Students in the Ceramics and Fine Arts 3D programs have access to facilities including our wheel throwing studio, glazing studio, and electric and gas kilns.
MassArt has one of the premier ceramic kiln rooms in New England. The 3,000 square-foot kiln room, located in the Collins building, is fully ventilated for indoor firing and includes custom-made ventilation for each kiln, including raku and sawdust/smoke firing.
MassArt’s 3,000 square-foot kiln room, located in the Collins building, is one of the premier ceramic kiln rooms in New England.
Glaze room in the Collings building.
A ceramic bust and glaze tile samples in the Glaze Room (Ceramics, FA3D) in the Collins building.
MassArt’s Kiln Room is a 3,000 square-foot space in the Collins building.
Glaze tile samples in the Glaze Room at MassArt
We offer spacious facilities, resources and equipment necessary for exploring a variety of contemporary and traditional ceramics techniques.
All Ceramics majors students learn to fire both gas (bisque and high fire reduction) and electric kilns, and to mix their own clays and glazes.
Ceramics Facilities
- Ceramics Classrooms
- Glazing Room
- Glaze Disposal Area
- Glaze Lab
- Clay Mixing Room
- Mold-making facilities
- Silk-screening facilities
- Fully stocked Compounding Lab with ventilation
- Personal studios for Junior/Senior Ceramics majors
- Communal work space for Sophomore Ceramics majors
- Access to MassArt’s community-wide Studios & Resources (digital fabrication labs, woodshop, installation room, etc.)
Access to area museums (MAAM, Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art).
