The Ceramics Department at the University of Tennessee maintains a professional environment and provides its students with the facilities, materials, and opportunities through which expression may flourish.

The ceramics faculty embraces the breadth of the ceramic field from the utilitarian to the undefined, and is committed to a high level of achievement.

The strength of the program is our faculty's commitment to cultivate a professional learning environment of artistic and academic freedom and to provide the direction through which individual expression is achieved.



The Program is composed of utilitarian, vessel, sculptural and conceptual formats, all of which are viewed as relevant and valuable. Students are exposed to a broad range of philosophies and viewpoints that encourage the growth and development of every student. The program's mission is to maintain a balance of ideas and technical ability and to encourage the foundation of skills, which will stimulate exploration and the student's development as an independent artist or academic professional.