Ball State's art major (BFA) with a focus on ceramics provides comprehensive training in clay aesthetics while emphasizing complex vessel construction, figural sculpture, glaze design, and a broad range of firing options. Our ceramics concentration offers a broad education in the ceramic arts. The studio environment is one where vessel aesthetics like form and surface design are taught alongside ceramic sculpture. To foster an understanding of historical and contemporary practices in ceramics, students are exposed to a variety of experiences including numerous visiting artists, attendance to a national conference, museum trips, and visits to artists' studios and various galleries. You are encouraged to apply for artist residencies at ceramics centers around the country. We engage with the local artistic communities by hosting pottery sales, volunteering for events, submitting to exhibitions, and conducting community workshops and charity events.