Course Number: 705
Offered: Every year
Open to grades 10, 11, and 12
Prerequisite: Proficient in Ceramics Studio
One Quarter - .5 Credit
Credit Group: Elective
Building on foundational skills from Ceramics Studio, Advanced Ceramics elevates students' technical and artistic skill through complex handbuilding and wheel-throwing methods. Students refine advanced wheel-thrown forms—such as lidded vessels, pulled handles, and spouts—while mastering contemporary organic construction, advanced coil and slab techniques, and specialized glazing processes. Designed to guide ceramic art from conceptualization to exhibition, students produce a diverse portfolio of functional and sculptural visual art forms, including vases, teapots, lanterns, and fountains. This course offers enriching creative experiences for all students and is especially recommended for those exploring career pathways in the Arts, Entertainment, & Design Career Cluster (specifically Fine Arts) as well as the Education Cluster.
Advanced Ceramics, in addition to Visual Art Foundations, may be taken in preparation to submit a 3D Design Portfolio in AP Art and Design.