Program Overview

Art and Art History

The Art and Art History program at Colorado State University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Undergraduate

• Degrees & Programs:
  • BA in Art History
    • Art History Certificate (Majors)
    • Art History Minor (Non-Majors)
  • BA in Integrated Visual Studies
  • BFA in Art Education
  • BFA Studio
    • Drawing
    • Electronic Art
    • Fibers
    • Graphic Design
    • Metalsmithing
    • Painting
    • Photo Image Making
    • Pottery
    • Printmaking
    • Sculpture

Graduate

• Master of Fine Arts

Pottery

The Pottery concentration at Colorado State University is a vibrant community of committed makers, with faculty, undergraduate, and post-baccalaureate students working side by side.

Who We Are

The Pottery concentration houses a community of makers, with a focus on practical and creative practice that opens up the mission of the Humanities within the Land-Grant University vision.

Student Work

As a student in the Pottery concentration, you will engage in the rigorous development of both making and thinking practices, with a focus on technical skill, imaginative reach, technology, and aesthetics.

Coursework

In your pottery classes, you will learn processes within the contemporary field, including:

• Hand-building
• Wheel-throwing
• Slip-casting
• Glaze calculation
• Kiln loading and firing These skills are taught in parallel with readings and discussions exploring Art, Design, Philosophy, Poetry, and Aesthetics.

Post-Baccalaureate Program

The one-year, intensive studio program is designed for self-motivated students who have completed their undergraduate education and are seeking focused study in preparation for graduate school or other professional practice. Students are accepted by portfolio review and work closely with the Pottery area faculty in the development of their own work.

Our Facilities

The studio is a laboratory that occupies 4,000 square feet and houses an impressive collection of tools for creating in clay, including:

• 17 Lockerbie Pottery wheels
• A treadle wheel
• A Model 16 Adaptive Brent pottery wheel that is wheelchair accessible
• An extruder
• A spray booth
• An installation space
• A plaster mixing area
• An open studio space for building and storing work
• 12 electric kilns
• 2 gas reduction kilns
• A salt kiln
• A comprehensive glaze and materials lab
• Two clay mixers

Our Faculty

The faculty is deeply committed to mentoring each student in developing their individual creative voice within the wider continuum of contemporary art and the diverse histories of material culture.

• Sanam Emami: Professor of Pottery
• Del Harrow: Associate Professor of Pottery, Sculpture

A College of Liberal Arts Department

The Art and Art History program is part of the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University.