TEST Ceramics Program course list

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. 

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Beginner - Advanced
Meets Wednesdays , 6:30pm - 9:30pm, June 3 - July 29, 2026
Instructor: Mary Kenny
Whether you want to make a sculpture of an animal, add animal features on a thrown pot, or draw, paint, or carve the image of an animal, this class is for...

Intermediate - Advanced
Meets Fridays, 10:00am - 3:00pm, June 5 - July 10, 2026
Instructor: Denny McLaughlin and Natalie Royston
This five-week intensive explores tin-glazed earthenware — the historic technique behind Italian majolica, French faience, and...

Intermediate - Advanced
Meets Thursdays, 1:00pm - 4:00pm, June 4 - July 30, 2026
Instructor: Chenlu Hou
In this course, we’ll use the vessel as a starting point and push it beyond containment, toward growth, transformation, and sculptural emergence. Drawing...

Beginner - Intermediate
Meets Tuesdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, June 2 - July 28, 2026
Instructor: Joanna Mark
Whether you are new to clay or already on your journey, in this class, you’ll explore the fusion of slab construction, surface design, and form...

Intermediate - Advanced
Meets Fridays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, July 17 - August 7, 2026
Instructor: Ashton Keen
This intensive offers students the opportunity to create a range of pouring vessels on the wheel. Each week focuses on different techniques to develop...

Beginner - Advanced
Meets Mondays, 1:00pm - 4:00pm, June 1 - July 27, 2026
Instructor: Mary Kenny
The term trompe l’œil—French for “to deceive the eye”—refers to an art tradition in which the artist skillfully fools the viewer into believing painted or...

Intermediate - Advanced
Meets Tuesdays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, June 2 - July 28, 2026
Instructor: Ashton Keen
In the realm of pottery, discerning the success of one’s work or that of peers is essential for growth and development. This class, dedicated to wheel...

Intermediate - Advanced
Meets Mondays, 10:00am - 1:00pm, June 1 - July 27, 2026
Instructor: Steve Murphy
Focusing on the wheel, this class for Intermediate to Advanced potters will explore size, form, refinement, trimming for perfect feet, and surface...