3d-printing-mural)Intermediate - Advanced **Meets Mondays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, June 1 - July 27, 2026** **Instructor: Marek Jacisin** Students will design and produce 10" x 10" ceramic tiles using clay 3D printing. Each tile features a vessel form printed directly onto a clay slab... ![3D Printing tile](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/tile-3Dprint-01.JPG?h=f3bdd9db&itok=yjFnnlv3) [### Basics and Challenges on Mondays ](/basics-and-challenges-mondays-0)Beginner - Advanced **Meets Mondays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, June 8 - August 3, 2026** **Instructor: Katie Fee** Through demonstrations, individual critiques, and extensive hands-on practice, students will learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing, hand building, and... ![two pairs of hands at a potter's wheel - teacher and student](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Basics_Crop_SU25.jpg?itok=rMEAc0UM) [### Basics and Challenges on Tuesdays ](/basics-and-challenges-tuesdays-0)Beginner - Advanced **Meets Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, June 9 - August 4, 2026** **Instructor: Kyle Johns** Through demonstrations, individual critiques, and extensive hands-on practice, students will learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing, hand building, and... ![two pairs of hands at a potter's wheel - teacher and student](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Basics_Crop_SU25.jpg?itok=rMEAc0UM) [### Basics and Challenges on Thursdays ](/basics-and-challenges-thursdays-0)Beginner - Advanced **Meets Thursdays , 6:30pm - 9:30pm, June 11 - August 6, 2026** **Instructor: Kyle Johns** Through demonstrations, individual critiques, and extensive hands-on practice, students will learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing, hand building, and... ![two pairs of hands at a potter's wheel - teacher and student](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/Basics_Crop_SU25.jpg?itok=rMEAc0UM) [### Choices and Challenges – What if? Why not? ](/choices-and-challenges-what-if-why-not)Intermediate - Advanced **Meets Wednesdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, June 3 - July 29, 2026** **Instructor: Tom Hubbard** Spend the summer exploring new directions in your studio practice. In this class, students respond to weekly prompts, selecting a making method—wheel... ![ceramic bottles on a sketchbook](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Choices%20%26%20Challenges.jpeg?itok=pEaXxHeo) [### Combined Methods ](/combined-methods-2)Intermediate - Advanced **Meets Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, June 3 - July 29, 2026** **Instructor: Ashton Keen** Join Ashton Keen, our 2024-26 Artist in Residence, for this course designed for Intermediate-Advanced students. This course encourages students to... ![ceramic bowl by Ashton Keen featuring soft orange/pink/tan drips of flashing slip with darker areas of clay showing through, with single black dandelion motif](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/Ashton_Keen_9_A_Keen.jpg?h=b932b900&itok=3FuGyprb) [### Explore Mid-Range Soda ](/explore-mid-range-soda)Intermediate - Advanced **Meets Thursdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, June 11 - August 6, 2026** **Instructor: Katie Fee** This class introduces a range of vessel-making techniques with a focused exploration of the relationship between surface and form. Through a combination... ![stack of plates with rim with four lobes](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Explore%20Midrange%20Soda.jpg?itok=hv1ToABh) [### General Store – Hand-built functional ware, sundries, and other oddities ](/general-store-hand-built-functional-ware-sundries-and-other-oddities-0)Beginner - Advanced **Meets Thursdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm, June 4 - July 30, 2026** **Instructor: Tom Hubbard** Inspired by the historic general store—a hub for all things useful and essential—this class will explore a range of hand-built ceramic forms such as bottles... ![three long-necked pouring vessels by Tom Hubbard](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/General%20Store%2026.jpeg?itok=eOZeiZx3) [### Introduction to Wheel Throwing ](/introduction-wheel-throwing-2)Beginner - Intermediate **Meets Saturdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, June 13 - August 8, 2026** **Instructor: Adriana Sousa Estrella** This course uses the potter’s wheel as a tool for making functional pottery, as well as introducing ways the wheel can be used to create... ![two mugs on a white backdrop](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/Sousa_soda-fired-fluted.png?h=6f1e44a3&itok=Hx0ZOog8) [### Life with Flowers ](/life-flowers)Beginner - Advanced **Meets Wednesdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, June 3 - July 29, 2026** **Instructor: Diane Lulek** Explore the intersection of ceramics and the natural world through flower-inspired forms. In this class, students will learn to create slab-built objects... ![three vases with colorful flowers](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/Lulek_Flowers.jpg?h=349a0399&itok=sYNgTrlO) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page") ## Summer 2026 Online Course [### Experimental Photography on Clay - Online Course ](/experimental-photography-clay-online-course)Level: Beginning – Intermediate **Meets via Zoom on Wednesdays, 06:30 PM - 08:30 PM, June 3 – August 5 (10 classes)** **Instructor: Anne Eder** *Note: this is an online-only course and does not include access to the Ceramics Program facility.* Are you someone who... ![albumen print on clay of lace and light through glass](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-07/CORINNE_PLANCHE.jpg?itok=TT70vi9U) ## Summer 2026 Workshops [### A Very Special Flux U! ](/very-special-flux-u)**Saturday, June 6, 10am-1pm** *Registration will open on April 27 at 10:00am* Fans of the *For Flux Sake* podcast can join a special recording of *Flux U*, featured on the *For Flux Sake* Patreon site. ![Three people standing in front of a display of colorful ceramic test tiles at a conference](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-04/FFS%20at%20NCECA%20IMG_0148.JPG?h=1e61aaee&itok=uNrQ_fUV) [### Ashton Keen Artist In Residence Workshop ](/ashton-keen-artist-residence-workshop)**June 27 & 28, 2026** **10am-4pm each day** *Registration will open on April 27 at 10:00am* In this hands-on workshop, Ashton Keen will demonstrate wheel-thrown and altered vessels with a focus on multipart forms such as teapots and oil pourers. Through these... ![teapot by Ashton Keen](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/AshtonTeapotCrop.jpg?itok=r6aVdhpw) [### Summer 2026 Course Fees at a glance ](/sites/g/files/omnuum4081/files/2026-04/Summer%2026%20Tuition%20fees.pdf) description policy [### Registration policies & procedure ](https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics/registration-policies)Registration dates, policies, and instructions on how to register for a course or a workshop. login [### Registration Login ](https://ofadap.fas.harvard.edu/ords/ofa/r/office-for-the-arts/login)Log in or create an account on our registration platform. Open all sections Close all sections ### Other opportunities for artists expand\_more Visit our [Opportunities for Artists page](https://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics/apply) to learn more about the following programs: - Scholarships - Clay With Neighbors for Allston Brighton residents - Technical Training program - Artist In Residence opportunity - Independent Study Program ### Helpful Links expand\_more - [Registration Policies](/ceramics/registration-policies) - [Definition of Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced](/ceramics/definition-experience-levels) experience levels for courses - [Workshops and Visiting Artist Events](/ceramics-visiting-artists) - registration is open on a space-available basis throughout the year - [Scholarship information](/ceramics/scholarships) - Scholarship applications are due before registration begins. Questions on course content, health and safety and facility questions? Please email Kathy King at . Questions on registration procedures and pricing? Please email Ji Eun Kim at