Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Ceramics

The Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Concentration in Sculpture and Ceramics at UNC Greensboro fosters the developing artist and prepares them for careers such as independent studio artists, production potters, art educators, gallery curators, 3D digital modelers, and art therapists or to continue advanced work in graduate school.

The program emphasizes traditional and contemporary approaches. Students fabricate in metal; model in clay; cast in plaster, bronze, aluminum, and iron; carve in wood and stone; design in 3D software; wheel throw and hand-built ceramics; and manipulate new multimedia, installation, and video.

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS in Sculpture and Ceramics Program Distinctions

The BFA in Sculpture and Ceramics program at UNCG is unique in that in a combined area, students are exposed to both sculpture and ceramics practices.

Faculty in the School of Art exhibit both nationally and internationally (New York, Berlin, Cairo, Montreal, Beijing, and other sites worldwide), providing a teaching artist experience for students. By the same token, students have gained community-based experience by installing their sculptures and ceramics in local and global initiatives at the Industries of the Blind in Greensboro and for the Global Diaspora Community Sculpture Project in Senegal, Africa.

The BFA Sculpture and Ceramics Student Experience

In addition to studio assignments and self-directed projects, students attend visiting artist lectures and exhibitions at our campus-based Weatherspoon Art Museum and the Gatewood Gallery to acquire a broader framework for understanding contemporary art issues.

Opportunities for students are plentiful and include scholarships, internships, and artist residencies in the United States and abroad.

• Greensboro Project Space
• Penland School of Crafts (North Carolina)
• Salem Art Works (New York)
• NE Sculpture (Minnesota)
• Franconia Sculpture Park (Minnesota)
• Digital Stone Project (Italy)

After Graduating with your Degree in Sculpture and Ceramics

After graduation, many of our alumni obtain positions in a broad range of Sculpture and Ceramics careers and faculty positions in colleges and universities.

• Jim Gallucci Sculpture 
• Carolina Bronze Sculpture Foundry 
• Cricket Forge
• Hot Works Furnace Industries 
• Wet Dog Glass furnace building company 
• Environmental Air Services
• Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico 
• Sculpture Instructor, Western Kentucky University 
• Digital Fabrication and Technology Specialist, Ohio University 
• Faculty member at Phillips Exeter Academy
• Assistant Professor, Stamps School of Art and Design, University of Michigan